Wrapping Up a Busy Stretch: The Towson University volleyball team wraps up a busy stretch that saw the Tigers play three matches in four days on Monday, November 6 at 7 p.m. Towson welcomes James Madison to SECU Arena for a battle for third place in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) standings. 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 bounced back from their loss to Charleston with a 3-2 come from behind victory over UNCW on Saturday night. Towson rallied from a 2-0 deficit for the win over the Seahawks. Junior
Jocelyn Kuilan paces the Tigers on the season with 323 kills, 137 digs and a team-high 33 service aces. Fellow junior
Carola Biver is contributing 262 kills and 211 digs while sophomore
Marrisa Wonders has dished out a team-high 659 assists. Redshirt junior
Anna Holehouse leads the defensive efforts with 484 digs as junior
Olamide Sonuga has a team-high 84 blocks.
Scouting the Dukes: James Madison comes into Monday's contest having won three straight following a 3-0 victory over Delaware on Saturday night.
Briley Brind'Amour led the Dukes with 13 kills in the win over the Blue Hens.
Bryn Recker leads James Madison on the season with 272 kills and 162 digs while
M'Kaela White has contributed 199 kills and 119 blocks.
Sarah Martin has handed out 430 assists while
Taylor Austin has posted 358 digs.
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James Madison Series History: Monday's meeting will be the 55th meeting all-time between the Tigers and Dukes. The match-up is tied at 27-27 after the Tigers posted a 3-1 win earlier this year in Harrisonburg. In that contest,
Julymar Otero finished with 12 kills, 28 assists and 14 digs for her third triple-double of the season.
Bryn Recker led James Madison in the match with 15 kills and 10 digs.
What a Comeback: Towson had to play five sets for just the second time this season on Saturday night against UNCW. The Tigers trailed 2-0 but rallied for the win over the Seahawks. It was the first time the Tigers rallied from a 2-0 deficit since last year against USC Upstate.
Triple the Action: Senior
Julymar Otero contributed 12 kills, 28 assists and 18 digs in Saturday's win over UNCW. It was Otero's second triple-double against the Seahawks and fifth of the season. She matched her career-high in assists and posted a career-best in digs. Otero currently ranks second in the nation in triple-doubles this season.
Can You Dig It? The Tigers recorded 100 digs in the win over UNCW on Saturday night. Four Tigers posted double-digit digs in the match. That group was led by redshirt junior
Anna Holehouse who had 25 while sophomore
Marrisa Wonders finished with a career-high 20 digs. It was the most digs by a Tiger squad in a match since they had 103 digs against Delaware during the 2015 campaign.
Battle for Third Place: With just two matches remaining in the regular season, the Tigers are in a battle for one of the top seeds in the upcoming CAA Tournament. Towson currently sits in third place in the CAA standings, a game in front of James Madison. The CAA Tournament will take place November 16-18 on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Seeing Double: In addition to
Julymar Otero's triple-double on Saturday night, the Tigers had three other players post double-double performances in the win. Sophomore
Marrisa Wonders contributed a season-high 38 assists and a career-high 20 digs for her team-leading 13th double-double of the year. Redshirt junior
Anna Holehouse had a career-best 12 assists and 25 digs for her second career double-double. Both of Holehouse's double-doubles have come against UNCW. Junior
Jocelyn Kuilan contributed a match-high 19 kills and 13 digs for her second double-double of the season and sixth of her career.
Balanced Attack: The Tigers got a balanced attack in Saturday's win over UNCW. Towson had five players post double-digit kills in the victory. Junior
Jocelyn Kuilan led the way with a match-high 19 kills. Juniors
Olamide Sonuga,
Carola Biver and sophomore
Silvia Grassini each posted 13 kills. Senior
Julymar Otero contributed 12 kills. It was the sixth time this season the Tigers have had four or more players post double-digit kills in the same match and Towson is a perfect 6-0 in those contests.
Up Next: The Tigers close out the regular season when they host Delaware on Sunday, November 12 at 1 p.m. Towson will honor seniors
Payton Windell and
Julymar Otero before the contest.
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