Women's Basketball

Complete Game Notes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Howard women's basketball team plays the fourth in a stretch of nine straight road contests with a match-up against the Navy Midshipmen of the Patriot League on Wednesday. The Lady Bison, who have dropped three straight, fell to #15 Baylor 83-31 Friday in its season opener to start the road swing.

Howard, featuring seven freshman on its active roster, fell 87-63 in its last time out. The Mids have dropped consecutive contests at Rice, Winthrop and North Texas and are hosting the Bison in its home opener.

Navy (0-3)
Probable Starters

No.  Name                              Pos.    Cl.    Ht.       2007-08 Stats
13    Kalen Kropa                    G         Jr.    5-6      3.7 ppg/4.7 rpg
23    Angela Myers                  G         Fr.    5-6      2.7 ppg/6.0 rpg
24    Whitney Davidson            G         Jr.    5-10    6.0 ppg/2.3 rpg
43    Kelly Altschul                   F         So.   6-2      5.7 ppg/ 4.7 rpg
15    Cassie Consedine            C         Fr.    6-3     11.0 ppg/9.7 rpg        

Howard (0-3)
Probable Starters

No.  Name                              Pos.    Ht.    Cl.       2007-08 Stats
20    Shannon Carlisle             G         5-4   R-Sr.   12.0 ppg/4.3 spg
32    Asha Santee                    G        5-8   Sr.      12.0 ppg/1.7 rpg
11    Zykia Brown                    G         5-8    Fr.      7.0 ppg/2.3 spg
24    Charae Baulkman            F         6-1    So.     4.0 ppg/6.4 rpg
31    Tamaya Daniels               C        6-2    Jr.       3.3 ppg/8.3 rpg

Scouting Navy

            Navy went 0-3 at the Winthrop Classic on Nov. 9-11. The Mids fell by nine points, 56-45 to North Texas in its closest contest at the tourney. Whitney Davidson had the team high for Navy and finished with 10 points. Cassie Cosedine and Angela Myers had seven rebounds each.

Navy is coached by Tom Marryott, who is in his fifth season at the Naval Academy. He has a 50-69 record both at the school and in his career as a head coach.

Pounding Pavement

            Howard opens up its regular season with nine consecutive games on the road. The Lady Bison kicks off its season when they travel south to face perennial powerhouse Baylor in the Basketball Travelers Classic, hosted by the Bears, on November 9-11. Howard will take on Baylor on November 9, Prairie View A&M on November 10 and St. Mary's (CA) on November 11 during the three-day tournament.

HU is on the road again at Navy on Nov. 14 and takes on Longwood and Campbell at the Longwood Tournament on November 16-17. The Bison takeson non-conference foe Bucknell on November 19 before heading to Providence for the Brown Tournament on December 1-2.

Carlisle Returns for Senior Season

            Senior Shannon Carlisle (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central) returns for her fourth season in a Bison uniform after earning All-MEAC First Team honors in 2006-07. Carlisle averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game, which were all team highs last season. Her 3.3 steals per game ranked second highest in the nation and she was named the 2006-07 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year for her efforts on the court.

Bison Picked Eighth in the MEAC

            The Howard University women's basketball team has been picked to finish eighth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's annual preseason poll, as voted on by the League's Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors. The announcement was made on October 10 in Raleigh, N.C. as part of the 2007-08 Tip-Off Media Luncheon. Howard received 214 points in the preseason poll. Coppin State was picked first as the Lady Eagles garnered 12 first-place votes with 442 points. CSU was followed by Delaware State (437, nine first-place votes) while North Carolina A&T (356 points) rounds out the top three.

Current Streaks
Overall: Lost 3
Home: N/A
Road: Lost 3