And So It Begins: The Tigers begin their Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) schedule on Saturday, Sept. 24 when they make the trip up I-95 to visit long-time rival
Delaware. First serve from the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware is set for 7 p.m. Live stats and video links are available via the schedule page of TowsonTigers.com. Fans can also follow the Tigers on Twitter (@Towson_VB) for updates.

Looking at the Tigers: Towson is coming off a 3-1 win over VCU in its home opener on Tuesday night. Five Tigers recorded double-digit kills in that match and that group was led by senior Jessica Lewis who tallied 18 kills. Lewis powers the Tiger offense with 209 kills, 144 digs, 16 service aces and a .331 hitting percentage. Sophomore Jocelyn Kuilan is contributing 138 kills, 24 blocks and 17 service aces on the season. Freshman Marrisa Wonders  is coming off a match in which she dished out a season-high 55 assists and now has 351 helpers this season. Redshirt sophomore Anna Holehouse anchors the backline with 156 digs while senior Lindsay Flaherty has a team-high 50 blocks.

Scouting the Opponent: Delaware fell to Penn, 3-1 on Tuesday night. Autumn Jenkins led the Blue Hens with 15 kills and 18 digs against the Quakers. Maria Bellinger leads Delaware on the season with 124 kills and 44 digs. Jenkins has contributed 95 kills and 138 digs. Julia Anderson has handed out 361 assists while Taylor
Hollingsworth has posted 222 digs.  

Series History: The Tigers renew one of their longest running rivalries on Saturday night as it will be the 79th meeting all-time between the two squads. The series is tied at 39-39 after the two teams split their two meetings last season with each team winning a five-set battle on the road.

Balanced Attack: One of the keys to success for the Tigers on Tuesday night was a balanced attack. Senior Jessica Lewis (18), sophomore Jocelyn Kuilan (13), redshirt senior Candace Steadman (10), sophomore Carola Biver (14) and senior Lindsay Flaherty  (10) all recorded double digit kills in the match. It was the first time since last Nov. 6 at Hofstra that the Tigers had five players record double digit kills in the same match.

Seeing Double: Three Tigers recorded a double-double in the win over VCU. Sophomore Jocelyn Kuilan had 13 kills and a career-high 14 digs for her second double-double of the year. Freshman Marrisa Wonders posted a career-high 55 assists and 12 digs for her team leading seventh double-double of the year. Senior Jessica Lewis finished with 18 kills and 11 digs for her sixth double-double of the year. The Tigers, who have received 19 double-doubles this season, are 6-2 when they have a player with a double-double this season.

This One Counts: The real test begins for the Tigers as CAA action gets underway Saturday night. The Tigers are 10-4 in CAA openers since joining the conference for the 2002 season. Towson is 2-3 when playing its CAA opener on the road and 3-3 when matched up with Delaware in the CAA opener.

Welcome to the Block Party: Seniors Lindsay Flaherty continues to provide the Tigers with a serious blocking threat at the net. Last year Flaherty recorded the 300th block of her career, becoming the 10th player in program history to reach that mark. Flaherty has 50 blocks in 50 sets played this season. Flaherty enters play this weekend needing just 27 more blocks to move into the top five for career blocks at Towson. She would also become the sixth player in program history to record over 400 blocks in her career.

Up Next: The Tigers return home for a three-match home stand which begins Friday, Sept. 30 against College of Charleston. That contest will be the Tigers'  "Hometown Heroes" match and all military personnel and first responders can receive free tickets for the 7 p.m. contest.