TOWSON, Md. – This weekend the Towson University women's basketball team will return home for the first time since Dec. 4. The Tigers host Northeastern on Friday and Hofstra on Sunday in the first home weekend of conference play.
Both games will be streamed live on TowsonTigers.com from the Towson Sports Network with Ben Rosenbaum on the call. He will be joined by Rashad Christian for Friday's contest.
Last Time Out
Towson opened action in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) last weekend on the road at Drexel and Delaware. It was a streak-breaking weekend as the Tigers won both games, the first win over the Dragons since 2010 and the first win at Delaware since 2008. In Sunday's win, redshirt sophomore Kionna Jeter led the way with 24 points, nine rebounds and two assists. Jeter was joined by junior Nukiya Mayo in the double-figure club as she scored 13 and had eight rebounds.
The Series: Northeastern Leads (19-18)
The Huskies hold the series lead after taking the advantage last February. Northeastern has won the last five meetings, beginning Feb. 28, 2016. In the last meeting the Tigers traveled to Boston and despite a 20-point effort from Danielle Durjan, fell to the Huskies 79-61.
The Series: Hofstra Leads ( 35-31)
Sunday will be the 67th meeting between Towson and Hofstra (6-8), as the Pride lead the series 35-31. Last season the Tigers split, taking a win at home before losing on the road. While playing in Maryland, the series record is 17-16 in favor of Hofstra. It's been a fairly even series played at Towson.
Scouting the Tigers
After one week of CAA action the Tigers are in a three-way tie for place in the conference, behind Northeastern and James Madison. Towson is led by redshirt sophomore Kionna Jeter, who continues to lead the league in scoring with 20.5 points per game. Supporting the scoring effort is junior Nukiya Mayo, who is averaging 11.8 points per game. Mayo also leads the team in rebounds with 6.6 per game while Q. Murray leads in assists with an average of 3.7 per game.
Scouting the Huskies (12-1)
Northeastern comes to town after defeating William & Mary and Elon. The Huskies' lone loss came to Marist in December on the road. They have a Power 5 win over Florida and have defeated UMass, a common opponent with the Tigers. Northeastern is led by Jess Genco who is averaging 19.5 points per game while Shannon Todd is contributing 10.2. Genco is leading the league in 3-point shooting percentage, 3-pointers made and free throw shooting percentage. At the line she is 90.4 percent. Gabby Giacone is leading the team in rebounds with 6.5 per game while Genco leads in assists with 3.7 per game.
Scouting the Pride (6-8)
Hofstra comes to town on Sunday and will face JMU on Friday before taking on the Tigers. The Pride are currently ninth in the CAA standings and have opened conference play 0-2. Leading the offense is Boogie Brozoski with 15.0 points per game and Sica Cuzic with 11.1. Cuzic is also leading the team in rebounds with 7.4 per game while Brozoski has the assists on lock with 3.2 per game. Hofstra has played in the Baltimore area already this season with a nonconference game at UMBC. The Pride took the win 45-42.
Block Party
Towson remains the conference leader in blocks, averaging 6.0 per game, ranking seventh in the nation. Freshman Janeen Camp has made her mark this year as the CAA leader with an average of 2.3. Camp has had two games with at least five blocks, with five against UMass and her career-best six at Marshall. Junior Ryan Holder also is in the conference top-10 for blocks, holding onto No. 4 with 1.3 per game. She had a season-high five against Delaware on Sunday. Nationally, Camp ranks 28th among shot-blockers and Holder is in the top 150.
Off-the-glass Grabbers
With 17.0 offensive rebounds per game the Tigers are 10th in the nation and 78th nationally in rebounds overall. Towson is averaging 44.5 boards per game, putting the team second in the conference rankings behind James Madison while leading the CAA in offensive rebounds. Nukiya Mayo is eighth in the league in rebounding, with Kionna Jeter joining her in the top-15.
Community Service Champions
In the fall 2018 semester the Towson University athletic teams completed the most community service hours among all schools in the NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Competition. Tiger student-athletes and staff completed 5,583 hours of community service from September to November in the Greater Baltimore Area. Towson's national championship in community service will be celebrated at the February 14th men's basketball game against Delaware.
Join Us at SECU
Tickets are available for all remaining home games at SECU Arena. For more information on purchasing tickets please contact Scott Casten (scasten@towson.edu) or visit https://towsontigers.com/sports/2014/7/31/WBB_0731144907.aspx
