TOWSON, Md. – Four players scored in double figures to lead the Towson University women's basketball team to a 62-51 win over College of Charleston in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action on Sunday afternoon. Senior guard Dominique Johnson scored a game-high 18 points to help the Tigers snap an eight-game losing streak.

THE BASICS
Towson 62, College of Charleston 51
SECU Arena, Towson, Md.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• College of Charleston jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead with 8:07 to play in the first quarter.
• Eight straight points from freshman guard Sianni Martin over the next two plus minutes tied the score at 8-8 with 5:38 showing on the clock.
• The two teams traded baskets over the final 5:30 of the first quarter as Dajah Logan's three-pointer with 28 seconds to play tied the game at 16-16.
• Five straight points from Johnson to start the second quarter pushed the Tiger advantage to 21-16 and forced the Cougars to call timeout with 7:35 left in the period.
• Those five points from the senior were part of a 12- 2 run by the home team that gave Towson a 28-18 lead with 5:28 to go in the stanza. That run also included Martin's third triple of the game.
• College of Charleston responded by scoring seven of the final 11 points in the quarter and Towson took a 32-25 lead at the half.
• A 7-4 run to start the third quarter gave Towson a 39-29 lead with 7:21 to go in the period. That run was capped by a lay-up from sophomore center Daijha Thomas.
• The two teams continued to battle before the home team scored the final five points of the quarter and took a 46-35 lead at the end of three. That was Towson's largest lead of the game as the run included a pair of free throws from freshman forward Brittany Tarr.
• College of Charleston opened the fourth quarter on a 13-5 run and pulled to within three, 51-48 with 4:48 to play. Breanna Bolden scored six points for the Cougars during that stretch.
• Towson got a big three-pointer from Johnson with 3:00 to play, which pushed the Tiger lead back to six, 54-48.
• That triple was part of an 11-3 run by the home team to close out the 62-51 victory. Johnson had five points during that key closing stretch.

QUOTABLE

• "Great team effort today," said Towson head coach Niki Reid Geckeler. "We did a great job on the defensive end and that generated a lot of our offense. Brianna Taylor went into our starting line-up and she brings a lot of energy and works hard and I thought people watched her play and her energy and that helped us. We wanted to close up gaps, keep our opponent off the free throw line and limiting second chance points and I thought we did that."

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Towson blocked a season-high seven shots as Tarr had a career-high three blocks.
• Johnson celebrated her birthday with 18 points, three rebounds and an assist.
• Johnson was joined in double figures by Martin (12 pts.), Tarr (10 pts.) and junior guard Raven Bankston (10 pts.).
• Towson earned its third CAA win of the season and first since the Jan. 15 victory at home over Elon.
• Towson shot 43.8% from the field and improved to 6-4 on the year when it shoots 40% of better from the field.
• The Tigers recorded 13 steals in the game, it was the 10th time this season they recorded double digit steals in a game. Martin and redshirt sophomore guard Raine Bankston each had four steals.
• Kelsey Booth led the Cougars with 11 points.

The Tigers are back in action on Friday, Feb. 19 when they travel to Drexel for a 7 p.m. game.