Title image via Benita Gladney
Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director
WASHINGTON (November 10, 2025) – Howard University women’s basketball team (2-0) takes on the Revolutionaries of George Washington University (1-1) in an inner-city nonconference showdown at The Smith Center. Tipoff is scheduled for Tuesday (Nov.11) at 6 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+.
LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
Saturday (Nov. 8), redshirt junior Zoe Stewart(Terre Haute, Ind.) scored a team-high 15 points to lead four players in double figures as the Howard University women’s basketball team cruised to an easy 89-53 win over Florida A&M University in a nonconference clash inside The Burr.
GWU
Friday (Nov. 7), George Washington (GWU) suffered its first loss of the season, an 86-50 defeat at Temple. Kamari Sims and Colleen Phiri led the way, both netting 11 points for the Buff & Blue.
PROBABLE STARTERS
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Class Position Name 2025-26 Stats
24 Senior Forward Zennia Thomas 9.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg & 3 blocks
25 Senior Forward Nile Miller 5.5 ppg & 6.5 rpg
15 R-Sophomore Guard April Edwards 9.0 ppg & 3.5 apg
5 Junior Guard Destiny Bynum-Johnson 8.5 ppg & 5.0 rpg
23 R-Junior Guard Zoe Stewart 11.5 ppg & 2.5 rpg
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
No. Class Position Name 2025-26 Stats
15 Freshman Guard Ariella Henigan 9.0 ppg & 1.5 apg
11 Junior Forward Sa’lah Hemingway 7.0 ppg & 3.5 rpg
21 Junior Forward Rayne Durant 6.5 ppg & 5.0 rpg
GWU PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Class Position Name 2025-26 Stats
12 Junior Guard Kamari Sims 12.0 ppg & 1.5 rpg
1 Sophomore Guard Gabby Reynolds 6.0 ppg & 2.5 rpg
4 Junior Forward Sarah Lewis 6.0 ppg & 1.5 rpg
9 Senior Wing Emma Theodorsson 6.5 ppg & 2.5 rpg
11 Freshman Guard Mia James 6.0 ppg & 5.0 apg
GWU KEY RESERVES
No. Class Position Name 2025-26 Stats
24 Freshman Guard Coleen Phiri 14.5 ppg & 4.5 rpg
00 Sophomore Guard Jaeda Wilson 5.5 ppg & 2.5 rpg
THE COACHES
Howard is coached by Ty Grace (New Haven, ’99), who is in her 11th season at the helm. GWU is led by Ganiyat Adeduntan (Florida State, ’06), who is in her first season.
GAME NOTES
Howard is shooting 41-percent from three-point range while holding their opponents to 34-percent shooting from the floor, including 34-percent from beyond the arc. HU is shooting 83- percent from the free throw line as a team and have recorded 14 total blocks.
SERIES RECORD
GWU holds a slim 13-12 lead over Howard, dating back to 1976. The Bison took the first five meetings between 1976-78, before George Washington captured its first win in December 1978. GWU has been dominant in recent memory, winning 10 of the last 12 matchups, dating back to the 1985-86 campaign, including seven in a row from 1985 to 2012.
NEXT UP
Howard begins a three-game road swing, starting with a date with Elon University in Elon, N.C. Saturday (Nov. 15) at 5 p.m. GWU plays at Longwood Monday (Nov. 17) at 7 p.m.
