SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019)
As a Freshman (2019-20):
Played in all 29 games, starting 17 … Averaged 7.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 1.1 assists and 0.7 blocks … Made 45 3-pointers on the year, best on the team … Also led the team with 21 blocked shots … Shot 39.2% (80-of-204) from the field and 34.4% (45-of-131) from 3-point range … Ranked 11th in the SEC with 1.6 3-pointers made per game; 9th in league play with 1.7/game … Scored career-high 22 points on 8-13 shooting (4-8 3FG) in win at Missouri (2/27) … Made career-best 5 3-pointers in SEC Tournament win over Vanderbilt (3/4), finishing with 15 points … Had career-high 3 blocked shots at South Carolina (2/13); finished with 9 points and 4 rebounds … Made at least one 3-pointer in the season’s final nine games … Had season-best 7 rebounds 3 times: at UAB (11/21), vs. Bethune-Cookman (12/15) and vs. Arkansas (1/5).
As a Freshman (2018-19):
Played in 31 of 32 games as a freshman, earning 17 starts during the second half of the season ... Played an average of 20.1 minutes per game ... Averaged 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists ... Made first collegiate start vs. Tennessee, scoring then-career high 11 points with four rebounds ... Hit 5-of-6 shots from the field, including 2-of-2 3-pointers, to score career-high 12 points in win over MIssouri (2/24) ... Had career-best 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in win at Arkansas (2/10) ... After three games off the bench midway through SEC play, returned to the starting lineup at OIe Miss and finished with 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals in career-high 37 minutes (1/31) ... Had career-high 5 assists and 3 steals in win at Alabama (1/10) ... Had then-career high 7 rebounds and hit record-setting 14th Auburn 3-pointer in win at Elon (12/22) ... Hit first two career 3-pointers, including buzzer-beater at end of third quarter, and finished with 8 points in win at New Mexico (11/11) ... Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Auburn:
Ranked as the No. 21 forward nationally by ESPN HoopGurlz ... Prospects Nation rates her as the No. 142 overall recruit nationally ... Named to USA Today All-USA Wisconsin First Team ... Big Eight Conference Player of the Year as a senior ... Averaged 17.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists as a senior ... First-team all-state as a junior ... All-conference selection all four years at Madison East High School ... Averaged 15.5 points, 11.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists as a junior ... Honor roll student ... Club team was Wisconsin Flight Elite.
Personal:
Full name is Erin Machayla Howard ... Parents are Kathryn and James Howard ... Has two siblings, Kiah and Marcus ... Father played basketball at Wisconsin ... Chose Auburn because she felt it would provide the best fit for her both athletically and academically ... Is Auburn's first women's basketball player from the state of Wisconsin.