It's Good to be Home: After playing six of their first eight Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) matches on the road, the Towson University volleyball team begins the second half of its CAA slate with a pair of home matches this weekend. Towson welcomes Elon to town on Friday night while William & Mary comes to SECU Arena on Sunday afternoon. Sunday's match will be a Youth Day and there will be a face painter and balloon artist at 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_VB) for updates.

Looking at the Tigers: The Tigers stretched their win streak to three straight matches with a 3-1 win at James Madison last time out. Senior Julymar Otero posted her third triple-double of the season to lead the Tigers efforts. Junior Jocelyn Kuilan paces the Tigers on the season with 244 kills, 94 digs and a team-high 26 service aces. Fellow junior Carola Biver is contributing 226 kills and 187 digs while sophomore Marrisa Wonders has dished out a team-high 508 assists. Redshirt junior Anna Holehouse leads the defensive efforts with 388 digs as junior Olamide Sonuga has a team-high 72 blocks.

Scouting the Phoenix: Elon sits at 14-9 overall and 3-5 in the CAA. The Phoenix snapped a three-match losing streak with a 3-0 victory over UNCW last time out. Sydney Busa led the Phoenix with 18 kills and 14 digs in that contest. Busa has a team-high 368 kills and 293 digs so far this season. Kam Terry has contributed 305 kills, 24 service aces and 217 digs while Kodi Garcia has handed out 899 assists. Maddie Jaudon has a team-best 366 digs.  

Elon Series History: Friday's contest will be the 10th all-time between the Tigers and Elon. Towson holds a 8-1 advantage in the match-up and the Tigers have won all seven meetings since the Phoenix joined the CAA in 2014. Earlier this season, Towson earned a 3-1 win at Elon. Jocelyn Kuilan led the Tigers with 15 kills and six digs in that match while Sydney Busa had 22 kills and 13 digs for Elon.

Scouting the Tribe: William & Mary will head to Delaware on Friday night before visiting the Tigers on Sunday. The Tribe (4-18, 1-7 CAA) enters play this week looking to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to the College of Charleston last time out. Sydney Biniak leads the Tribe with 316 kills and 35 blocks while Julia Brown has contributed 143 kills and 72 blocks. Katie Turner has a team-high 220 digs for William & Mary.

William & Mary Series History: Towson and William & Mary will be meeting for the 38th time in a series that began in 1976. The Tigers hold a slim 20-17 edge in the matchup and have won seven straight in the series. Earlier this season the Tigers claimed a 3-0 win in Williamsburg behind 18 kills from Carola Biver. Sydney Biniak posted 10 kills for the Tribe.

I'm Honored: Towson senior Julymar Otero was named the CAA Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Otero finished with a combined 20 kills, 53 assists and 28 digs while leading the Tigers to road wins at Delaware and James Madison. In the win at Delaware, Otero finished with eight kills, 25 assists and 14 digs. During Sunday's win at James Madison, Otero posted her CAA leading third triple-double of the season. Otero finished with 12 kills, 28 assists and 14 digs versus the Dukes. Otero becomes the third player honored by the CAA this season (Anna Holehouse and Olamide Sonuga).

Aces are a Girls' Best Friend: Towson turned in another strong performance from the service line against Delaware. The Tigers finished with 13 service aces as Silvia Grassini led the way with six. It was the most service aces by a Towson squad since the Tigers had 13 against Canisius on September 2 of last year. Towson has recorded double-digit service aces 11 times under head coach Don Metil and has posted a 9-2 record in those matches (since the start of the 2013 season).

Sweet Swings: Towson sophomore Silvia Grassini continues to swing well at the net. Grassini had 12 kills and hit .556 in Sunday's win over James Madison. It was the third time this season that Grassini has posted at least 10 kills and hit better than .500 in a match. Entering play this weekend Grassini ranked second in the CAA and 29th nationally with a .393 hitting percentage. In CAA-only matches this season Grassini is hitting a league best .491.

Up Next: Following this weekend's action the Tigers hit the road for the final time during the regular season. Towson visits Hofstra on October 27 and Northeastern on October 29. The Tigers will then play their final four regular season matches inside SECU Arena.