BALTIMORE, Md. (March 13, 2024)--Morgan State's season came to an end on Wednesday afternoon, following a 49-44 loss to second-seeded Howard in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament at Norfolk Scope Arena.
 
Howard, which swept this season's series, improved to 6-0 all-time against Morgan State in MEAC Tournament history.
 
The seventh-seeded Lady Bears concluded the season with an 8-22 mark, while the Bison (14-15), who advanced to Friday's semifinal, will await the winner of Thursday's quarterfinal game between No. 3 North Carolina Central and No. 6 Delaware State.
 
Playing in her final game as a Lady Bear, Joelle Johnson scored a team-high 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and pulled down five rebounds in the loss. Laila Fair recorded a game-high 10 rebounds and had a game-high three blocks. MEAC All-Rookie Team selection Tamaria Rumph totaled seven rebounds, a game-high four assists and five points.
 
The two teams were deadlocked at 15 all after a quarter of play and the Bison held a 26-24 lead at the break.
 
Howard created distance in the third period, using a 9-3 spurt to take a 35-27 advantage with 3:24 left in the period. Howard, which outscored the Lady Bears 13-5 in the quarter, led by 10 (39-29) heading into the final period.
 
Howard was led by Iyanna Warren, who entered the contest needing 14 points to reach 1,000 for her career and finished with a game-high 15. Warren would add five rebounds, a game-high four assists and two steals. Kaniyah Harris totaled 10 points, while Nile Miller led the team with nine rebounds to go with three blocks, two steals and four points.
 
Morgan State would outrebound the Bison, 45-34.

 
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu