January 28, 2013

Written by Ariel V. Germain, Assistant Sports Information Director

Game Notes: Howard at Hampton

Live Stats

2012-13 Information Guide

WASHINGTON, D.C. (www.howard-bison.com) – January 27 – With four consecutive wins in their favor, the Howard University women's basketball team heads to Hampton, Va., for their second regular-season matchup with the Lady Pirates on Monday, Jan. 28.

HU took a break from Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play to defeat the Highlanders of New Jersey Institute of Technology on Thursday, Jan. 24 in Newark, N.J.

In the New Jersey competition, senior Saadia Doyle attained her seventh double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds, while Kara Smith pulled down a season-best 11 rebounds.  Fellow classmate, Cheyenne Curley-Payne led in assists and steals with five distributions and three take aways.

As a whole, Howard shot 29 percent from the field, 21 percent from the long range and 78 percent from the free-throw line on a 7-of-9 outing.

Doyle was unstoppable in the first-half scoring 23 of the team's total 27 points.  In the first 20 minutes, Doyle was 10-of-14 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line.

Howard advances to 11-7 on the season, 5-1 in the MEAC, 6-6 on the road and 5-1 at home.

Lady Bison Bites

• Niki Reid Geckeler is in her fourth season as head coach

• Finished second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (2011-12)

• Saadia Doyle is fourth in the country in scoring with 22.6 points per game

• Cheyenne Curley-Payne is 33-out-of-50 in country in assists with 5.4 per game

• Saadia Doyle has been named MEAC Player of the Week three times this season

• This is the second meeting between Howard and Hampton this season

• Hampton beat Howard 52-50 on Saturday, Jan. 12 in Washington, D.C.

• Howard is on a four-game win streak

• Howard has defeated MEAC foes Delaware State (54-40), Coppin State (67-54), Norfolk State (56-45), N.C. A&T (44-42), NCCU (56-30)

• The Lady Bison take on the Lady Pirates after conquering NJIT 46-33

• Saadia Doyle attained her seventh double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds, while Kara Smith pulled down a season-best 11 rebounds

•Cheyenne Curley-Payne led in assists and steals with five distributions and three take aways

• On the season, the Lady Bison average 54.7 points per game, 35 percent from the field, 28 percent from the long range, and 65 percent from the free-throw line

Probable Starters

No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	MPG	PPG
5	Cheyenne Curley-Payne	5-8	Sr.	G	36.5	7.7
10	Jerrelle Gorham	5-8	R-Jr.	G	29.3	5.1
13	Saadia Doyle	5-10	Sr.	G	34.9	22.9
32	Nicole Deterville	6-0	Sr.	F	22.8	2.3
44	Kara Smith	6-0	Sr.	F	33.9	10.1

Primary Reserves

No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	MPG	PPG
24	Imani Bailey	5-9	Fr.	G	15.4	3.4
34	Portia Deterville	6-0	Sr.	F	9.3	0.2
22	Victoria Gonzalez	6-0	Fr.	F	10.4	2.5

Scouting Hampton

• David Six is in his fourth season at Hampton

• The Lady Pirates are members of the Great West Conference

• HU is currently 15-5 overall, 6-0 in the MEAC, 5-0 at home, and 9-1 on the road

• Hampton welcomes Howard after defeating Norfolk State on Saturday, Jan. 26 in Norfolk, Va.

• Four Lady Pirates scored in double figures, including a double-double by Keira Avant

• Hampton shot 42 percent from the field, 46 percent from the three-point range and 84 percent from the free-throw line

• The Lady Pirates average 62 ppg., while going 36 percent from the field, 25 percent from three-point range and 67 percent from the free-throw line

Seeing Double

Lady Bison standout begun her double-double performances, on the season Doyle has:

• 21 points and 10 rebounds (DePaul)

• 12 points and 11 rebounds (Northwestern)

• 24 points and 10 rebounds (Delaware State)

• 25 points and 10 rebounds (Pepperdine)

• 26 points and 15 rebounds (Coppin State)

• 19 points and 13 rebounds (North Carolina A&T)

• 27 points and 10 rebounds (New Jersey Institute of Technology)

Saadia Doyle was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.  The honor was announced on Thursday, Nov. 1.

What Have You Heard about the Herd

Along with Doyle's accolades, the Lady Bison were predicted to finish first in the MEAC this 2012-13 season. 

Major News

Among 340 mid-major Division I institutions in the country, the Lady Bison ranked 12th above Richmond (Atlantic 10), Harvard (Ivy) and Central Michigan (Mid-American) on the preseason list. 

For more information on Lady Bison Basketball or for up-to-date scores and statistics, visit the official website of Howard Athletics at www.howard-bison.com.

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