TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team exploded for a 95-64 win over UMBC before a record crowd of 3,100 on STEM Day. The Tigers presented head coach Diane Richardson with her first collegiate coaching victory by posting the second most single-game points in program history.

Richardson and the Tigers were joined by local elementary and middle school students as Towson presented its fifth annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Day. The school children in attendance helped set the school record for attendance at a women's game and ranks as the ninth biggest attendance for a Towson basketball game in SECU Arena.

THE BASICS
Towson, 95, UMBC 64
SECU Arena, Towson, Md.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After allowing UMBC to score the first basket of the game, Towson used a 13-2 run to take a 13-4 advantage with three minutes to go in the first quarter. Junior guard Danielle Durjan drained a pair of three-pointers during that stretch.
• Towson scored four of the final nine points in the period and took a 17-9 lead after 10 minutes of play.
• The Tigers (1-3) opened the second quarter on a 14-5 run and took a 31-14 advantage with 6:04 left on the clock. Durjan and sophomore guard Etalyia Vogt each scored five points during that stretch.
• UMBC (1-4) responded with a 9-2 run of its own and cut the Towson advantage to 10, 33-23, with 3:51 to go in the stanza.
• The Tigers went 9-for-10 from the foul line over the final 3:30 of the period. Sophomore forward Nukiya Mayo was a perfect four-for-four during that stretch while senior forward Mary Cuevas went 3-for-4.
• Durjan's fourth three-pointer of the game sent the Tigers into the half with a 45-28 lead.
• The two teams traded buckets early in the third quarter as Mayo's jumper at 7:31 gave Towson a 52-36 lead.
• Five straight points from freshman guard Jalynn Holmes gave the home team a 57-41 advantage with 5:57 left on the clock.
• The Tigers again used a strong showing from the foul line to close out the third quarter. Towson was 10-for-12 over the final four minutes of the period. Mayo went 5-for-6 from the line during that stretch.
• A jumper from freshman forward Tess Borgosz gave Towson a 72-48 lead with 10 minutes to play.
• Towson scored eight of the first 14 points in the fourth quarter and led 80-52 with 6:44 left in the contest. Graduate student guard Kayla Davis contributed four points during that run.
• A lay-up from Holmes at 3:27 put the home team ahead 88-58.
• The two teams traded baskets down the stretch before Holmes connected on a pair of free throws with 23 seconds to play, which closed out the 95-64 win.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Towson scored 90 or more points in a game for the first time since last year's season opener against UMass Lowell. It was the 18th time in school history that the Tigers have scored 90 or more points in a game. The school record for single-game points was 96 set by the Tigers during the 1979-80 season at St. Mary's.
• Towson shot a season-best 46.2 percent from the field while UMBC posted a 35.6 field goal percentage. The Tigers connected on eight three-pointers in the game and made 27-of-32 (84.4%) chances from the foul line.
• For the fourth straight game, the Tigers won the rebounding battle, 45-39. Ten of the 12 Tigers, who appeared in the game grabbed at least one rebound. For the third straight game, Mayo led the Tigers on the boards with nine.
• Mayo (22) and Durjan (21) led the Tigers in scoring, giving Towson its first two players with 20 or more points in the same game since Raven Bankston and Sianni Martin did so in last year's season opener.
• Vogt had a productive day for the Tigers with a career-high 15 points, five assists and four steals.
• Laura Castaldo led UMBC with 24 points.
• Towson scored 29 points off 23 UMBC turnovers in the game and got 39 points from their bench.

The Tigers will be back on the court on Sunday, Nov. 26 when they host Colgate at 2 p.m.