PHILADELPHIA – The Towson University women's basketball team earned its second straight win on Monday night, 73-52 over Saint Joseph's on the road.
 
The Tigers were led by redshirt sophomore Kionna Jeter who scored 19 points, while Nukiya Mayo and Danielle Durjan dropped 16 each. Towson improves to 5-4 on the season while the Hawks fall to 3-7.
 
How it Happened

• The Tigers started with a quick 4-0 lead, followed by a response from the home team as they took a 5-4 lead four minutes in.
• Towson ended the first period trailing 19-15, led by Nukiya Mayo with six points.
• Entering the second quarter the road team fought the entire 10 minutes to regain the lead, finally breaking through with just over four minutes to go.
• A jumper from Kionna Jeter took a one-point advantage and the Tigers rolled from there, ending the half leading 39-36.
• At halftime Danielle Durjan was leading the offense with 14 points as she came off the bench, with nine points from Jeter.
• Entering the third period Towson took a quick 4-0 run and extended the lead to 43-36 forcing a timeout from the Hawks with 7:16 to go, leading to almost three minutes with zero points. The silence was ended by Q. Murray with an and-one play, taking a 46-36 lead with four minutes left in the period.
• The road team would end up holding Saint Joseph's to just eight points in the third quarter, ending with a six-point advantage with the final 10 minutes in view.
• At the end of the third period Durjan was still the leading scorer of the game for Towson with 16 points, but in the last quarter her teammates would catch fire to seal the win.
• Both teams were again silent at the rim, this time for the opening minute and five seconds. Jeter took advantage of a steal and put in a layup, grabbing the and-one and taking a nine point lead.
• The back-and-forth possessions continued, with Towson scoring on more occasions to end up with a game-high 22 point lead with just 1:16 to go.
   

From the Box

• The Tigers held the Hawks to just eight points in both the third and fourth quarters, many of the home team's points coming from free throws. Saint Joseph's shot 71.4 percent from the line while Towson hit an even 50 percent.
• Rebounds were a friend to the Tigers tonight with 24 second chance points and 45 total rebounds, including 20 offensive.
• The Hawks largest lead was by eight points in the second quarter, that was also the last time they led in the game.

 
Looking Ahead
Towson continues its road stretch next week, traveling to face West Virginia in Morgantown on Thursday, Dec. 20.