Heading South: Riding a three-game win streak, the Towson University women's basketball team heads south to take on UNCW. Opening tip from Trask Coliseum is set for 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. 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_WBB) for in-game updates.

Series History: The Tigers get their first look this season at the Seahawks with the visit to UNCW. It will be the 29th meeting all-time between Towson and UNCW. The Seahawks lead the series 19-9 and have won six straight after sweeping the season series last year. Towson will be looking for its first win over the Seahawks since the 2012-13 campaign. That year the Tigers swept the series.

Twenty-Twenty Vision: Senior guard Raven Bankston led the Tigers with 26 points in Sunday's win at James Madison. It was the fourth time this season the she has scored 20 or more points in a game and Towson is 3-1 in those contests. Bankston has now scored 20 or more points in a game 33 times in her career.

Notes From the Win Streak: The Tigers have won three straight CAA games for the first time since the final three games of the 2012-13 season. All 11 players who have seen time in the last three games have scored at least two points during that stretch. Five Tigers have pulled down double digit rebounds in those three games. Towson has been to the line 52 times in the last three games and made 37 of those shots for a 71.2 free throw percentage. The Tigers have held opponents to just 20 trips to the line in those three games combined. Senior guard Raven Bankston is the Tigers' leading scorer during that stretch, averaging 17 points per game. Junior forward Mary Cuevas is averaging nearly a double-double with nine points and a team-high nine rebounds per game.

Sharp Shooting Tigers: The Tigers shot 20-for-47 or 42.6 percent from the field at James Madison. It marked the third straight game the Tigers posted a field goal percentage of 40 percent or better. Towson has now shot 40 percent or better from the field 10 times this season. The Tigers are 8-2 when they shoot 40 percent or better in the game.

I'm Honored: After leading the Tigers to two of the biggest wins of the season, senior guard Raven Bankston was named the NewDay USA Student-Athlete of the Week. Bankston averaged 19.5 points per game in the wins over William & Mary and James Madison. She shot 40.6 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from the foul line. She also added nine rebounds, three assists, four steals and a block. It was the third time this season Bankston has been named the NewDay USA Student-Athlete of the Week.

Going Deep: The Tigers hit seven three-pointers in Sunday's win over James Madison. Sophomore guard Sianni Martin tied her career-high with four triples in the game while senior guard Raven Bankston added three.
It was the third most three-pointers in a single-game by the Tigers this season. Towson is now 5-2 this season when it hits five or more three-pointers in a game.

Up Next: Towson returns to SECU Arena on Sunday, Jan. 29 to host Delaware at 2 p.m. That will be the Tigers' Special Olympics Day as the Tigers will be joined at the game by Special Olympic athletes.