Author Archives: Ariel V. Germain

After five years as the head coach of the Howard University women’s basketball team, Niki Reid Geckeler has departed for the head coaching position at Towson University. Over the course of five years, Geckeler, known by her players as “Coach G,” has taken a team with a 4-26 overall record in 2007-08 to multiple 20-plus-win […]

NORFOLK, Va.– The Howard University Lady Bison basketball team overpowered the Lady Aggies of North Carolina A&T State University 55-42 to reach the Mid-East Athletic Association (MEAC) Tournament finals March 15 at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. N.C. A&T held the lead until the 12:04 mark of the first half, reaching a game-high six point […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– It was a great night for Howard University Lady Bison basketball, which prior to their 65-39 win over Delaware State in Burr Gymnasium March 2 in Washington, D.C., said goodbye to the 2012-13 senior class. The game marked a farewell and thank you to its seniors—guards Cheyenne Curley-Payne, Saadia Doyle, Kara Smith […]

The Howard University Lady Bison suffered a 71-64 loss to the Coppin State University Lady Eagles on Feb. 23 in Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. Coppin State overpowered Howard in the paint, 42-36, while the bench outscored Howard, 20-6. Howard and Coppin exchanged the lead throughout the first 12 minutes of action, until the Lady […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With under a minute remaining, the Howard University (HU) Lady Bison women’s basketball team raced to a nail-biting 58-57 win over the Florida A&M (FAMU) Lady Rattlers in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 16. HU opened the contest with an eight-point lead by the first media timeout at 14:12. By the next media […]

It was a team effort for the Howard University women’s basketball team, as 10 of 12 members of the Lady Bison roster contributed on offense in a 59-30 win over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 9 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. In their seventh conference win of the season, Howard shot […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nationally-ranked assist leader and senior guard Cheyenne Curley-Payne guided the Howard University Lady Bison with 12 assists on Feb. 2 with a 53-41 win over the Savannah State University (SSU) Lady Tigers in Burr Gymnasium. The Lady Bison opened the contest with two consecutive three pointers to take a 6-0 lead. SSU brought the […]

The Howard University Lady Bison basketball team extended their win streak to four games with a 46-33 win over the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Highlanders in Newark, N.J., on Jan. 24. Howard advanced to 11-7 on the season and 5-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), with a 6-6 mark on the road […]

Howard University worked to the bitter end for its fourth Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) win of the season, despite a first-half, eight-point lead, as the Lady Aggies of North Carolina A&T State University lost 44-42 to the Lady Bison on Jan. 19 in the Corbett Sports Complex in Greensboro, N.C. Howard began the first half […]

Despite a final second three-pointer by Howard freshman guard Imani Bailey, a 10-2 Hampton University run dealt Howard University its first loss at home and in conference play, 52-50, on Jan. 12 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. The first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference loss dropped Howard to 7-7 this season, 4-1 at home and 2-1 […]

WASHINGTON. D.C.—Facing a 17-point deficit early in the second half, the Howard University women’s basketball team ignited a 23-5 run over 11 minutes of action to secure a 61-58 victory over the Lady Owls of Philadelphia’s Temple University on Jan. 4 in Burr Gymnasium on the HU campus. In the first half Howard and Temple […]

MALIBU, Calif. – The Howard University (HU) Lady Bison women’s basketball team returned to the winner’s circle with a 55-51 victory over the Pepperdine University (PU) Waves on Dec. 21 in Malibu, Calif. The Lady Bison earned its fifth victory with an outstanding performance that began with 10:06 left in the second half, as HU […]