Opening Draw: After a 10 day break between games, the Towson women's lacrosse team gets back to work on Sunday, Feb. 28. The Tigers make the short trip up Charles Street to visit local rival No. 19 Loyola for a 1 p.m. game at Ridley Athletic Complex. Links to the live stats and video feed can be found on the schedule page of TowsonTigers.com. Fans can also follow the Tigers on Twitter (@Towson_WLAX) and Instagram (TowsonWlax) for updates.

Updating the Tigers: Towson ran its record to 3-0 on the young season with a 14-4 win over UMBC on Feb. 17. In that game, sophomore Kaitlyn Montalbano turned in a career-day with six points on four goals and two assists. Montalbano was one of eight Tigers to score in a game that saw the Tigers take 34 shots. Montalbano leads the Tigers on the season with eight points on six goals and two assists. Fellow sophomore Emily Gillingham has a team-high seven goals while freshman Carly Tellekamp has added five goals and two assists. Redshirt senior Nadia Podo leads the defense with nine ground balls and three caused turnovers while sophomore Tianna Wallpher has a team-high five caused turnovers. Gillingham and sophomore Samantha Brookhart have each pulled down a team-high six draw controls. Freshman Angie Benson has posted a 4.58 goals against average and a .552 save percentage.

Scouting Loyola: Loyola is coming off a thrilling 8-7 double overtime win at No. 16 Johns Hopkins on Wednesday night. Goalkeeper Molly Wolf made 10 saves including five in the overtime periods before Sabrina Tabasso scored a man-down goal with 53 seconds left in the second overtime period for the win. Frankie Kamely leads Loyola with six goals scored this season while Maddie Blakeman has added four goals and two assists. Taylor VanThof has a team-best six draw controls while Emily Clark has five caused turnovers. Wolf enters Sunday's game with a 12.79 goals against average and a .435 save percentage.

Towson-Loyola Series History: Sunday's game will be the 43rd meeting all-time between the two schools seperated by just 3.5 miles. The Greyhounds lead the match-up, 32-10 following a 15-5 victory last year and have won three straight. Towson's last win in the series came in the 2012 season by a 7-6 score at Loyola. Last year when the two teams met in Towson, the Tigers got a pair of goals from Andi Raymond and Emily Gillingham while Annie Thomas led all scorers with four goals and three assists.
 
Monty has Memorable Day: Sophomore midfielder Kaitlyn Montalbano had a career day for the Tigers in the win over UMBC. Montalbano tallied a career-high six points in the game. She had a career-high four goals while registering her first career hat trick Montalbano also matched her career-high with two assists against the Retrievers.

I'm Honored: For the second straight week, the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Week award went to a member of the black and gold. Freshman attacker Carly Tellekamp earned the accolades after scoring a pair of goals in the win over UMBC and adding a pair of ground balls. It was Tellekamp's second honor of the season after being named the ILWomen.com National Rookie of the Week on Feb. 16.

Just the Way She Drew It Up: Sophomore midfielder Emily Gillingham had a big day and helped the Tigers dominate the play in the circle against UMBC. Towson held a 15-5 advantage in draw controls in the game, thanks in part to Gillingham who won a career-high six draw controls in the game. It was the most draw controls by a Tiger since Andi Raymond had seven draw controls in the overtime contest against Johns Hopkins last April.

A Win Sunday Would... A win Sunday would give the Tigers several things:
    - their first win over Loyola since the 2012 season
    - improve their record to 4-0 marking the best start to a season under head coach Sonia LaMonica
    - their first win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 22, 2014 against then No. 10 Georgetown.

And the streak goes on... Sophomore Kaitlyn Montalbano is one of five Tigers to carry a point streak into today's game. Montalbano has recorded a point in eight-straight games dating back to the end of last season. Redshirt junior Michelle Gildea and sophomore Emily Gillingham have recorded a point in four-straight games dating back to the end of last season. Freshmen Carly Tellekamp and Katie Sciandra both have a point in each of their first three collegiate games.

All About the Defense: While the Tiger offense has gained alot of recognition in the first three games, the Tiger defense has stepped up in a big way. Towson has held all three of its opponents so far to under 10 goals. In two of those three games, the Tigers have helld their opponent to under five goals. Through games played on Wednesday, the Tigers had the third best scoring defense in the nation (4.67 goals per game).

What's Next? Towson is back in action on Saturday, March 5 when the Tigers welcome Georgetown to Unitas Stadium at 3 p.m. That will be part of a doubleheader day as the Towson men's team will take the field at 12 noon.