Let the Second Half Begin: The Towson volleyball team kicks off the second half of its Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) schedule with a pair of road matches. Towson travels to UNCW on Friday, Oct. 21 for a 7 p.m. match before visiting College of Charleston on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. Links to live stats and the video feed can be found on the schedule page of TowsonTigers.com. Fans can also follow the Tigers on Twitter (@Towson_VB) for updates.

Looking at the Tigers: Towson went 3-0 last week with three 3-0 wins. Senior Jessica Lewis led the Tigers with 35 kills and hit .419 while fellow senior Lindsay Flaherty had 15 kills and a team-high eight blocks last week. Lewis powers the Tiger offense this season with 351 kills, a .301 hitting percentage, 241 digs and 25 service aces. Sophomore Jocelyn Kuilan is contributing 251 kills, 120 digs and 25 service aces. Freshman Marrisa Wonders has dished out 613 assists while redshirt sophomore Anna Holehouse anchors the backline defense with 314 digs. Flaherty has a team-high 79 blocks.

Scouting the Opponents: UNCW enters Friday's match having won two straight. The Seahawks earned a 3-2 win over Elon in their last match as Nicole Lott knocked down 29 kills. Lott leads UNCW with 273 kills and 257 digs. Sydney Brock leads a strong blocking effort by the Seahawks with 82 blocks while also contributing 143 kills. Sydney Alvis has a team-best 356 digs.
 
The College of Charleston will play host to Delaware on Friday night before welcoming the Tigers to town on Sunday. The Cougars have split their last four matches and are coming off a 3-1 win over Elon Sunday. Kennedy Madison led the team with 14 kills in the win. Madison enters the week with a team-high 200 kills and 46 blocks. Allison Beckman has 749 assists while McKala Rhodes has recorded 366 digs.

Series History: Friday's meeting between the Tigers and Seahawks will be the 30th all-time. The Tigers lead the matchup between the two squads, 21-8. The Tigers have won two straight against the Seahawks after posting a 3-1 victory when the two teams met on Oct. 1. Towson hit .245 in the match while holding the Seahawks to a .092 hitting percentage. Jessica Lewis had 15 kills and 12 digs in that contest while Nicole Lott had 14 kills for UNCW.

Towson and the College of Charleston will meet for the second time this season and ninth time overall. The Cougars lead the matchup 6-2 after their 3-2 win at the end of September snapped a two-match win streak for the Tigers. In the meeting earlier this year, Devon Rachel had 12 kills and 16 digs for the Cougars while Jocelyn Kuilan had 20 kills and six digs for the Tigers.

I'm Honored: Towson senior Jessica Lewis was named the CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Monday by the league office. Lewis, who shared the honor with Nicole Lott of UNCW, was honored by the league for the third time this season. Lewis finished the week with 35 kills (5.00 per set) while hitting .419 in seven sets. She also contributed 19 digs (2.71 per set) with three service aces, two assists and two blocks. Lewis finished the week with a team-high 39 points.

400 and Counting: Senior Lindsay Flaherty reached a career milestone for the Tigers over the weekend. Her first block against William & Mary gave her 400 for her career. Flaherty, who now has 402 career blocks, became the sixth player in program history to reach the 400 block plateau. She became the first Tiger since Alysha Fanning in 2009 to reach the mark and needs 19 more blocks to move past Fanning and into fourth place on the list.

Defense at the Net: One of the keys to success for the Tigers this season has been their ability to limit opponents' success at the net. The Tigers are holding opponents to a .129 hitting percentage this season. Towson held all three of its opponents to an under .200 hitting percentage last week.
Towson has now held 18 of 23 opponents to a hitting percetnage under .200 this season. Towson has held opponents to a hitting percentage under .100 nine times this season. Towson leads the CAA and ranks second nationally in that category.

Can You Dig It: Redshirt sophomore Anna Holehouse hit a career milestone in Sunday's win over William & Mary. Holehouse recorded her 900th career dig in just her 52nd match. She has 910 career digs entertaining play this week and needs 90 more to become the 15th player in school history with 1,000 career digs.

Up Next: The Tigers return to SECU Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 26 to host Delaware at 7 p.m.