WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 19, 2022)-Charlene Shepherd scored a game-high 21 points but it wasn't enough, as Morgan State had its season-long six-game winning streak snapped, following an 81-63 road loss on Saturday afternoon to Beltway rival Howard at Burr Gymnasium.
 
Adia Brisker scored 12 points and had six rebounds, while Kaia Ponder came off the bench to score 10 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in the loss, as Morgan State fell to 13-7, 7-3 in the MEAC.
 
Morgan State and Howard each entered the game in a three-way tie for second with Coppin State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) standings. Coupled with its loss and Coppin State's – upset victory over league-leader Norfolk State, the Lady Bears fell to sole possession of fourth-place in the MEAC.
 
Howard (14-8, 8-2 MEAC) moved into a three-way tie for first with Norfolk State and Coppin State with the win and avenged last month's loss to Morgan State in Baltimore.
 
Destiny Howell came off the bench and scored 16 points and tallied a game-high three steals to lead five Bison players in double figures scoring. Reigning MEAC Player of the Week Anzhane' Hutton, recorded a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds and Krislyn Marsh came off the bench and scored 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting. Iyanna Warren scored 11 points and tied a game high honors with five assists, while Kaniyah Harris added 10 points.
 
Howard shot 32-of-55 (58 percent) for the game, including a whopping 67 percent in the fourth quarter, connecting on 10-of-15 from the floor to help the Bison outscore Morgan State, 26-17 in the final period.
 
Morgan State shot 23-of-68 (34 percent) for the game and just 16 percent (3-of-19) from beyond the arc.
 
Leading 33-28 at the intermission, the hosts opened up the third quarter using a 10-3 run to jump out to a 43-31 lead, capped off by a jumper from Howell. Howard would extend its lead to 55-46 after three quarters of play.
 
The Lady Bears began the fourth period using a 7-2 run, capped off by a three-pointer from Brisker, to pull the guests within six points (59-53) with 7:36 left to play. However, Morgan State would miss six of its next seven shots and while the Lady Bears were struggling, Howard went  on a 12-2 spurt during a four-minute span to increase its cushion to 16 points (71-55).

Howard's lead grew to 18 points (81-63), its largest lead of the game, following a jumper by Hutton with 33 seconds to play.
 
The Bison held a 54-28 advantage over Morgan State in the paint and their bench outscored the Lady Bears' 37-18. Morgan outscored the hosts, 20-10 in points off turnovers and held a 17-11 advantage in second chance points.
 
Morgan State returns to action on Monday, Feb. 21 when they welcome Norfolk State to Hill Field House. Tip-off is at 5 p.m. The Spartans (12-9, 8-2 MEAC) are coming off a 56-48 loss at Coppin State on Saturday.

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