TOWSON, Md. – Kionna Jeter scored a game-high 26 points and Aleah Nelson added a career-high 22 points with seven assists.as the Towson women's basketball team defeated Hofstra, 92-64, on Sunday afternoon at SECU Arena in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play to complete a weekend sweep. The Tigers beat the Pride, 65-60, on Saturday.
 
Shavonne Smith rebounded from season-low four-point effort by scoring 18 points, on 6-of-9 shooting, and had a team-best six rebounds. Smith has scored in double figures in eight of the 10 games this season for the Tigers (7-3, 2-1 CAA).
 
The Tigers hit 14 3-pointer FG's Sunday, the most in program history. Nelson made six from long range, including four in the first quarter, while Smith (4) and Jeter (3) also hit multiple shots from behind the arc. The previous record was 12, all occurring in 2015.
 
Towson took a 13-4 lead after four minutes of action. Nelson nailed a pair of 3-point jumpers during the run, while Smith added five points. After Hofstra narrowed the lead to 15-8, Towson went on a 13-3 run in the final three minutes to end the quarter. Nelson hit two more from long distance, including one to beat the buzzer to end the stanza giving Towson a 28-11 advantage. She finished the quarter with 14 points.
 
Jeter caught fire in the second quarter, scoring seven points in the first two minutes, giving Towson a 35-11 advantage. Jeter later added a 3-pointer and a steal and a breakaway layup to help Towson take a 48-23 advantage into the locker room. Jeter (17 points), Nelson (14) and Smith (9) combined for 40.
 
Towson out-scored the Pride 44-41 in the second half.
 
JaKayla Brown scored 15 points for Hofstra.
 
During the weekend sweep, Jeter scored 50 points, while Nelson had 40 points and handed out 14 assists.
 
 
Towson University women's basketball coach Diane Richardson missed this weekend's games due to COVID-19 protocols. Associate head coach Zach Kancher led the team in her absence. Richardson and her husband, Larry, surprised the Tigers by announcing the starting lineups prior to the game via Zoom.
 
Records: 

• Towson – 7-3 (2-1 CAA)
• Hofstra – 4-10 (2-6 CAA)

 
Key Stats: 

• Jeter has scored 10 or more points in 18 consecutive games and 40 of her last 41 dating back to the 2018-19 season. As a Tiger, Jeter has scored in double figures 66 times in 72 career games. She has 1,345 career points in a Towson uniform, which is tied for sixth on the all-time list with Dominique Johnson. 
• The Tigers led for 39:40 seconds of the game and for 78:50 of the 80 minutes this weekend. Hofstra led for 29 seconds on Saturday.
• Towson caused 10 first half turnovers, leading to 20 points, and held the Pride to 27.3 percent shooting in the first half.

 
Postgame Quotes:

• Towson associate head coach Zach Kancher: "Melo (Jeter) is a superstar, but we keep telling Aleah Nelson that she is also a superstar and she showed that today. The great thing about having multiple players who can score, like Aleah and Scoop (Smith) is that it lessens the pressure on Melo." 
• Towson guard Aleah Nelson: "Coach Rich always says for us to come out and punch our opponents in the mouth early and we did that today. We had a lot of energy early. We held them to 11 first quarter points and that defensive intensity helped our offense." 

 
How it Happened: 

• Towson took a 13-4 lead after four minutes of action. Nelson nailed a pair of 3-point jumpers during the run, while Smith added five points.
• After Hofstra narrowed the lead to 15-8, Towson went on a 13-3 run in the final three minutes to end the quarter. Nelson hit two more from long distance, including one to beat the buzzer to end the stanza giving Towson a 28-11 advantage. She finished the first quarter with 14 points.
• Jeter caught fire in the second quarter, scoring seven points in the first two minutes, giving Towson a 35-11 advantage.
• Jeter added a 3-pointer and then had a steal and a breakaway layup to help Towson take a 42-20 lead.
• Towson took a 48-23 advantage into the locker room, Jeter (17 points), Nelson (14 with six assists) and Smith (9) combined for 40.
• Towson out-scored Hofstra, 17-13, in the third quarter. Six different Tigers scored during the stanza.
• In the fourth quarter, Jeter scored seven points in a 1:30 span to give Towson a 30-point advantage, 74-44.
• Smith hit a pair of 3-pointers, including the record breaking 13^th with 4:54 remaining and Nelson made another with 3:39 to play to give Towson an 85-53 advantage.  

 
Inside the Numbers: 

• Nelson has topped the Tigers in assists in each of the 10 games this season. The sophomore from Baltimore is averaging 7.0 assists per contest. 

 
Next Game: 
Towson will visit William & Mary next Saturday and Sunday. Virtual season tickets are available now, get your personalized fan cutout today: contact Josh Behringer at 410-704-3330 or jbehringer@towson.edu.