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"title": "Howard rolls over South Carolina State for MEAC softball championship repeat"
"description": "The Howard University softball squad was the MEAC’s best team all year long and proved it again in the conference tournament. MEAC player of the year – and tournament Most Outstanding Performer – Maryn Jordan went 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI and pitcher Aiko Conway only allowed two runs as the Bison coasted […]"
"date": "2026-05-09"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Chris Stevens"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2026/05/09/howard-rolls-over-south-carolina-state-for-meac-softball-championship-repeat/"
"categories":
  - "News"
  - "Softball"
"tags":
  - "Howard"
  - "MEAC"
  - "South Carolina State"
---

# Howard rolls over South Carolina State for MEAC softball championship repeat

The [Howard University](https://hbcusports.com/tag/howard/) softball squad was the MEAC’s best team all year long and proved it again in the conference tournament. MEAC player of the year – and tournament Most Outstanding Performer – Maryn Jordan went 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI and pitcher Aiko Conway only allowed two runs as the Bison coasted to an 11-2 five-inning win over South Carolina State Saturday to repeat as MEAC champions. Howard (28-17) went undefeated in the MEAC tournament, defeating South Carolina State twice and Morgan State, each time in run rule fashion. The Bison led 4-1 when they broke open the game in the bottom of the fourth with seven runs. Catcher Makyia Taylor singled home two runs, followed by a sacrifice fly by Cheyenne Castillo, an RBI groundout by Angel Wiggins and Amirah Lenon scoring on a wild pitch. The Bison still had two runners on when Jordan, a left-handed batter, punched a ball the opposite way to score two more runs to trigger the run rule (eight run lead through five innings). Conway surrendered just two runs, the last a homer to Dymond Roundtree in the top of the fifth, but that was all South Carolina State could put together.

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The tournament win is the Bison’s third in their last five seasons and the program’s fourth overall.