The Bison made sure there was no doubt at Burr Gymnasium as the women won 66-45 and the men took home a 79-53 win.
The Howard women now lead Norfolk State by a full game and UMES by two in the MEAC basketball standings.
After a Kalise Hill steal and basket to the tie the game at 19 late in the first quarter, Howard led the rest of the way, highlighted by a 25-7 third quarter advantage that gave them a 52-28 lead going into the fourth.
Don’t look now, but Howard is back on top of the MEAC. The Bison were working on all cylinders in a 66-45 take-down of Maryland Eastern Shore.
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Sophomore guard April Edwards led the Bison (19-7 overall, 9-1 MEAC) with a game-high 15 points. Zoe Stewart and Zennia Thomas joined Edwards in double figures with 14 and 10 points respectively.
Lainey Allen scored 12 points to lead UMES (14-13 overall), who has lost two MEAC games in a row to fall into third place at 7-3.
The men’s game featured more of the same as Howard (16-10 overall, 6-3 MEAC) overcame a brief 4-3 deficit to lead by as many as 16 (41-25) in the first half after a Travelle Bryson putback and free throw.
The Bison put the game away with a 16-5 run to start the second half and opened a 77-47 lead on a Cedric Taylor III basket with three minutes remaining in the game.
Taylor, a transfer from Morehouse College, led Howard with 22 points, while Bryce Harris and Bryson contributed 17 and 16 points respectively.
UMES (8-18) has lost five MEAC games in a row after a 4-0 start. They were led by Trey Brown with 14 points.
