Senior guard joins 1,000-point club
(Photo Credit – Yusuf Abdullah)
BALTIMORE (January 27, 2020) –
Howard University senior guard
Ayonna Williams (Washington) joined the 1,000-point club after
guiding the Bison to a 66-54 road win at Coppin State (CSU). With the
victory, HU improved to 12-8 (4-3 MEAC) on the season.
In the
opening period, Williams made a layup at the 4:05 mark and became the
newest Bison to reach the milestone. On the night, the D.C. native
finished with nine points, nine rebounds, five steals
and four dimes in the victory.
Third-year sharpshooter
Jayla Thornton (Newark, N.J.) led all scorers with 25 points while grabbing a career-best seven boards.
HU
controlled the tempo throughout, dominating the paint with 28 points
while forcing 23 Eagles’ turnovers, which led to 32 points.
Despite holding the lead for more than 36 minutes, CSU fought back with numerous runs.
Coppin
State’s Alexandria Hamilton made a trey ball and gave CSU the upper hand
momentarily, 24-26, but Howard scored 16 unanswered and held their
largest advantage with 40 ticks left in the third,
51-28, which put the game out-of-reach.
Howard produced 21 bench points, led by newcomer
Brooklyn Fort-Davis (Chicago) with 11 points.
Senior guard Sarah Edmond (Freeport, N.Y.) missed her second consecutive game due to injury.
For Coppin State (0-19, 0-7 MEAC), Chance Graham notched a double-double (20 points and 19 boards) in the loss.
Monday
night’s contest had multiple extended stoppages that led to the length
of game approximately more than two hours. In the second period, senior
forward
Imani Bryant (Berkeley, Calif.) exited the game due to a medical matter, which is doing much better.
At the end of the third quarter, several technical fouls were assessed, which led to three ejections.
HU hosts two more games before a crucial five-game road swing.
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