It's Good to be Home: The Tigers get a chance to return to SECU Arena for the first time since August 30 as they return home to host a pair of key Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) matches this weekend. Towson hosts the defending CAA champ, Hofstra on Friday, Oct. 9 before welcoming Northeastern on Sunday, Oct. 11. Live stats and video links can be found on the schedule page of TowsonTigers.com. Fans are encouraged to follow the Tigers on Twitter (@Towson_VB) for updates as well.

Tiger Tracks: The Tigers wrapped up their 13-match road trip with a pair of 3-1 road wins at William & Mary and Elon last weekend. Freshman Jocelyn Kuilan leads the Tigers with 255 kills, 24 service aces, 53 digs and 30 blocks. Senior Haley Pa'akaula is second on the squad with 233 kills, 228 digs and 23 blocks. Seniors Aimee Schubert and Kyana Miller have split setting duties this season for the Tigers. Schubert leads the team with 511 assists while dishing out the 1,500th assist of her Towson career last weekend. Miller has contributed 353 assists. Redshirt freshman Anna Holehouse leads the defensive efforts with 338 digs while junior Lindsay Flaherty has a team-high 61 blocks.

Scouting the Opponents: Winners of five straight matches, the defending CAA champs come to Towson looking to maintain their spot on top of the league standings. Hofstra is led by CAA Offensive Player of the Week, Veronika Kostova. Kostova has 310 kills and 44 blocks while Leticia Valente has contributed 246 kills and 72 blocks. Hannah Klemm has dished out 936 assists while Luisa Domingues has 276 digs.

Northeastern will head to James Madison on Friday trying to snap a two-match losing streak before visiting the Tigers on Sunday. Brigitte Burcescu enters play this weekend with 249 kills, 133 digs, 37 blocks and 10 service aces. Jamie Bredahl has contributed 375 assists, 97 kills, 167 digs and 21 service aces. Ashlee Asada has a team-high 228 digs.

Series History: Hofstra leads the all-time series with the Tigers 41-12. Towson snapped a four-match losing streak to the Pride with a 3-1 victory when the two squads met in Towson last year.

Sunday's contest will be the 31st all-time meeting between the Tigers and Huskies. Northeastern leads the series, 19-12. However, the Tigers swept the season series last year and now have won three of the last five meetings.

I'm Honored: A pair of Tigers took home weekly honors from the CAA on Monday. Junior Lindsay Flaherty was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week while freshman Jocelyn Kuilan took home CAA Rookie of the Week accolades. It is the first time since Nov. 12, 2012 that the Tigers have had two players honored in the same week (Katy Buck and Alysha McCreary). Flaherty was honored for the first time in her career after leading the team with 15 blocks (1.88 per set) and notched a career-high nine blocks on Friday against the Tribe. Along with her block totals, the junior added 14 kills and hit a stellar .357 percent with six digs. Kuilan paced the squad with 30 kills (13 against William & Mary, 17 versus Elon) for a 3.75 per-set average and a .297 hitting clip. On top of her attack numbers, Kuilan, now a three-time CAA Rookie of the Week honoree this fall, added three service aces, 10 digs, three blocks in all.

Welcome to the Block Party: Towson used a big presence at the net to secure the win at William & Mary on Friday night. The Tigers recorded a season-high 11.5 team blocks against the Tribe while junior Lindsay Flaherty posted a career-high nine blocks. Towson is 3-0 this season when it posts 10 or more blocks in match. The 11.5 team blocks against the Tribe were the most team blocks since the Tigers had 14 against James Madison last year in the CAA Tournament. Towson is 14-4 all-time under head coach Don Metil when it posts 10 or more team blocks in a match.

Aces for Autism: For the second straight season, the Tigers will do their part to raise funds and awareness for a good cause with their "Aces for Autism" program. Fans can make pledges either in a flat amount using the donation boxes found on the mezzanine level in SECU Arena or take the TU Team Challenge and pledge per Towson's Kill, Block, Dig, Assist, or Ace season totals. Fans' donations to this event will go toward the organization of their choice, or fans can allow the volleyball team to allocate the funds to the autism organization of its choice.

Up Next: Following this weekend's action, the Tigers head back on the road for two key CAA matches at UNC Wilmington and College of Charleston. Towson returns to SECU Arena to start a five-match homestand against Delaware on Oct. 21.