ONE MORE ON THE ROAD: The Tiger women's basketball team hits the road for its final away game of the 2015-16 regular season on Friday, Feb. 26. Towson travels to William & Mary, where opening tip is set for 7 p.m. from Kaplan Arena. 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_WBB) for updates.
SCOUTING THE TRIBE: William & Mary snapped a five-game losing streak with a 66-40 win over College of Charleston on Sunday.
Marlena Tremba led the Tribe with 19 points in the victory. Tremba powers the Tribe offense this season as she is averaging 12.9 points per game.
Alexandra Masaquel is contributing 12.8 points and a team-high 7.8 rebounds per game.
Jenna Green has dished out 102 assists this season.
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SERIES HISTORY: Towson closes out it season series with William & Mary Friday night. It will be the 28th meeting all-time between the Tigers and the Tribe.
William & Mary holds a 16-11 edge in the series and has won two straight following a 73-54 win when the two squads met in early January.
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REACHING THE CENTURY MARK ON THE BOARDS: Freshman forward
Brittany Tarr tied for the team lead with seven rebounds on Sunday at James Madison. That raised Tarr's season total to 97 rebounds. She needs three more rebounds to become the first Tiger freshman since
Dovile Miliauskaite (2007-08) to pull down 100 rebounds during her rookie campaign.
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THE BIG 4-0-0: A pair of Tiger guards have a chance to reach the 400 point plateau for the season as it enters its final few games. Tiger junior guard
Raven Bankston enters Friday's game with 397 points this season. Bankston needs just three more points to become the 17th player in program history to score at least 400 points in a single-season. Senior guard
Dominique Johnson enters the weekend with 350 points this season. If Johnson can reach the 400 point mark, it would mark the second straight season she has scored at least 400 points in a season.
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HOLD ON TO THE BASKETBALL: The players in Friday's game will want to keep a close hand on the basketball as the top two teams in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) for steals per game meet. Towson has 226 steals this season and is averaging 8.7 steals per game. That ranks second in the CAA this season. Seven Tigers have recorded at least 10 steals this season. That group is led by junior guard
Raven Bankston, who is averaging 2.3 steals per game (61 total). Freshman guard
Sianni Martin (35/1.3) and senior guard
Dominique Johnson (32/1.2) also rank among the top 15 in the CAA for steals per game. William & Mary has 250 steals this season and leads the league while averaging 9.6 steals per game. The Tribe have seven players who have recorded 15 or more steals this season. That group is led by
Bianca Boggs, who is averaging 1.9 steals per game (50 total).
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CLIMBING THE RANKS: Senior guard
Dominique Johnson has a chance to move into the top 20 on another career list at Towson. Johnson enters play Friday with 32 steals this season and 143 for her career. Johnson needs two more steals to move into the top 20 in Towson history in that category.
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WELCOME TO THE BLOCK PARTY: Towson blocked six shots in Sunday's contest at James Madison. The six blocks are the second most by the Tigers this season (7-College of Charleston). Six different Tiger blocked a shot in that game including sophomore center
Daijha Thomas, who leads the team with 21 blocks this season. The Tigers have 16 blocks in the last three games combined.
UP NEXT: Towson returns home to host Northeastern on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. The Tigers will welcome back their alumnae for that game.
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