First Rotation
The Tigers compete at SECU Arena for the first time this season, opening the home season with a quadmeet against No. 30 West Virginia, William & Mary and West Chester. It will be Towson's first home meet since March 14, 2021.

In The National Rankings
Towson received votes in the preseason WCGA Coaches' Poll, picking up 202 points, putting Towson fourth in the RV column and just outside the top 36 teams in the poll. West Virginia was ranked 30th in the preseason poll with 428 points.

The Young But Experienced Tigers
A young but experienced Towson squad picked up a season-opening win last weekend at UNH, topping the host Wildcats 194.000-192.250. It was a program-best score for Towson to open a season.

Towson's newcomers showed up to open the year as the Tigers kicked off on bars in Durham, New Hampshire, where only one Tiger, Grace Vaillancourt, had put down a collegiate bars routine. Steph Macasu, Amanda Pedicelli, Lauren Keener, Cassidy Stuart and Clara Hong all competed on bars for the first time in college.

The Tigers picked up six top-three finishes at UNH: Paige Casper (1st FX), Steph Macasu (1st UB),  Lauren Bolen (2nd VT), Amy Stewart (2nd FX), Lauren Keener (3rd, UB), Camille Vitoff (3rd VT).

Overall at Lundholm Gymnasium, Towson out-scored the Wildcats on bars (48.750-47.800) and floor (48.575-47.725). In the other two events, the Tigers were gapped by just .025 in both events.

Scouting the #30 Mountaineers
West Virginia will be making its season debut Friday night after the Mountaineers' meet at LSU last weekend was cancelled. In duals last season, the Mountaineers finished 2-7 overall and took third at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships, hosted by West Virginia. The home team scored 195.650 points behind eventual national champion No. 4 Michigan (197.650) and No. 13 UCLA (197.050). Now a senior Rachel Hornung took third on the beam with a 9.85.

Scouting the Tribe
William & Mary makes a northern swing this weekend, leading off at SECU Arena Friday night before heading to Washington, D.C. on Sunday to face George Washington. Friday's quadmeet will be the season opener for the Tribe, which competed three times last spring among several cancellations. This season, the Tribe will compete as members of the Gymnastics East Conference, joining this weekend's foe, West Chester.

Scouting the Rams
Besides Towson, West Chester is the only team at this weekend's quad meet with a competition under its belt this season. The Rams are currently 3-0, picking up wins against Yale, Brown and LIU. Also a member of the newly-formed Gymnastics East Conference, the Rams picked up wins over league opponents Yale and Brown. Jessica Meakim competed all-around last weekend, scoring a 38.900. She, along with Kiah Johnson, scored a 9.750 on vault. Jordan Coleman led on bars with a 9.775. Natalie Marshall paced the Rams on beam at 9.700 followed by Meakim on floor with a 9.800.

Building on a Strong Start
Last weekend, the Tigers put up 194.000 points at UNH, the top mark for the program in a season opener.

Towson will look to build on that success in its home opener this weekend; since rejoining EAGL in 2013, Towson's top mark for a home-opening meet is a 194.725, accomplished twice: once in 2018 and again two seasons ago for the 2020 home opener with West Chester, William & Mary and Cornell. The Tigers opened that weekend with the clean sweep.

Under third-year head coach Jay Ramirez, the Tigers are 8-7 at SECU Arena for duals.

Last Time Out vs. West Virginia | February 23, 2020 | Morgantown, W.Va. | WVU Coliseum
It's been nearly two years since the Tigers and West Virginia competed during the regular season. The host Mountaineers won the last meeting 196.00-193.425 in a quad meet with Western Michigan and Bowling Green. Towson finished third on beam with 48.825 points. Camille Vitoff tied for third on vault with a 9.800, Ally Wesoly tied for second on bars with an identical score. Wesoly also tied for third in beam with a 9.850 while taking second in the all-around standings with 39.150 points.

Last Time Out vs. William & Mary | March 8, 2020 | Washington, D.C. | Charles E. Smith Center
In what proved to be one of the final athletic events for Towson before the COVID-19 Pandemic shuttered the 2020 season, the Tigers topped William & Mary 195.625-194.725 in a five-way meet at George Washington, in addition to Maryland and Yale. The Tigers finished second on the day, trailing only host George Washington's 195.825. Emerson Hurst was Towson's top vaulter (9.825) tying for fourth overall, Tess Zientek and Camille Vitoff tied for seventh on bars with a 9.850. Hurst scored a team-best 9.850 on beam while Melissa Temkov tied for seventh on the floor with a 9.800.

Last Time Out vs. West Chester | January 17, 2020 | Towson, Md. | SECU Arena
It was another season-opening meet involving Towson and West Chester as the Tigers hosted a quad meet with the Rams, William & Mary and Cornell. Towson led the day with a 194.725 in the first home meet for head coach Jay Ramirez. The Rams finished third on the day with a 191.400. Ally Wesoly, Camille Vitoff and Lauren Bolen all racked 9.750s on vault, Amy Stewart led the Tigers on bars with a 9.825, Wesoly paced Towson with a 9.800 on beam as Melissa Temkov led the team with a 9.800 on floor exercise.

EAGL Specialist of the Week: Steph Macasu (Jan. 12, 2021)
- Freshman Steph Macasu was selected as the EAGL Specialist of the Week action after the opening weekend of action.
- It is Macasu's first weekly award from the league office, which made the announcement on Wednesday, Jan. 12.
- Macasu landed a 9.850 on bars before scoring a 9.800 on beam in her first collegiate meet.
- The rookie waited 90 minutes between routines as Towson competed in bars, vault, floor, beam in the 194.000-192.250 win at UNH.

Week One Standings
- After the first week of action, the Tigers are ranked 27th on RoadToNationals.com, after scoring a 194.000 overall last weekend at UNH.
- Towson is currently 17th on the bars, racking 48.750 points in Durham, New Hampshire. That is the second-best ranking for an EAGL team trailing only North Carolina in 11th with 49.000 points.
- Towson is 36th in vault (48.225), 26th on the beam (48.450) and 28th on the floor (48.575).
- Steph Macasu registered the 30th-best bars score with her 9.850

Wealth of Experience...
- Nearly every Tiger that competed for the Black and Gold at the 2021 NCAA Regional Meet in Morgantown, West Virginia is back this season.
- Five of six competitors from vault: Jenna Weitz, Nikki Borkowski, Amy Stewart, Lauren Bolen, Camille Vitoff.
- Four of five bar scorers: Lauren Bolen, Camille Vitoff, Amy Stewart, Grace Vaillancourt.
- Five of six competitors from beam: Lauren Bolen, Camille Vitoff, Jenna Weitz, Emerson Hurst, Cassidy Stuart
- All six competitors from floor: Lauren Bolen, Jenna Weitz, Camille Vitoff, Nikki Borkowski, Amy Stewart, Paige Casper.
- Both All-Around scorers: Lauren Bolen, Camille Vitoff.
- Bolen finished fourth in all-around (39.00) while Vitoff took fifth (38.900)

...But Starting a Youth Movement
- Towson had a lot of youth in its lineup last weekend at UNH.
- Mia Davis and Elisle Tisler made their collegiate debut in vault, Clara Hong, Lauren Keener and Steph Macasu all appeared in a college meet for the first time on bars and beam.
- Hong also made her first college appearance on the floor and was a vault shy of going all-around.

A Strong Start...
- Towson put up a 194.000 in the opening weekend at UNH.
- That was the Tigers' top score for a season debut in program history.
- The Tigers also stacked up 48.750 points on the bars, a program high for a debut meet.

...And Looking to Add More
- After hitting a season-opening highwater mark last weekend (194.000) the Tigers will look to improve on that at home this weekend.
- Since rejoining EAGL in 2013, Towson's top mark for a home opener is a 194.725, set twice in 2020 (West Chester, William & Mary, Cornell) and 2018 (Temple, William & Mary).

Those Leos Tho
- Per CollegeGymNews on Twitter and .com, the contributors for the site ranked Towson's season-openings leotards as the top in college gymnastics.
- The Tigers wore leos with a black bodice, white shoulders and arms with a jeweled "TOWSON" down the left sleeve.
- The back of the leos also featured a jeweled pattern and gold piping.
- The Tigers scored a 7.575 from the contributors, based on design, fabric, sparkle, school spirit, uniqueness and overall appearance.
- Towson's 2022 leos are manufactured by Quatro. Assistant coach Ashley Sauer aided in the design process with Quatro.

Towson Picked Second in EAGL Poll
- Towson was picked to finish second in a preseason poll of the EAGL Head Coaches.
- The Tigers garnered 44 points, trailing only N.C. State's 58 points with two first-place votes.
- Reigning champion Temple and North Carolina tied for third with 43 points.
- George Washington (35), New Hampshire (30) and Pittsburgh ranked fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, each picking up one first place vote. LIU was picked eighth with eight points
- The second-place selection was the best preseason placement for the Tigers in EAGL history.

Not Shying Away
- Towson won't be shying away from anyone this season.
- In addition to landing in the receiving votes column of the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Preseason Poll, the 2022 Tigers will take on 12 opponents mentioned in the preseason rankings.
- NC State (21), Utah State (26), West Virginia (30), Maryland (31), North Carolina (35), Temple (RV), Eastern Michigan (RV), George Washington (RV), New Hampshire (RV), Pittsburgh (RV), Penn (RV), and LIU (RV)

It's Becoming a Theme
- Prior to winter break, the Tigers announced this season's themes for Towson's six home dates
- January 14: Pink Meet (West Virginia, William & Mary, West Chester)
- February 2: TUCAN night with TUAIDE (William & Mary, George Washington)
- February 4: Pride Meet (LIU, Eastern Michigan, Temple)
- February 13: Shelley Calloway Meet/Domestic Violence Awareness Meet (Penn)
- February 19: George McGinty Alumni Meet/Choose Your Own Cause Meet (Ursinus)
- March 11: Senior Night/Own Your Roar Meet (George Washington, Maryland)

Tigers in the Community
- For the 7th consecutive year, the department exceeded 10,000 hours of community service to the Greater Baltimore region, finishing with 11,162 hours of community service in the 2018-19 academic season.
- Towson ranked #1 nationally for community service and won the 2018 National Championship for Community Service through the Helper Helper NCAA Team Works Competition.
- Towson had a 97% participation rate, attended 118 community service opportunities and volunteered with 19 organizations.
- Towson won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award from Susan G. Komen of Maryland.