March 8, 2009

Tournament Bracket
Game notes vs. BCU
Post-season packet

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Howard women's basketball team opens up play at the MEAC Tournament against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday (March 10) at 1:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. All of Howard's games will be steamed online at www.hsrn.com.

The Lady Bison enter the tournament as the No. 8 seed and will face the ninth-seeded Wildcats in the opening round.

Howard finished the regular season with an 8-21 overall record and a 7-9 mark in the MEAC.

HU won the only meeting between the two teams 69-58 on Jan. 12 at Moore Gymnasium.

North Carolina A&T enters the tournament as the top seed and will face the winner of Howard and BCU on Wednesday (March 11).

2009 MEAC Tournament Schedule

Tuesday, March 10 (Opening Round)
Game 1 - No. 7 Florida A&M vs. No. 10 South Carolina State, 11 a.m.
Game 2 - No. 8 Howard vs. No. 9 Bethune-Cookman, 1:30 p.m.
Game 3 - No. 6 Hampton vs. No. 11 Norfolk State, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11 (Opening Round/Quarterfinals)
Game 6 - No. 2 Coppin State vs. Winner of Game 1, 10 a.m.
Game 7 - No. 1 North Carolina A&T vs. Winner of Game 2, 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 12 (Quarterfinals)
Game 11 - No. 3 Delaware State vs. Winner of Game 3, Noon
Game 12 - No. 4 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 5 Morgan State, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, March 13 (Semifinals)
Game 15 - Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 12, Noon
Game 16 - Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 11

Saturday, March 14 (Championship)
Game 19 - Winner of Game 15 vs. Winner of Game 16, Noon*

*Game tape delayed on ESPNU

Game 30
No. 8 Howard (8-21, 7-9 MEAC) vs.
No. 9 Bethune-Cookman (12-16, 4-12 MEAC)
MEAC Tournament, Opening Round 

Date: Tuesday, March 10
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Place: Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Series: Howard leads 39-9
Internet Broadcast: www.hsrn.com

Howard
Probable Starters 

No.	Name	Pos.	Cl.	Ht.	2008-09 Stats
22	Jalisa Pullins	G	So.	5-5	3.2 ppg/2.5 apg
11	Zykia Brown	G	So.	5-8	17.3 ppg/4.8 rpg
21	Morgan Neal	F	Jr.	5-10	5.9 ppg/4.7 rpg
24	Charae Baulkman	F	Jr.	6-1	1.6 ppg/3.3 rpg
31	Tamaya Daniels	C	Sr.	6-2	8.8 ppg/6.4 rpg

 

Bethune-Cookman
Probable Starters 

No.	Name	Pos.	Cl.	Ht.	2008-09 Stats
3	Jasmine Daniels	G	So.	5-6	9.3 ppg/3.3 rpg
12	Demetria Frank	G	So.	5-9	14.8 ppg/6.3 rpg
20	Jalisa Isaac	G	So.	5-9	8.3 ppg/2.3 rpg
11	Eunisha Proctor	F	Jr.	5-11	7.1 ppg/6.5 rpg
22	Sarah Bolden	F	So.	6-1	11.1 ppg/9.3 rpg

 

Scouting Bethune-Cookman
Bethune-Cookman averages 64.1 points per game and Demetria Frank is tops on the team with 14.8 ppg. Sarah Bolden adds 11.1 points per game and Bolden leads the team with 9.3 rebounds per game.

BCU is coached by Vanessa Inge, who is in her first season with the Lady Wildcats. She has a 120-135 career record in nine years as a head coach.

Whom (Not) to Foul
Howard is shooting 61% as a team from the charity stripe, but two Bison stand out above the pack and shoot the ball exceptionally well. Below is a list of Bison whom Coach Geckeler wants to have the ball in the waning seconds of a close game:

                                           FT%       FT-FTA
Lonice Kenley                     .800        8-10
Zykia Brown                       .764        113-148

Bison Outscored at the Stripe
A problem Howard has had this year is getting to the free-throw line. The Bison have committed 503 fouls this year (compared to 467 by opponents), resulting in 609 free throw attempts for Howard's opponents. Opponents are currently 416-609 (.683) from the stripe. Meanwhile, Howard has been to the line just 490 times, converting 301 of them (.614).

Daniels Named MEAC Defensive POTW Twice
Senior center Tamaya Daniels (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham H.S.) was named the MEAC Player of the Week on Feb 2 after pulling down 15 rebounds and averaging three blocks. The senior received the same honor on Feb. 23 after aiding HU to a 2-0 record that week.

Brown Earns MEAC, HSRN Honor
Sophomore guard Zykia Brown (Riverdale, Md./Parkdale H.S.) was named the MEAC Player of the Week on Jan. 20 and Feb. 9. That same week, Brown garnered 1,113 votes and was named the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) National Player of the Week on Feb. 12.

Double Your Pleasure
Tamaya Daniels recorded her first double-double of the season in the team's loss at American with 13 points and 10 rebounds. She later added two-more double-doubles this year (13 points, 11 rebounds at Monmouth and 12 points, 10 rebounds vs. Morgan State).

Brown Named to All-Tournament Team
Zykia Brown received All-Tournament recognition this season. Brown was named to the Robert Morris Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament team on Nov. 30 following a strong weekend at the tourney. The sophomore averaged 17 points, three assists, three rebounds and two steals during the two-day event.