Bison dominate Rattlers
(Photo Credit – Carroll Smith)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 8, 2020) –
Guards Gia Thorpe (Pittsburgh) and
Iyanna Warren (Accokeek, Md.) combined for 38 points in the road
win at Florida A and M (FAMU), 82-56, inside the Al Lawson Center. With
the win, HU improved to 14-9 (6-4 MEAC) on the year while sweeping the
Rattlers.
Thorpe
and Warren each had career days scoring the rock. Thorpe led all scorers
with 20 points on 50-percent (6-of-12) shooting while the Maryland
native produced a career-best 18 points off the
bench.
HU dominated the Rattlers from nearly start to finish, outscoring FAMU in all four quarters.
Howard
attacked the rim at-will while getting to the charity stripe. HU shot
81-percent (34-of-42) from the free throw line, including 94-percent
(16-of-17) in the fourth.
Taking a
two-point advantage into the second, 10-8, the Bison extended their
lead to double digits, 26-15, thanks to a trey ball from Thorpe.
FAMU
sliced the margin down to seven, 26-19, with more than two minutes
before intermission, but five freebies pushed the lead to 12 at the
break, 31-19.
Both
clubs shot over 50-percent after halftime, but Howard went 9-of-11 at
the foul line to balloon the advantage to 16 after three, 54-38.
HU
imposed their will in the final period, shooting nearly 55-percent
(6-of-11) from the field while limiting Florida A and M to under
32-percent (6-of-19).
Freshman Makayla Minett (Chicago) also had a career performance, flirting with a double-double (11 boards and nine points).
Second-year forward
Krislyn Marsh (Duncanville, Texas) added 15 points and senior guard Ayonna Williams (Washington) netted 12 points in the win.
For FAMU
(4-17, 2-8 MEAC), they were held under 29-percent (20-of-70) shooting
while committing 21 turnovers. Jasmine Ballew led the Rattlers with 17
points in a losing effort.
Monday
(Feb. 10), the Bison wrap up its Florida trip at Bethune-Cookman. Game
time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. inside historic Moore Gymnasium.
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