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Iona Final Score
58
IONA IONA
75
Winner Towson TOWSON
IONA IONA
58
Final
75
Towson TOWSON
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
IONA IONA 16 18 7 17 58
Towson TOWSON 21 10 19 25 75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Jeter Drops 31 as Towson Defeats Iona in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto RicoFriday afternoon the Towson University women's basketball team faced Iona in its second game of the Puerto Rico Clasico tournament, taking a 75-58 win.
 
The Tigers were led by Kionna Jeter who posted a season-high 31 points. Myasia Jones also dropped 14 with 11 from Nukiya Mayo and 10 from Q. Murray. Jeter led the team in rebounds with nine and had a season best six steals.
 
How it Happened
  • Both teams scored back and forth in the opening few minutes of the game but two straight buckets from the Tigers pushed Towson to an 11-4 lead before the first media timeout.
  • On the other side of the break the Gaels caught up, trailing by three with just over a minute left in the period.
  • At the end of the first the Tigers led by five but the second quarter would be a different story. Iona fought hard on both ends of the court, coming within two points of tying it up just before halftime and taking a one-point lead. A late foul would put the Gaels on the line as they took a 34-31 lead into the locker room.
  • Kionna Jeter had a team-high nine points at halftime, her and Ryan Holder led the team in rebounds with four each.
  • Towson was shooting well through the first half, 44.8 percent from the field after a 50 percent showing in the first quarter.
  • Entering the third quarter the Black & Gold went on an 8-0 run to take a 39-34 lead at the media timeout, Jeter leading the team with 13.
  • The Tigers led by nine at the end of the third, 50-41.
  • Strong shooting would help Towson once again in the fourth with a field goal percentage of 75 percent as the Tigers outscored Iona 25-17.
  • By the media timeout of the fourth quarter the Gaels were trailing by just nine points. Myasia Jones hit a three on the other side if the break to give Towson a 62-49 advantage.
  • Jeter lit up the floor with four steals in the fourth, scoring on three of those possessions as the Tigers went on a short run.
  • Iona took a timeout when the Tigers held a 66-52 lead, the next timeout for the Gaels came with 43 seconds to go and a 71-55 lead for the Black & Gold.
  • A couple more fouls later and the Tigers sealed the win.
Beyond the Box
  • Kionna Jeter's 31 points are the first time she has scored at least 30 this year. It is her first 30-point performance since scoring 30 against Delaware in the quarterfinal of the 2019 CAA Championship.
  • This is also Jeter's ninth straight game in double figures, dating back to the March 16 game against Drexel.
  • Nukiya Mayo scored in double figures for the fifth time this season.
  • Myasia Jones has come out of the gates with five straight games with 10 or more points. Against Iona she made 6-of-7 from the field, an 85 percent field goal shooting night.
  • Towson has now won four of its last six games played at a neutral site, dating back to March 14 against Delaware in the conference tournament.
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