TOWSON, Md. -- The Towson University women's basketball team continues a three-game home stand Friday night, welcoming Hofstra University to SECU Arena for Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action.

The Fast Break

• Towson continues its three-game homestand on Friday with the Pride of Hofstra University at 7 p.m.
• The Tigers open the season series against Hofstra before concluding the series next Sunday, Feb. 18 in Hempstead.
• Sophomore forward Nukiya Mayo is averaging a double-double in CAA games, putting up 12.5 points per game, coupled with 10.1 boards an outing.
• 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.
• This weekend rounds out Towson's second homestand of at least three games or more. Towson had a four-game stretch in nonconference action, going 3-1 in that span.
• Hofstra is one of two teams Towson will play in back-to-back weeks during league play. Earlier this season, Towson and Elon met twice in a 10-day span.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Tigers meet Hofstra for the 65th time in series history this Friday.
• Last season, the teams split the regular season series, with the road team emerging as the victor in each game.
• Towson fell 70-61 at home before rebounding for a 59-56 victory on Long Island.
• The Pride got the rubber match, however. Ninth-seeded Hofstra clipped the Tigers 77-66 in the first round of the CAA Tournament last season.

SHINE THE GLASS

• Towson dominated the boards on Sunday against William & Mary.
• The Tigers pulled down 49 total rebounds, including 27 on the offensive end. The Tribe managed 34 rebounds, with 23 coming on defense.
• Thanks to that 27-23 edge, Towson posted 17 second-chance points.

SEEING DOUBLE

• Senior Mary Cuevas posted another 12 points last Friday night at Drexel. It was the 16th time in the last 17 games she has reached double figures.
• Nukiya Mayo put away another double-double on Sunday against William & Mary with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
• Cuevas has a double-double in five of her last seven games.
• For the season, Cuevas leads the team with nine double-doubles, while Nukiya Mayo has added six.
• It is the most double-doubles by a Tiger since LaTorri Hines-Allen had 14 during the 2014-15 campaign.

I'LL TAKE THAT

• Towson has recorded 124 steals through 11 CAA games this season.
• In CAA-only contests the Tigers are averaging a league-best 11.27 steals per game. 
• Raine Bankston and Etalyia Vogt lead the Tigers with 31 and 24 steals each in league action. 
• Danielle Durjan (18), Mary Cuevas (11) and Nukiya Mayo (17) are also in double figures.
• Towson nabbed 14 steals against William & Mary, paced by four each from Mayo and Bankston.
• Overall, the Tigers have 225 total steals, which ranks second in the league and rank first in the CAA while averaging 10.23 steals per game. 
• Towson has recorded double-digit steals in 11 contests this season. 
• Towson has protected the ball in league play, with opponents nabbing just 87 steals.

DON'T HOLD THE MAYO

• Nukiya Mayo has been a force on defense in league play, blocking 1.2 shots per game while coming up with 1.5 steals per outing.
• In addition to Mayo, there are only four other players in the CAA ranked in the top 15 in both categories: Bianca Boggs (W&M), Nicole Enabosi (Delaware), Logan Reynolds (JMU) and Victoria Reynolds (W&M) 

SWAT CITY

• Since league play began, the Tigers have knocked away 67 opponent shots, including seven on Sunday afternoon against William & Mary.
• Towson has out-blocked six of its 11 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 12th nationally in total blocks (137) and sits 11th in blocks per game (6.2).
• Towson enters Friday's game with 137 blocks on the season. It is the most blocked shots for a Tiger team since Towson joined the CAA for the 2001-02 season.
• Four Tigers have recorded 10 or more blocks this season (Cuevas-53, Nukiya Mayo-29, Daijha Thomas-16, Maia Lee - 12).

START ME UP

• The Tigers have been fairly steady in the starting five this season.
• Three Tigers have started all 22 games, Raine Bankston, Nukiya Mayo and Danielle Durjan.
• Mary Cuevas is fourth with 17 starts while Etalyia Vogt has made 15 starts in 2018.
• Towson has used just four different starting combinations in 2018.

UP NEXT

• Friday continues 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 are set for 7 p.m. and 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.