WILMINGTON, N.C. – Raine Bankston led three Towson University women's basketball players in double figures with 18 points during a 64-53 setback to UNCW in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) contest at Trask Coliseum Thursday night.
 
Nukiya Mayo chipped in with a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) and Jalynn Holmes finished with a career best 11 points. Towson held a 45-42 lead following an acrobatic over-the-shoulder basket from Bankston with six minutes remaining.
 
Mary Cuevas added nine points for the Tigers.
 
Chinyere Bell scored 16 of her 18 points in the second half. She gave the Seahawks the lead for good, 50-47 with a 3-pointer with 3:43 remaining. Lacey Suggs (15 points) and Jenny DeGraaf (14 points, 10 rebounds) finished in double figures for the Seahawks.
 
Records
Towson           9-19 overall, 4-13 CAA
UNCW            11-17, 4-13
 
How It Happened

• Bankston complemented her performance with six rebounds and three assists.
• Bankston scored eight of the Tigers' 14 fourth quarter points.
• UNCW finished the game on a 22-8 run.
• The Tigers scored six points over the final four minutes after Mayo tied the game at 47 with a short jumper in the lane.
• After trailing by three in the fourth quarter, UNCW made six consecutive shots to gain control.
• Already leading 29-23 at intermission, Cuevas opened the third quarter with a basket on Towson's first possession that extended its lead to 31-23 43 seconds into the third quarter.
• Towson ended the first half on a 12-2 run to open a six-point halftime lead.
• The Tigers made five consecutive shots to end the second quarter.
• Three players scored points during the closing burst, including Maia Lee, who scored both of her baskets.
• Bankston was responsible for eight of the 12 points as she scored five straight and assisted on a Holmes 3-pointer that gave the Tigers a 25-23 lead.
• Four Tigers scored in the first quarter as Towson forged a 14-11 advantage.

 
Inside the Numbers

• This was the 19th time this season that Bankston has scored in double figures.
• This was Mayo's ninth double-double.
• UNCW attempted nine foul shots in the fourth quarter while Towson didn't get to the free throw line in the last quarter.
• Towson was 7-of-15 shooting in the fourth quarter.
• Bankston, Mayo and Danielle Durjan made their 28th consecutive start this season.
• The Tigers finished with 14 offensive rebounds.
• UNCW won the battle of the benches, 41-13.

Up Next
Towson concludes its regular season by hosting rival Delaware at 2 p.m. The Tigers will recognize their three seniors prior to the game.