Junior (2008): Named to the MEAC Commissioners All-Academic team (2007-08)…Received the school’s Elijah Rowe award for academic excellence…Played in 34 of the 36 games played, making 32 starts…Recorded a .247 batting average, 22 hits, including a homerun, 19 runs scored, drove in 17 RBIs, 12 walks and was 1-for-2 in stolen bases…As a pitcher, pitched in 59.1 innings, surrendering 77 hits, 46 runs and 16 walks, while throwing 49 strikeouts…Tallied an ERA of 6.07 and finished the year with a 3-8 record…Was 3-for-4, including a triple with a run scored and three RBIs to help Morgan State to a 7-1 win at Delaware State (5/3)…Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBIs and hit her lone homerun of the season at Coppin State (3/29). Also threw a career-high 11 strikeouts in five innings of work in that game to record her second win of the season…Hit 2-for-4, including a triple and a run scored at Winston-Salem State (2/17)…Tallied two hits in three at bats with two runs scored and two RBIs in an 18-7 season-opening win at South Carolina State (2/16). Also added seven strikeouts in the five inning win.
Sophomore (2007): Started in all 39 games, finishing as the Lady Bears’ leader in batting average (.324), triples (3) and RBIs (32)...Added 34 hits, seven doubles, two homeruns and 15 walks…Finished second on the team in stolen bases, going 6-for-7…Was named to the MEAC All-Tournament Team...Was 3-for-3 with a season-high four runs, while tying a season-high of four RBIs, including a homerun to help Morgan State eliminate MEAC power, Bethune-Cookman from the league tournament, following an 18-3 thumping of the Wildcats (5/12)...Drove in three runs on 2-for-3 batting and scored twice against Maryland Eastern Shore (4/28)…Had four RBIs on 2-of-3 batting and scored three runs at Coppin State (4/18)…Notched a 3-for-3 performance with two runs, two RBIs and a walk against Coppin State (4/5)...Had three RBIs on a triple at Hampton (3/18)…As a pitcher, she led the team in innings pitched (151.2), strikeouts (109), wins (10), appearances (32), starts (22), complete games (15) and second in ERA (3.68)…Recorded at least one strikeout in 16 of the last 17 games…Had a season-high nine strikeouts twice against Maryland Eastern Shore (5/5) and (4/28)…Threw five strikeouts in seven innings of work in a season-opening win at South Carolina State (2/17).
Freshman (2006): Named the team’s Rookie of the Year…Had a successful rookie season, leading the team in walks (16) and stolen bases (6-for-6) and was second on the team in batting average (.312)…Also collected 30 hits and drove in 11 runs…As a pitcher, she led the team in wins (6), appearances (24), starts (16), and strikeouts (63)…Was tied for sixth in the MEAC in on-base percentage (.422)…Notched a season-high nine strikeouts in seven innings of work to earn her sixth victory of the season at UMES (4/29)…Went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI to help Morgan to a 9-1 victory over UMES (4/28), thus securing the eighth seed for the MEAC Tournament…Had a 3-for-4 performance with two runs, RBI and a stole base and also pitched four innings, to lead the Lady Bears to a win over Bethune-Cookman at the MEAC Round-Up (4/7) – the program’s first win over the B-CC in seven years…Pitched two innings and struck out two batters against Winston-Salem State (3/18) to earn her first career victory at Morgan. Also scored a run and drew two walks in the win…Named to the Hampton All-Tournament Team (3/16-17) after recording eight strikeouts in 13 innings of work in two games at Hampton (3/16-17) and went 1-for-2 with a run, 2 RBIs and two stolen bases in a win over UMES (3/17)…Totaled six strikeouts in seven innings of work against Marist (3/14).
High School: A three-sport student-athlete at Semiahmoo Secondary School in British Columbia…Played pitcher and was a utility player…Earned 1998 Most Valuable Player of the White Rock Renegades…Was selected Player of the Game as a pitcher for the 2001 and 2003 Canadian National Championships…Selected to Team BC as an alternate in 2003…Helped lead team to third-place in the 1998 Provincial Championships (PC)…second-place in 2001 and 2003 PC and third-place in 2004 PC…third in 2001 Canadian National Championships (CNC) and a fourth-place finish in the 2004 CNC…Completed her prep career with a 4.0 GPA…First class Honor Roll grades 8 through 12…Two-time Award of Excellence recipient (2002 & 2003)…Earned 2003 Debbie Mori Memorial Award…Was a standout on the volleyball team and as a track and field athlete…Named Most Promising Grade 12 Musician.
Personal: Daughter of Pat and Dan Howard…Born February 12, 1987, in Surrey, British Columbia…Is a marketing major…Career goal is to work at Disney World in Marketing…Lists pitching in Morgan’s first win against Bethune-Cookman in 20 years during her freshman season, as her biggest thrill as a student-athlete at MSU…Is a member of the Morgan State University Live Squad, the MSU International Students Association, and the MSU Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
