NEWARK, Del. – Led by junior Nukiya Mayo with 20 points, the Towson University women's basketball team won the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship on Saturday afternoon in the Bob Carpenter Center in Delaware. A 53-49 win secured the crown for Towson over Drexel in the conference final.
 
This is the first CAA title for the Tigers and the first NCAA Tournament berth in program history. Mayo was named the CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player while redshirt sophomore Kionna Jeter was named to the All-Tournament Team. Jeter posted 10 points in the win while senior Maia Lee led the team in rebounds with eight.
 
Towson awaits the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Monday evening for seeding and matchup announcements. Stay tuned to TowsonTigers.com for more information about a watch party off campus on Monday night.
 
This is Towson's first 20-win season since 2007-08 and the second team in program history to accomplish 20 wins. In the preseason poll the Tigers were voted to finish eighth and completed the regular season tied for third, knocking off the No. 5 seed Delaware, No. 9 seed Hofstra and No. 2 seed Drexel to take the win.
 
How it Happened

• Much like the first two games Towson played in the CAA Championship this week, scoring was back and forth with Drexel scoring the first points.
• The Dragons led by four points six different times in the first quarter, ending the period up 16-12. Danielle Durjan and Nukiya Mayo combined for eight points in the first.
• Entering the second quarter, Drexel scored the first basket before Kionna Jeter hit a three cutting the deficit to three points. Jeter and Mayo scored 14 of Towson's 16 points in the second with a 9-2 run from the duo in the second half of the quarter.
• Entering the locker room the Tigers led 28-27 on 46.2 field goal shooting and 12 points from Mayo.
• The fight continued in the second half. The highest lead either team had was three points.
• With 7:55 left in the half Bailey Greenberg made two free throws putting the Dragons up by three.
• A layup from Mayo cut the lead to one but Drexel responded taking a two-point lead back. At the 5:17 mark Jeter went to the line and tied the game 32-32 with two foul shots made.
• The back and forth continued until 1:26 remained in the quarter when Q. Murray made two free throws tying the game 36-36. A three from Durjan took a Towson lead for the first time in the second half as the teams entered the fourth 39-38 favoring the Tigers.
• Drexel made the first bucket of the fourth and held a three-point lead with 3:07 remaining.
• At the 1:45 mark Murray made a layup cutting the lead to one. On the other end the Dragons missed a shot which Durjan rebounded and Mayo scored off of.
• The Tigers led by three with 25 seconds left after Jeter scored the go-ahead basket with 25 seconds left. Drexel took a timeout and lost control of the ball after inbounding it.
• Mayo was sent to the line and made two free throws putting Towson ahead by five with 11 seconds remaining, sealing the win.

• Towson has now more than doubled the wins from last season, completing one of the best turnarounds in the nation.
• Nukiya Mayo scored in double figures for the 26th time this year and saw 20 points for the seventh time.
• With 10 points on the day, Kionna Jeter had her 27th game in double digits and has 552 on the season.
• Jeter is now fourth all-time in singles season points and third all-time in single season field goals made.
• Q. Murray had four assists on the day, putting her at 142 for the year, second in single season assists.
• For the 15th time this season the Tigers shot at least 40 percent from the field. Earlier in the tournament Towson posted a 52.1 field goal percentage against Hofstra, the season-high.
• In each of the three CAA Championship games Towson played, the team in Black & Gold held its opponent to under 50 points.

Up Next
Towson will find out its opponent on Monday at 7 p.m. during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show.