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Women's Hoops Returns to SECU Arena to Close Homestand

TOWSON, Md. -- The Towson University women's basketball returns home to conclude a three-game homestand this Sunday at SECU Arena. Coming off a 73-72 win over Hofstra on Friday, Towson hosts James Madison at 2 p.m.

THE FAST BREAK
  • Towson concludes a three-game homestand on Sunday, hosting league-leading James Madison at 2 p.m.
  • The Tigers wrap the regular season series with James Madison after falling 69-45 in Harrisonburg in January.
  • Towson is coming off a record-setting performance against Hofstra, blocking 14 shots en route to a 73-72 victory.
  • Mayo is one of two student-athletes in the CAA averaging a double-double in conference games, joined by Delaware's Nicole Enabosi (16.2/10.9). They are the only players averaging double-digit rebounds per league game.
  • For her efforts on Friday, Mayo was selected as the fan vote CAA Player of the Night on Twitter.
  • Three of Towson's four CAA wins this season have come by one point, including the Tigers' two home wins.
  • Towson and Hofstra will renew the series net Sunday, Feb. 18 in Hempstead, New York.

SERIES HISTORY

  • Towson and James Madison women's basketball will meet for the 46th time on the hardwood.
  • The Dukes clipped Towson 69-45 in Harrisonburg.
  • Towson swept the season series last year, including a 54-51 win at SECU Arena on Jan. 8, 2017.
  • James Madison leads the all-time series 40-5.

SWAT CITY I

  • One of the country's best blocking teams, Towson, continued its swatting ways Friday night, stopping 14 Hofstra shots.
  • Those 14 blocks set numerous program records.
  • It was the most blocks ever in a single game for Towson, besting the previous mark of 13 against Glassboro State (now Rowan University) in 1980.
  • The 14 blocks were the most ever by a collegiate basketball team at SECU Arena, men's or women's.
  • It was the fifth-most blocks in CAA history and ranks tied for second-most in a single CAA contest.
  • Towson's 14 blocks were the fifth-most by a Division I team in a game this season.


SWAT CITY II

  • Since league play began, the Tigers have knocked away 81 opponent shots, including 14 on Friday night against Hofstra
  • Towson has out-blocked seven of its 12 CAA foes this season. In only three have the Tigers been out-blocked. In each meeting with William & Mary, the two teams blocked the same number of shots.
  • Towson ranks ninth nationally in total blocks (151) and sits sixth in blocks per game (6.6).
  • Towson enters Sunday's game with 151 blocks on the season. It is the most blocked shots for a Tiger team since Towson joined the CAA for the 2001-02 season.
  • Five Tigers have recorded 10 or more blocks this season (Cuevas-59, Nukiya Mayo-33, Daijha Thomas-16, Maia Lee - 13, Rainer Bankston - 11).

UP NEXT

  • Sunday  completes a three-game stand for the Tigers at SECU Arena.
  • Towson welcomes James Madison (Feb. 11) to town on Sunday to round out the stretch.
  • Game times is set for 2 p.m., respectively.
  • It is Towson's longest stretch of home games since hosting four straight a the end of November and beginning of December. Towson won three of those four games.
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Players Mentioned

Maia Lee

#25 Maia Lee

C
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Nukiya Mayo

#1 Nukiya Mayo

G/F
6' 3"
Sophomore
Daijha Thomas

#33 Daijha Thomas

C
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Maia Lee

#25 Maia Lee

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
C
Nukiya Mayo

#1 Nukiya Mayo

6' 3"
Sophomore
G/F
Daijha Thomas

#33 Daijha Thomas

6' 4"
Senior
C