READY FOR ROUND TWO: Fresh off their upset of No. 7 William & Mary on Wednesday, the No. 10 Tiger women's basketball team returns to action for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Quarterfinals on Friday, March 10. The Tigers will take on No. 2 Drexel at 5 p.m. from the Show Place Arena. Towson Sports Network's
Ben Rosenbaum and
Ian Jett will have the call of the game starting at 4:45 p.m. Links to live stats, the audio feed and the CAA.TV video broadcast can be found on the schedule page of TowsonTigers.com. Fans can also follow the Tigers on Twitter (
@Towson_WBB).
SCOUTING THE DRAGONS: The Dragons are playing their first game on Thursday since they defeated Towson, 74-33 in the regular season finale on March 2.
Sarah Curran was one of three Drexel players who scored in double figures in that game as she finished with 13 points. Curran leads the Dragons on the season as the First Team All-CAA forward is averaging 15.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
Rachel Pearson is contributing 11.3 points per game while
Meghan Creighton is dishing out 5.7 assists per game.
SERIES HISTORY: Towson gets a third chance to see one of its oldest rivals when it faces Drexel Thursday. It will be the 71st meeting all-time between the Tigers and Dragons in a series that Drexel leads 51-19. It's the sixth time the Tigers and Dragons will be meeting in the CAA Tournament and the first time since 2011. After sweeping the regular season series, the Dragons have won 14 straight against the Tigers. Towson will be looking for its first win in the series since the 2009-10 season.
WE'LL TAKE THE CHARITY: The Tigers took advantage of their trips to the charity stripe on Wednesday against William & Mary. Towson went 26-for-41 (63.4%) from the foul line in that game. That tied the Tigers' season-high for made free throws in a single-game. The Tigers set the CAA Tournament record for free throw attempts and were four away from the record for free throws made. Of the eight Tigers that appeared in the game, seven of them made a trip to the foul line. All seven that went to the charity stripe made at least one shot. Senior guard
Dominique Johnson and freshman guard
Sianni Martin each made seven free throws. Junior guard
Raven Bankston connected on six from the line.
400 SQUARED: Senior guard
Dominique Johnson enters Thursday's game needing one more point to reach 400 points scored this season. It would mark the second straight season, Johnson scored at least 400 points in a year. Johnson would become the seventh player in program history to score 400 points in more than one season. She would also become the second Tiger to reach the mark this season. Junior guard
Raven Bankston enters Thursday's game with 466 points which ranks 11th in single-season history.
BALANCED ATTACK: One of the keys to success for the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon was having a balanced attack. Four Tigers scored in double figures in the game and seven of the eight Tigers who played scored at least two points. Towson saw junior guard
Raven Bankston (18), senior guard
Dominique Johnson (17), freshman guard
AJ Timbers (15) and freshman guard
Sianni Martin (14) all reach double figures on the score sheet. It was the first time since Feb. 14 against College of Charleston that four Tigers scored in double figures. Towson is 4-1 this season when it has four player score in double figures.
I'LL TAKE THAT: The Tigers recorded nine steals against William & Mary on Wednesday afternoon. Seven of the eight Tigers who appeared in the game recorded at least one steal. That group was led by sophomore center
Daijha Thomas, who had three swipes. It was the 21st time this season the Tigers have recorded more steals than their opponent in a game. The Tigers' 260 steals are the most by a Tiger squad since the 2010-11 team had 288 swipes. Eight Tigers have recorded 10 or more steals this season. Junior guard
Raven Bankston leads the team with 70 steals. Bankston is the first Tiger since
Shanae Baker-Brice in 2007-08 to record 70 or more steals in a single-season.
UP NEXT: The winner of Thursday's game will face the winner of the No. 3 Hofstra/No. 6 Northeastern game Friday at 4 p.m.