IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME: After playing three straight on the road, the Tiger women's basketball team returns to the friendly confines of SECU Arena this weekend. The action kicks off Friday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. when the Tigers welcome long time rival Delaware. Towson Sports Network's Ben Rosenbaum and Ian Jett will have the call of the game starting at 6:40 p.m. Links to the TSN broadcast and live stats can be found on the schedule page of TowsonTigers.com. Fans can also follow the Tigers on Twitter (@Towson_WBB). Friday night is also Girl Scout, Ban Bossy and Women Leadership Day and all Girl Scouts in uniform receive a free ticket to the game. For a list of all the promotions, click here.

SCOUTING THE BLUE HENS: Delaware has dropped three of its last four games entering Friday's contest. The Blue Hens fell in a 47-43 decision at Drexel last time out. Makeda Nicholas led the Blue Hens with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Drexel. Erika Brown leads the team on the season as she is averaging 12.1 points and 2.6 assists per game. Courtni Green is contributing 11.1 points per game while Nicole Enabosi is pulling down a team-best 6.8 rebounds per game.

SERIES HISTORY: Towson renews one of its longest running rivalries as the Tigers welcome the Blue Hens to SECU Arena Friday. It will be the 69th meeting between the two squads in a series that began during the 1976-77 season. Delaware leads the all-time series 48-20 and has won two straight after capturing a 69-64 overtime victory when the two squads met in Newark in mid-January.

DOUBLE VISION: Senior guard Dominique Johnson led the Tigers with 15 points on Sunday at College of Charleston. It was the 15th game this season that Johnson scored in double figures in. It was also the 60th time in her career that Johnson has scored in double figures for the Tigers. In addition junior guard Raven Bankston scored 13 points against the Cougars. Bankston has now scored in double figures in 17 games this season and 53 times in her career. Bankston has scored in double figures in 10 straight games which has her tied with JMU's Jazmon Gwathmey for the longest current double digit scoring streak in the CAA.

TAKING THE SECOND CHANCE: The Tigers made the most of their second chance opportunities on Sunday at College of Charleston. Towson recorded 15 second chance points to the Cougars' 12 second chance points. It marked the third straight game and sixth time this season the Tigers have recorded more second chance points than their opponent.

BLOCK PARTY: The Tigers recorded four blocked shots in Sunday's contest at College of Charleston. Senior Dominique Johnson, sophomore Daijha Thomas, junior Brianna Bush and freshman Brittany Tarr all recorded a block in the game. It was the second time in the last three games that the Tigers recorded four blocks in a game. It's also tied for the second most blocks by the team this season. Thomas leads the team on the season with 17 blocked shots. Ten other Tigers have recorded at least one blocked shot.

WE'LL TAKE THE CHARITY: The Tigers continue to shoot the ball well from the charity stripe especially since CAA play began. Towson was 17-for-23 (73.9%) from the foul line on Sunday night at College of Charleston. Junior guard Raven Bankston was 9-for-10 from the foul line in that contest. In nine CAA contests, the Tigers are shooting 73.0% (111-of-152). The Tigers rank fourth in CAA only games for free throw percentage. During CAA play, Bankston is 46-for-52 (88.5%) from the charity stripe which ranks first in CAA-only games. The Tigers' success at the line in CAA play has raised their season average at the foul line to 69.4% (247-of-365). Senior guard Dominique Johnson is 44-of-50 (88.0%) from the charity stripe this season. She leads the CAA in that category. Bankston is 90-of-107 (84.1%) from the foul line this year. She ranks second in the CAA.

THE SWIPE SHOW: The Tigers recorded 10 steals to College of Charleston's five swipes on Sunday. Six Tigers recorded at least one steal in the game while senior guard Dominique Johnson and junior guard Raven Bankston had three steals each. The Tigers have now recorded more steals than their opponents in 15 of 20 games this season.
Six Tigers have recorded 10 or more steals this year. Bankston leads the way with 49 steals while freshman guard Sianni Martin is currently second with 28 swipes. Towson ranks second in the CAA and is one of two CAA squads averaging better than 8.0 steals per game (8.8).

UP NEXT: The Tigers remain home to host Hofstra on Sunday, Feb. 7. Please take note that that game begins at 1 p.m. instead of the usual 2 p.m. Sunday start and will be "Hometown Heroes" day.