Columbia, MD - In their best performance of the young 2026-27 season, the Howard Community College Dragons trounced the Essex County College Wolverines 87-64 Saturday afternoon.
Led by a 20-point double-double from sophomore
Kalvyne Eby, the #22-ranked Dragons dominated ECC all afternoon. Howard opened up a huge halftime lead, then held off a brief comeback attempt by the Wolverines to claim their second win of the season.
Howard debuted a new starting lineup for Saturday's game, with
Evin Thompson starting at the point and
Aiden Igwebe moving into the lineup. Both made their presence felt immediately, with Thompson directing traffic and orchastrating scoring plays, while Igwebe provided a nasty option from long range with a pair of threes. Eby was free to dominate the paint, dropping 17 points in the first half along with eight rebounds.
RJ Greene's tough play through the lanes added eleven additional points as Howard led 47-32 at the half.
The second half saw a brief comeback attempt by the Wolverines snuffed out by aggressive play in the paint from Eby and a pair of massive dunks from
David Rushing.
Devin Thomas would also join the fun, hitting two huge threes to extend the Dragons lead further. Now comfortably ahead, the Dragons allowed their bench to clean up the 87-64 win.
Eby scored his third-straight double-double to open the season with 22 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, and five blocks. Greene scored 12 points, six assists, and three steals, while Rushing added ten points, three rebounds, and four steals. Thomas had ten points off the bench, while Igwebe added eight points and four rebounds in his debut. Thompson scored six points and two steals, while
Arvin Batsinda added six points off the bench.
Jamar Payen gobbled up six rebounds and two assists, and
Jordan Noel added seven rebounds for the Dragons.
Howard next faces Delaware Tech on Wednesday, November 11, for their first away game of the season at 7:00 PM.
