HOWARD DEFEATS NJIT 46-33

NEWARK, N.J. - It was another successful night for the Howard University women's basketball team, as the Lady Bison extended its win streak to four with a 46-33 win over New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J., on Thursday.

Howard advances to 11-7 on the season, 5-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, 6-6 on the road and 5-1 at home.

In the New Jersey competition, 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.

HU's defense left NJIT scoreless for 11 minutes of action and forced three consecutive shot clock violations.

The Lady Bison held the Highlanders to single-digits until the 3:11 mark, when NJIT's Rayven Johnson went 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.

With 1:10 left in the half, HU reached a first-half high 15-point margin lead.

The Highlanders went on a short 5-0 run, which consisted of a three-point basket and a jumper in the paint to bring the margin to 10 points, for a halftime score of 27-17.

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

Smith, Curley-Payne and Jerrelle Gorham collectively scored 15 points to remain in the winner's circle.

Howard varied between a nine-point margin lead and a 15-point margin lead, before taking a 13-point 46-33 victory.

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