Put a Wrap On It: The Towson volleyball team wraps up the regular season with a pair of home matches. Towson hosts UNC Wilmington on Friday night for Alumni Night and welcomes Elon on Saturday for Senior Night.
Scouting the Tigers: Towson closed out the road portion of its CAA schedule with wins at William & Mary and James Madison last week. Senior
Paige Sekerak had 52 digs and seven assists in the two contests. Senior
Saitaua Iosia leads the squad with 415 kills, 212 digs and 44 service aces. Junior
Haley Pa'akaula has contributed 323 kills and 254 digs while redshirt junior
Aimee Schubert has dished out 648 assists with 196 digs. Sekerak has tallied a team-high 421 digs while sophomore
Lindsay Flaherty has a team-high 98 blocks.
Looking At Our Opponents: UNC Wilmington comes into Friday's match looking to get back to its winning ways. The Seahawks had a four-match win streak snapped with a 3-0 loss to College of Charleston last time out.
Morgan Kline leads the Seahawks with 296 kills and 267 digs while
Meredith Peacock has contributed 197 kills and 147 blocks.
Elon heads to Delaware on Friday before visiting the Tigers on Saturday. The Phoenix have lost three straight matches entering play this week.
Sydney Busa has 275 kills, 176 digs and 81 blocks.
Series' History: Friday night will be the 26th meeting all-time between the Tigers and Seahawks. Towson leads the series 18-7 after posting a 3-2 win at UNCW earlier this year to snap a two-match losing streak. In that contest,
Saitaua Iosia had 26 kills and 12 digs for the Tigers while
Nicole Lott had 21 kills and seven digs for the Seahawks.
Saturday will mark just the fourth meeting between the Tigers and Phoenix. Towson holds a slim 2-1 edge in the match-up after posting a 3-1 win at Elon in October.
Victoria Williams had 17 kills for the Tigers while
Ally Karle contributed 17 kills for Elon in that match.
I'm Honored: Senior
Paige Sekerak was honored on Monday as she was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Defensive Player of the Week. Sekerak is the fourth Tiger to be honored by the CAA this season and first to earn defensive honors. Sekerak had 52 digs and seven assists in road wins at William & Mary and James Madison. She went over 400 digs for the season and is the first player in school history to record 400 or more kills in three seasons.
CAA Tournament Bound: The Tigers know they are bound for the CAA Tournament when it begins November 21. The question that still remains is where the tournament will be held and who the Tigers will face. The tournament field will include the Tigers, College of Charleston, Hofstra, UNC Wilmington, James Madison and Delaware. The seeding will be determined by this weekend's action. TowsonTigers.com will have the details as soon as its announced.
Thank You Seniors: The Tigers will take a moment before Saturday's home finale to honor their six seniors.
Aniris Fernandez,
Breana Harris,
Saitaua Iosia,
Paige Sekerak,
Capri Tirrell and
Victoria Williams will be recognized for their contributions to the program.
Up Next: Towson returns to action when the CAA Championship Tournament begins on Friday, Nov. 21. The Tigers' game time, opponent and location will be determined at the conclusion of this weekend's action.
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