TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University swimming and diving teams return home to Burdick Pool on Saturday to host the Bowling Green University's women and an intrasquad meet on the men's side. The meet will be the Tigers' final home meet of the season and serve as "Senior Day"
 
Meet Coverage
The dual meet will take place at Burdick Pool. Admission is free but fans are encouraged to arrive early as seating will be limited.
 
The Series
This will be the first-ever meeting between the Tigers and Bowling Green. The Falcons, who are 3-3 in dual meets this season, visit George Washington University on Friday evening for a tri-meet with Georgetown University.
 
Better at Home
The Tigers swim exceptionally well inside the friendly confines of Burdick Pool. Entering Saturday's meet, the women have won 21 straight dual meets, with its last loss coming against Maryland on Jan. 7, 2012. Over the last five season, the Tiger women are 21-1 at home. The men's squad is 17-7 over the last five seasons at home.
 
Last Time Out
The Tigers return to the pool after taking a month away from competition. The Tiger squads were last in action at the three-day Bucknell Invitational Dec. 2-4. The men finished first out of nine teams with 1271.5 points. The women recorded 1298.5 points to also earn a first place finish in a nine-team field.
 
First Place Finishes Key
The Tigers have used first place finishes to their advantage this season. Towson's women won four events at the Bucknell Invitational while the men won five events. This season, the women have combined for 39 event victories and 127 top-three finishes. On the men's side, the Tigers have tallied 44 event wins and 121 top-three finishes.
 
Swimming among the Best
A few Tigers hold top times among Division I swimmers this season. Jack Saunderson improved on two of his NCAA 'B' cut times at the Bucknell Invitational. He timed 1:46.76 in the 200-yard butterfly, which ranks 70^th among all Division I swimmers. Saunderson also improved his time in the 100-yard butterfly, recording 47.92 at the Bucknell Invitational. The men's 800-yard freestyle relay ranks 69^th (6:41.99) while the 400-yard medley relay ranks 79^th (3:19.00) and the 200-yard medley relay ranks 97^th (1:31.04). All three of those relay marks were recorded at the Bucknell Invitational.
 
On the women's side, Jacy Icard posted a pair of nationally ranked times at the Bucknell Invitational. Her time of 25.41 in the 50-yard backstroke ranks 78^th. In the 100-yard backstroke, Icard has an NCAA 'B' cut time of 53.79 which ranks 65^th. The women's 200-yard freestyle relay time of 1:33.66 ranks 88^th and the 200-yard medley relay time of 1:41.99 ranks 71^st. Both of those relay times were recorded at the Bucknell Invitational.
 
Among CAA swimmers this season, the Towson men have recorded 47 Top 10 performances, with 27 of those times in the top five. Brandon Ress holds the top conference time for the 200- and 500-yard freestyles. Will Dougherty has the fastest 1000-yard freestyle time and Evan Brophy's time in the 1650-yard freestyle is the top ranked in the conference. Saunderson's marks for the 100- and 200-yard butterflies are the fastest in the CAA. The 800-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard medley relay are also the top among conference relays.
 
The women have posted 43 Top 10 times among CAA swimmers, including 19 top five swims. Corie Morton has the fastest times in the conference for the 500- and 1650-yard freestyles. Icard's mark in the 50-yard freestyle is the best in the CAA and Kendall Krumenacker's time for the 200-yard individual medley is the top conference time.
 
Mid-Major Rankings
The Tigers squads have found spots on CollegeSwimming's Division I Mid-Major rankings. The Tiger men are ranked 22^nd while the Tiger women are in at No. 49. Bowling Green is ranked No. 37 on the women's Mid-Major list.
 
I'm Honored
Seven Tigers have been recognized for their success this season in the pool. After impressing at the Bucknell Invitational, Icard was named TowsonTigers.com Female Student-Athlete of the Week. Emily Wilson earned CAA Female Diver of the Week honors for her performance at the Bucknell Invitational. In additon, Kelsey Jehl has been named CAA Female Diver of the Week honors twice while Krumenacker has earned CAA Co-Women's Swimmer of the Week plaudits. Wilson has also picked up TowsonTigers.com Female Student-Athlete of the Week accolades during the season.
 
Saunderson leads the men's side with four recognitions this season. For his performance at the Bucknell Invitational, Saunderson earned CAA Swimmer of the Week and TowsonTigers.com Male Student-Athlete of the Week honors, his second honor of the season for both. He was also named CollegeSwimming.com's CAA Male Swimmer of the Week for the third time. Nick Breschi has picked up CAA Swimmer of the Week and TowsonTigers.com Male Student-Athlete of the Week honors. Dougherty has been named CollegeSwimming.com's CAA Male Swimmer of the Week this season.
 
Partnering with Amazing Grace
Towson has partnered with the Amazing Grace Organization, a non-profit foundation that provides financial support for clinical trials that focus on treating Osteosarcoma and families fighting the battle against pediatric cancer.
 
The Tigers created a training set that includes 20x200s during the month of January to raise funds and awareness for the Amazing Grace Organization. Each 200-yard swim represents one of the 20 rounds of chemotherapy that Grace Waller, the organization's founder, endured during treatment. Tiger divers are also participating by completing 20 sets of a certain dive throughout the month of January.
 
Fans can donate to the Towson's fundraising page and learn more about the organization here.
 
Up Next
The Tigers will face a pair of in-state rivals when they travel to Navy for a tri-meet with Johns Hopkins on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The meet, which will be held at Lejeune Hall, is scheduled for a 4 p.m. start.