PRINCESS ANNE, MD. – The Towson University women's basketball team remained undefeated after securing a 69-57 win against the UMES Hawks. The Tigers start 3-0 for the second straight season and remain perfect on the road.
Gabby Scott led the way with a personal-best 15 points and five rebounds. Towson remains the only undefeated team in the CAA.
Key Stats vs UMES:
- Kylie Kornegay-Lucas has finished in double figures in all three games this season.
- The Tigers held the Hawks to 26.5% from the floor.
- Towson totaled a season-high 31 bench points.
- The Tigers forced 27 turnovers and scored 24 points off them.
How It Happened vs UMES:
- The Hawks got out to an early lead with a layup.
- Kylie Kornegay-Lucas found Skye Williams on a nice feed to tie the score.
- UMES hit a couple of free throws to regain the lead, but Gabby Scott's three gave the Tigers a slight edge.
- Towson went on a 6-0 run, with Alexia Nelson scoring two layups to take an 11-4 lead.
- The Hawks cut the lead to two after consecutive buckets.
- Williams hit a pull-up jumper with seconds left to give Towson a 13-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.
- UMES started the second quarter with a 5-0 run to get back in front.
- The teams continued to go back and forth, exchanging the lead three times.
- Taiye Johnson regained the lead on a layup and Scott extended Towson's lead with a three.
- The Hawks finished on a 6-2 run, which gave the Tigers a 24-22 advantage heading into the locker room.
- Towson started the third quarter on a 12-1 run, with three Tigers scoring four points each.
- The Hawks cut the lead down to five after an 11-3 run.
- Scott hit her third three-pointer of the game to give Towson a 42-34 lead.
- UMES hit four free throws to bring its deficit down to three.
- At the end of the third quarter, Scott hit a jumper to give the Tigers a 44-39 advantage heading into the final quarter.
- Both teams started the fourth by trading baskets.
- Towson went on a 6-0 run with buckets from Ryann Evans and Kornegay-Lucas.
- The Hawks cut the lead down to five again, but Kornegay-Lucas and Nelson each hit a three to force UMES to take a timeout.
- The Tigers were able to maintain the lead to the final buzzer and win 69-57.
Inside the Numbers vs UMES:
- Towson improves its record to 10-1 against UMES all-time.
- Kylie Kornegay-Lucas finished with five steals for the second straight game.
- The Tigers shot 47.06% from the field in the third and fourth quarters.
Next Game:
Towson will head to Florida to compete in the Fort Myers Tip-Off starting on Friday against Pittsburgh at 2 p.m.