SCHEDULE UPDATE: The game has been moved to Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 p.m.

The Matchup: Towson (1-2-2, 0-1 CAA) vs. Northeastern (3-3-1, 1-1 CAA)
Place: Tiger Field – Towson, Md.
Game: March 27, 8:30 p.m.
Live Stats: towsontigers.com
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's soccer team's next two games will be at Tiger Field, beginning with the CAA home opener against Northeastern on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 p.m.
 
Live stats will be available on towsontigers.com.
 
This spring season, the CAA is split into north and south divisions, with teams in each division competing against each other.  The top two teams in each division will compete in the CAA Tournament at Towson from April 15-17, 2021.
 
Each team is coming off a road defeat in league play.  Towson fell in double overtime 1-0 to Drexel on Sunday to come in at 1-2-2 overall and 0-1 in the CAA.  Northeastern was defeated by Hofstra 3-0 on Sunday, making the Huskies 3-3-1 overall and 1-1 in the CAA.
 
In a series that began in 1997, Towson and Northeastern have played every season since 2005.  Northeastern has a slight 9-8-2 edge in the series, including winning 6-0 on Sept. 26, 2019 in Boston.  Towson's last win in the series came on Oct. 9, 2011, a 3-1 home victory.
 
MILLER NAMED 2019 ALL-CAA
In 2019, Jacey Miller earned All-CAA Third Team at defender, one of just four freshmen in the league to earn all-conference honors.  The Auburn, Pa. native also was selected to the CAA All-Rookie Team.  Miller started all 18 games in 2019 at defender, playing over 1600 minutes.  She added a goal and assist on the offensive end.
 
LAST TIME: TOWSON FELLED LATE AT DREXEL
Towson outshot Drexel 20-15 and had chances to score late in the second half but fell in double overtime to Drexel 1-0 in the conference opener.
Top Towson offensive player:
--Phoebe Canoles: 5 shots, 2 SOG
Towson goalkeeper:
--Riley Melendez (L): 1 GA, 5 saves
 
FEAR THE FRESHMEN
Towson's freshmen have been stellar to start the 2021 spring campaign.  Goalie Riley Melendez sports a 0.71 goals allowed average, top in the CAA.  Nia Christopher is the team's leader in shots on goal with nine, Khori Banks and Alexandra Rush have a goal each and Demi Pierre has two assists.
 
TIGER FIELD UPGRADED
Tiger FIeld, the home of Towson women's soccer, got some major upgrades during phase two of the Lower Fields Complex construction.  The field now has a new grandstand, press box and lighting system, plus has new concessions and restrooms.
 
BLANK HAS NO BLANK SLATE
Towson returns its leading scorer from the 2019 season, Jenna Blank, who earned five goals and two assists last season.  She has eight career goals in 35 games, including 27 starts at forward.
 
The junior has three career game-winning goals with the Black & Gold.  One more ties her for 12th all-time in Towson history.
 
Välkommen till Towson universitet
Towson sports two players from Sweden: sophomore Demi Pierre, from Gävle, played four games, including both goals in a victory over Mount St. Mary's, before missing most of the year due to injury, and Maja Hansson, from Sandviken, a freshman who played for the U18 Swedish National Team.
 
In addition, Nia Christopher is also from outside the U.S., being a member of the Senior National Team of Bermuda.
 
REPPING THE HOME STATE...
Towson keeps close roots to home with six players from the state of Maryland.  This includes two players from the home city of Baltimore: junior Riley Rumbley from Mercy H.S. and sophomore Phoebe Canoles from Perry Hall H.S., plus a third from Baltimore County, Danielle Maggio from Hereford H.S.  The other three from Maryland are Camryn Anderson from Columbia, Madison Carr from Perryville and Caroline Macdonald from Bethesda.
 
PIERRE EARNS CAA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
After Towson 2-0 defeat of James Madison, Towson redshirt freshman Demi Pierre was chosen the CAA Rookie of the Week.  Pierre assisted both goals, to Danielle Maggio and Jenna Blank, in the victory.  Towson has four weekly honors this year, including another Rookie of the Week for Alexandra Rush and two Defensive Player of the Week honors for Riley Melendez.
 
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1996 AMERICA EAST TITLE TEAM
2021 marks the 25th year since the Towson women's soccer team won its first league title as a program, winning the America East that season.  The Tigers needed back-to-back four-overtime games to win the tournament, capped by a 142nd minute goal by Christi Landi to defeat Delaware 2-1 and take the league title.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:
Northeastern stands second in the CAA with 0.86 goals allowed per game, led by sophomore goalkeeper Angeline Friel with an 81.8% save rate.  The top scoring threat for the Huskies is senior forward Chelsea Domond with two goals on 12 shots while sophomore midfielder Alexis Legowski also has two goals on six shots.