Opening Draw: Looking to build on the momentum of Sunday's win over Loyola, the No. 20/17 Tiger women's lacrosse team returns home to host Georgetown on Saturday, March 5. Opening draw is set for 3 p.m. from Unitas Stadium in the second game of a doubleheader with the men's team. Towson Sports Network's Ben Rosenbaum handles the call of the game. 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_WLAX) for updates. Saturday is Breast Cancer Awarness day at Unitas and any fans wearing pink to attend the game can purchase a $5 ticket. Fans are also encouraged to visit the Green Turtle on Dunn Terrace during the game.

Updating the Tigers: Towson improved to 4-0 on the season with a 9-5 win at then-No. 19 Loyola on Sunday. The Tigers continue to showcase a balanced attack as six Tigers scored in the win over the Greyhounds. That group was led by sophomore midfielder Kaitlyn Montalbano, who had a pair of goals and an assist. Eleven Tigers have recorded at least two points this season. Montalbano leads the team with 11 points on eight goals and three assists. Fellow sophomore midfielder Emily Gillingham has contributed nine points on eight goals and an assist. Gillingham also leads the team with eight draw controls. Redshirt senior defender Nadia Podo leads a stalwart defensive unit. Podo has a team-best 10 ground balls and six caused turnovers. Sophomore defender Tianna Wallpher has contributed seven ground balls and six caused turnovers. Freshman Angie Benson carries a 4.69 goals against average and a .500 save percentage into today's game.

Scouting Georgetown: Georgetown is 0-3 after suffering a tough 10-9 loss to No. 9 Princeton last Saturday. Francesca Whitehurst paced the Hoyas with four goals in that game. She was named the Big East and ILWomen.com National Rookie of the Week for her performance. Whitehurst leads the team with eight points on five goals and three assists. Kristen Bandos has added four goals. Morgan Rubin has a team-best five draw controls while Megan McDonald has seven ground balls. McDonald and Maddy Fisher have split time in goal. Fisher has earned all three starts while McDonald has a 9.54 goals against average and a .433 save percentage.

Towson-Georgetown Series History: Saturday's game will be the 21st meeting all-time between the two schools. The series is tied at 10-10 following the Tigers' 13-10 win at Georgetown last year. The Tigers have won two straight in the series as Andi Raymond led the way with four goals and two assists in last spring's win. Kristen Bandos led the Hoyas with three goals in that game.
 
Jumping Right In: The win over Loyola propelled the Tigers into the national rankings this week. Towson made its first appearance in the polls since March of the 2014 season. Towson is ranked 20th in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll. The Tigers stand at No. 17 in the ILWomen.com Media Poll and No. 15 in the Nike/Lax Magazine Poll.

What Sunday Meant: The win over Loyola on Sunday meant a couple of things for the Tigers. It was Towson's first win over Loyola since 2012 season. It was also the Tigers' 11th win over the Greyhounds in the series. Sunday's victory coupled with the men's win over Loyola on Wednesday marks the first time since 1979 that both Tiger squads beat the Greyhounds in the same season. The win also gave the Tigers their first win over a nationally ranked team since the 2014 season.

Defense Stands Tall: One of the keys to sucess for the Tigers has been their defense. The Tigers have held all four of their opponents to under 10 goals this season. In three of those four games, the Tigers have surrendered five goals or less. Towson enters play this weekend with the third best scoring defense (4.75 goals per game) in the nation.

Balanced Attack: The Tiger offense has demonstrated a balanced attack through the first four games this season. In last Sunday's win over Loyola, six Tigers scored and a total of eight Tigers recorded a point in the game. Sophomore Kaitlyn Montalbano and juniors Michaela Duranti and Michelle Gildea each scored two goals against the Greyhounds. The Tigers have had at least five player score in each of their four games.

Don't I Know You? One member of the Georgetown coaching staff should be able to find his way around when the Hoyas arrive at Towson on Saturday. Georgetown assistant coach Nick Williams is a 2008 Towson graduate. He played for both the Tiger men's lacrosse and football teams. Williams also spent a year as an assistant coach for the Tiger women's lacrosse team. In addition Towson sophomore Emily Gillingham and Georgetown freshman Francesca Whitehurst will get a chance to face each other for a second time. The pair faced off this past summer at the U19 World Championship in Scotland. Gillingham and Team Canada beat Whitehurst and Team USA to capture the gold medal.

What's Next? Towson is back in action on Friday, March 11 as the spring break trips kicks off. The Tigers head south visiting Stetson that night before heading to Florida on March 14.