Norfolk State University Athletics

2020-21 (Junior Year – COVID)
Played in four games and started once … Scored 10 points in just 11 minutes of action in the season-opener at UNCW … Scored a career-high 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting against Salem … Also had 10 rebounds in that game for her first career double-double … Left the team following the first semester.

2019-20 (Sophomore Year)
Named to the AD Honor Roll in the spring … Played in 21 games … Averaged 3.4 points and 1.0 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game … Shot 22-of-72 from the field, including 14 3-pointers, and also went 14-of-18 from the free throw line … Had three games with 10 or more points, including a season-high 11 on 3-of-4 shooting in a win at North Carolina Central on Feb. 3 … Sank a pair of 3-pointers, all three free throw attempts, and added two rebounds, one assist and one steal … Sank a career-high three 3-pointers and finished with 10 points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in a win over Va. Lynchburg on Nov. 14 … Shot 4-of-8 for 10 points and three rebounds in a win at Delaware State on March 2 … Started the year with eight points and two boards against Liberty on Nov. 5 … Then went for six points in the next game at Marshall on Nov. 9 with one rebound and one assist … Scored six points with one rebound and one steal in a win at Jacksonville on Nov. 30 … Closed out the season with four points at Morgan State on March 5 and five points in a MEAC Tournament semifinal win over Howard on March 11.
 
2018-19 (Freshman Year)
Appeared in eight games and averaged 1.3 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 4.2 minutes of action … Scored her first points on a pair of free throws at Old Dominion on Nov. 9 … Scored five points on 2-of-4 shooting with a season-best five rebounds against Cheyney on Nov. 13 … Netted four points with three boards, one assists, one steal and one block at Savannah State on Jan. 19 … Posted a season-high six points at Florida A&M on Feb. 11 … Added three points and a rebound against Howard in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament.
 
High School
Was a four-year varsity contributor and 1,000-point scorer for head coach Hilda Hankerson at Westlake High School … Averaged 9.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a senior in 2017-18 and helped lead the Lions to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class 7A state championship … Averaged 15.7 points and 10.2 rebounds as a junior in 2016-17 and received GHSA All-Region 2 honors … Selected as a first team All-Region 2 selection as both a sophomore and a freshman.
 
Personal
Full name is Shekinah Yudah Howard … First name is pronounced sha-KY-nah … Born on May 3, 2000 … Daughter of Andrea Brown and Troy Joseph … Sister to Tonielle Evans, O’Neisha Smith, Leah Trice and Savannah Howard … O’Neisha Smith played women’s basketball at Lipscomb … Majoring in sociology … Enjoys movies and shopping.
 

CAREER HIGHS
Points	18, vs. Salem (11/29/20)
FG Made	8, vs. Salem (11/29/20)
FG ATT.	13, vs. Salem (11/29/20)
3Pt. FG Made	3, vs. Va. Lynchburg (11/14/19)
3Pt. FG ATT.	7, vs. Va. Lynchburg (11/14/19)
FT Made	3 (4x), last: at North Carolina Central (2/3/20)
FT ATT	6, at Florida A&M (2/11/19)
Rebounds	10, vs. Salem (11/29/20)
Assists	2, vs. Va. Lynchburg (11/14/19)
Steals	2 (2x), last: vs. Salem (11/29/20)
Blocks	2, vs. William & Mary (12/20/20)
Minutes	30, vs. William & Mary (12/20/20)