Annandale, Va. - Dahnye Redd scored 40 points while grabbing 29 rebounds, as Harford dominated the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Nighthawks 114-42 in the Fighting Owls' 2018-19 season opener.

Redd, who lost most of her 2017 season due to injury, went right back to work on Thursday, controlling the paint on both sides of the floor en route to a double-double. Eight of Harford's opening 14 points would come from the Redshirt-Sophomore, who'd finish the game shooting 19-33 from the field.

Harford got off to a slow start by their standards, but still led the Nighthawks 24-12 at the end of the first quarter. That would change just 10 minutes later, as the Fighting Owls would go into halftime leading 51-18 thanks to Redd's 11 points and Ayanna Mazyck's seven.

Much of the same would come from both teams out of the half. Despite outrebounding Harford 13-11 in the quarter, the ladies in blue would stifle NOVA's offense while scoring 27 points of their own. A 36-point performance in the fourth rounded out the first Fighting Owls' victory of the new season.

Game Notes

• Harford's 114 points are the most they have scored since February 15, when the routed Allegany 130-40 in the opening round of the Md. Juco Conference Tournament.
• The Fighting Owls' strong defensive performance paid dividends for the ladies in blue, as over a third (44) of Harford's points came off NOVA turnovers.
• Harford dominated the paint, outscoring the Nighthawks 68-12
• The ladies in blue controlled the glass for most of Thursday night, outrebounding their Virginia rivals 68-42.
• Elaija Demeza and Olivia Owens both finished with 18 points in the win, while Shawkina Mulazim led the team with seven assists.

Up Next
Harford returns home on November 7 for their first regular season game inside the APG Federal Credit Union Arena, where they will take on Monroe College.

The Mustangs finished 17-11 last year but made the NJCAA Division I National Tournament two seasons ago.