Howard attended Parkside Collegiate Institute in her hometown of St. Thomas, Ontario, where she was named MVP of her basketball team, received the Award of Excellence, and was a three-time honor student.

On October 21, 2012, Howard scored seven points to tie the league single-game record in a 7–3 win against the Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers.

All eleven graduating players from the Devilettes 2012–13 squad would move on to play for NCAA or CIS schools.

The addition of Howard was credited with improving the tenth-ranked team's overall offense and making it harder to defend.

She finished the season being named ASN Women's Player of the Week after back-to-back three-point games and led the team in goals and points.

Her 50 points were the tenth best in the nation, as she was the offensive leader during Robert Morris' first season in which they won the CHA conference championship and played in the NCAA Tournament.

[20] She joined the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022-23 season, being named an all-star and leading the team in scoring as the Six would go on to win the Isobel Cup.