{"id":14548,"date":"2022-03-17T19:02:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T19:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbanewsinsider.com\/fourth-quarter-run-and-rebounding-crucial-in-howards-first-ever-ncaa-tournament-win\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T19:02:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T19:02:22","slug":"fourth-quarter-run-and-rebounding-crucial-in-howards-first-ever-ncaa-tournament-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbanewsinsider.com\/fourth-quarter-run-and-rebounding-crucial-in-howards-first-ever-ncaa-tournament-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth-quarter run and rebounding crucial in Howard&#8217;s first-ever NCAA Tournament win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Howard_WBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Howard_WBB<\/a>\u2018s Ty Grace postgame:<br \/>\u201cI came here to compete for conference championships &amp; making a run in the NCAA Tournament. That\u2019s what we talk about. That\u2019s what I tell recruits. That\u2019s what we talk to our players about. So the future I think is in a great place\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/edZYvsqnDh\">pic.twitter.com\/edZYvsqnDh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoopfeed.com ? (@hoopfeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hoopfeed\/status\/1504284591061803008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Howard University Bison women\u2019s basketball won their first-ever NCAA tournament game Wednesday night with a 55-51 victory over Incarnate Word (13-17). Led by junior forward Brooklyn Fort-Davis, the Bison fought back from a halftime deficit to get past the Cardinals late in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>In her opening statement to media postgame, HU head coach Ty Grace reiterated her gratitude to the players and the entire Bison community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just thankful again for this group of young women that they came and made history tonight,\u201d Grace said. \u201cI\u2019m so very proud of them. I want to say thank you to the whole Bison community, the whole Bison family, just all the support that\u2019s been getting poured out. Just elated and happy to be able to represent this university.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bison trailed for most of the game but overcame adversity down the stretch, staying on the heels of UIW until the MEAC Tournament champs prevailed. A key to HU\u2019s success was offensive rebounding. They corralled 22 offensive boards compared to just two by UIW.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy shots weren\u2019t falling, so I knew that I had to keep on shooting them, and I do excel in crashing the boards, so when they didn\u2019t go in, I just had to go crash and do what I\u2019m good at,\u201d Brooklyn Fort-Davis said when asked about the rebounding edge.<\/p>\n<p>Her teammate Krislyn Marsh concurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrashing the boards was just crucial because it gave us a second opportunity to hit shots,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cEven when our shots weren\u2019t falling, we were able to get our own rebounds, just keep trying, keep pushing at them, along with our defense being able to lock them down so at least they weren\u2019t scoring, and once we got into a rhythm, we just capitalized off of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The game was tied with 8:04 left in the last period when Howard (21-9) began a crucial run that would lead them to the historic win. With balanced scoring from Fort-Davis, Marsh, Iyanna Warren, and two final free throws from Kaniyah Harris, Howard catapulted into the round of 64 to face the overall top seed South Carolina on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The game marked the first appearance for the Bison in the Big Dance since 2001. HU\u2019s squad makeup is predominantly first- and second-year students. For head coach Ty Grace the upcoming seasons look bright.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the future for Howard women\u2019s basketball is in great hands,\u201d Grace said. \u201cI think we built the foundation over the past years that I\u2019ve been here, and that\u2019s what we planned \u2014 that\u2019s what I came here to do. I came here to compete for conference championships and make a run in the NCAA Tournament. That\u2019s what we talk about, that\u2019s what I tell recruits, that\u2019s what we talk to our players about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cThe future I think is in a great place, and I hope that the people that are still here, the players that are still here are going to continue to buy in, they\u2019re going to continue to work, and whoever comes to follow is going to do the same thing because that\u2019s going to be the expectation. So, I\u2019m really excited about that. I couldn\u2019t ask for anything else from this group of young women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fort-Davis led Howard with 15 points plus 11 rebounds. Marsh added 14 points and a whopping 16 rebounds while Destiny Howell scored 11 and pulled down four rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>For UIW, Tiana Gardner came off the bench for 16 points and six rebounds. Jaaucklyn Moore was also in double figures with 14 points puls five rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>The contest was also UIW\u2019s first time in the tournament after winning the Southland Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Howard\u2019s next outing is Friday, March 18, vs. South Carolina at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN. Fort-Davis gave her take on facing the best team in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not scared. It\u2019s just another experience, another day to play how we play. It\u2019s going to be a tough one, but we\u2019ve played tough games all season, so we\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- SMG_HoopFeed\/300x250_1a\/sports\/main -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>.@Howard_WBB\u2018s Ty Grace postgame:\u201cI came here to compete for conference championships &amp; making a run in the NCAA Tournament. That\u2019s what we talk about. That\u2019s what I tell recruits. That\u2019s what we talk to our players about. So the future I think is in a great place\u201d #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com\/edZYvsqnDh \u2014 Hoopfeed.com ? 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