TOWSON, Md. – A second half surge lifted Northeastern University over the Towson University's women's basketball team, 81-63 on Sunday afternoon in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play. Senior guard Dominique Johnson and junior guard Raven Bankston combined for 45 points to lead the Tigers.

THE BASICS
Northeastern 81, Towson 63
SECU Arena, Towson, Md.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams battled early as a basket from Samantha DeFreese gave Northeastern a 16-13 lead in the first quarter.
• Towson responded with a 10-2 run in the final four minutes and took a 23-18 lead after one period. Johnson powered the Tigers during that stretch with a pair of three-pointers.
• The Tigers and Huskies went back-and-forth in the second quarter as Jess Genco's triple pulled the visitors to within one, 32-31 with 6:18 left in the stanza.
• Towson scored 12 of the final 21 points in the stanza and the Tigers led 44-40 at the half. Bankston scored seven for the home team during that stretch while Claudia Ortiz had five points for the Huskies.
• Northeastern outscored Towson 21-7 in the third quarter and turned a four-point deficit into a 10-point advantage, 61-51.
• The Huskies shot 50% from the field in the third quarter while holding the Tigers to just 25%.
• Towson scored 10 of the first 19 points in the fourth quarter.
• Johnson made three straight foul shots as the Tigers pull within nine with 5:30 to play.
• Northeastern would not relinquish its lead though, as the visitors lead fluctuated between 11 and 18 points over the final 4:30. The Huskies claimed the 81-63.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Towson welcomed back its alumnae at the game as the returning players were recognized at halftime.
• Towson shot 58.8% from the field in the first quarter and finished the game shooting 43.3%.
• Northeastern shot just 36.8% from the field in the first quarter but finished the game shooting 51.7% from the field.
• Freshman forward Brittany Tarr grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the contest. She matched her career-high with three blocks while playing almost 40 minutes, before fouling out late in the game.
• Bankston finished with a game-high 25 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• Redshirt sophomore guard Raine Bankston dished out a game-high seven assists.
• Johnson, added 20 points and was a perfect 3-3 from the charity stripe as the Tigers shot 66.7% (4-6) from the line.
• Northeastern went 11-17 from the foul line.
• The Huskies were led by DeFreese, who had 20 points.

The Tigers wrap up the regular season on Wednesday, March 2 when they host Drexel at 7 p.m. in SECU Arena. The Tigers will honor their seniors Johnson and Brianna Taylor prior to the start of the game.