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Tigers Wrap Up Regular Season at Delaware Wednesday

Wrapping Up the Regular Season: The Towson University women's basketball team hits the road for its final game of the regular season on Wednesday, March 1. The Tigers visit longtime rival Delaware with opening tip scheduled for 7 p.m. Towson Sports Network's Ben Rosenbaum and Caleb Studivant are making the trip and will provide audio coverage of the game starting at 6:45 p.m. Links to live stats, audio 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 updates.

Series History: Towson wraps up the regular season with a visit to one of its oldest rivals, Delaware. It will be the 71st meeting all-time between the Tigers and Blue Hens in a series that began during the 1976-77 season. The Blue Hens hold a 50-20 advantage in the series and have won four straight over the Tigers. When the two schools met at the end of January, guard Raven Bankston scored 31 points but it was not enough as Delaware claimed the 73-67 victory. Kiersten West led the Blue Hens with 16 points.

Twenty-Twenty Vision: Playing her final home game, senior guard Raven Bankston posted a game-high 22 points on Sunday against Elon. It was Bankston's 26th game this season scoring in double-digits and sixth time this year that she has recorded 20 or more points in a game. Bankston has now scored in double figures in 86 games during her career.

Take Advantage of the Turnovers: The Tigers took advantage of Elon's turnovers on Sunday afternoon. Towson scored 20 points off 19 Phoenix turnovers in that game. It was the 10th time this season the Tigers have scored 20 or more points off of their opponents' turnovers. Towson scored a season-high 34 points off 31 UMass Lowell turnovers in the season opener.

She'll Take The Charity: Towson senior guard Raven Bankston went 7-for-8 from the charity stripe against Elon. It was the 10th time this season she has drained five or more shots from the foul line in a game. Bankston is 101-for-124 (81.5%) from the charity stripe this season. It is the second straight season and third time in four years that she has made at least 100 shots from the foul line. She is the fifth player in program history to have two or more seasons with 100 or more made free throws and first since Tanisha McTiller ('14).

Welcome to the Block Party: Towson finished with five blocks against Elon. Junior forward Mary Cuevas had a pair of rejections while junior center Daijha Thomas added one. Guards Raine Bankston and Raven Bankston each recorded a block as well. It was the sixth time this season the Tigers have recorded five or more blocks in a game. Cuevas leads Towson on the season with 26 blocks which ranks 19th in single-season history at Towson. Thomas is second on the team with 20 blocks. She now has 58 blocks for her career and needs three more blocks to move into the top 10 for career blocks at Towson.

Seeing Double: Towson had three players finish with double-digits on the scoresheet versus Elon. Senior guard Raven Bankston finished with 22 points while sophomore guard Sianni Martin had 15 points. Redshirt sophomore center Maia Lee rounded out the group with 10 points. Bankston has now scored in double figures in 26 of 28 games this season. Martin has scored in double figures in eight straight games and 23 games total. Lee has hit for double figures twice this season.

I'll Take That: The Tigers have made quick use of their hands this season. The Tigers finished with 11 steals against Elon. Five Towson players posted at least one steal in the game. Towson has recorded double-digit steals in 17 games this season. The Tigers have 286 steals this season, which is their most swipes in a season since the 2010-11 season when they finished with 288 steals. The Tigers entered play this week ranked 35th in the nation in steals per game (10.2). Senior guard Raven Bankston has led the Tigers efforts in this category. Bankston enters play this week with 85 steals, which ranks eighth in single-season history at Towson. Bankston ranks 16th nationally for total steals and 18th in steals per game (3.04 per game) entering play Wednesday.

Up Next: The Tigers will be back in action when the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament kicks off at James Madison on Wednesday, March 8. Check back with TowsonTigers.com as the Tigers' opponent and game time will be determined by the results of Wednesday's action.

 
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Players Mentioned

Sianni Martin

#3 Sianni Martin

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
Raine Bankston

#10 Raine Bankston

G
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Raven Bankston

#11 Raven Bankston

G
5' 10"
Senior
Maia Lee

#25 Maia Lee

C
6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
Daijha Thomas

#33 Daijha Thomas

C
6' 4"
Junior
Mary Cuevas

#22 Mary Cuevas

F
6' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sianni Martin

#3 Sianni Martin

5' 8"
Sophomore
G
Raine Bankston

#10 Raine Bankston

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
G
Raven Bankston

#11 Raven Bankston

5' 10"
Senior
G
Maia Lee

#25 Maia Lee

6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
C
Daijha Thomas

#33 Daijha Thomas

6' 4"
Junior
C
Mary Cuevas

#22 Mary Cuevas

6' 4"
Junior
F