DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY 2019-20 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 
"LADY HORNETS" (12-16; 8-7 MEAC)  vs.
HOWARD "Lady Bison" (14-14; 6-9 MEAC)
Thur., Mar. 5, 2020 - 5:30 p.m.                                                                                                                 
Washington, D.C. (Burr Gymnasium  –  2,700)
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DeIaware State Head Coach David Caputo (Montclair State, '05): 18-37 at DSU; 154-97 career (10th yr.); 0-1 vs. Howard;  12-18 MEAC regular season record
 
The  Game
Delaware State (12-16; 8-7 MEAC) closes out the 2019-20 regular season at long-time rival Howard. The Lady Hornets have lost three straight and four of the last five games, to fall into a tie for fifth place with North Carolina Central in the MEAC standings entering the final game. DSU, however, holds the tie-breaker over NCCU by virtue of sweeping two meetings between the teams this season. The Lady Hornets are trying to bounce back from a 68-57 loss to Norfolk State in their 2019-20 home finale on Monday. DSU led 35-33 at the half, but was doomed by a 21-9 deficit in the third quarter. Tierra Floyd was the Lady Hornets' top scorer in the last contest with a season-high 15 points, highlighted by three three-point field goals. Floyd has reached double-figures in scoring in eight straight and nine of the last 10 games. Despite the recent slide skid,  the Lady Hornets have already topped their 2018-19 totals for overall wins (12) and MEAC victories (8). DSU also has four road victories this season after recording none during the 2018-19 campaign. For the season, guard Sha Collins (jr.) is the team's scoring leader at 12.0 points per game to rank 11th in the MEAC. Collins is also a two-time MEAC Co-Player of the Week. Lyric Turner (jr.) is second on the Lady Hornets and 17th in the league in scoring at 10.3 points per game. Turner is also the No. 2 free throw shooter in the MEAC at 80.0% (56-for-70) and is fifth in the league in three-point field goals at 1.9 per game (52 total). Lanayjha  Ashe is DSU's No. 3 scorer at 9.3 points per game, ranking 23rd in the MEAC this season.

Howard (14-14; 6-9 MEAC) brings a five-game losing streak into the regular season finale. The Bison, currently seventh in the MEAC standings is coming off a 71-70 home loss to Maryland-Eastern Shore on Monday. The loss overshadowed a dominant performance by HU's Imani Bryant, who tallied 19 points (9-13 FG) and led all players with 14 rebounds, including seven offensive. Howard's Ayanna Williams scored a game-high 23 points in the last contest. For the season, Williams is tops on the team and tied for third in the MEAC in scoring at 14.8 points per game. Howard's Jayla Thornton is second on the team with a 12.3 point per game average to rank 10th in the MEAC. Krislyn Marsh is the top rebounder for the Lady Bison at 7.1 per game to tie for sixth in the league. The Bison are No. 2 in the MEAC in rebounding at 43.3 per game.        

DSU vs Howard Series History (Howard leads 51-31)
This is the only scheduled meeting between the teams this season. Howard won the only 2018-19 contest 78-62 in Washington, DC. DSU led 19-16 after the first quarter, but was outscored 62-43 the rest of the way. Lanayhja Ashe was second on the Lady Hornets with 17 points in that contest. Ashe scored a career-high 27 points vs. Howard as a sophomore during the 2017-18 season.