TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team fell to the Princeton Tigers 71-54 on Monday night. Towson (4-4) battled back from down 17 multiple times, but Princeton pulled away late.
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas led Towson with 20 points on 50% shooting with four rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Patricia Anumgba finished with a season-best ten points.
Key Stats vs Princeton:
- Towson made a season-high 22 free throws.
- Towson had eight steals for the second time this season.
How It Happened vs Princeton:
- Towson jumped out to a 4-0 lead after baskets by Skye Williams and Quinzia Fulmore.
- Princeton responded with a 9-2 run, but Tows quickly regained an 11-9 lead.
- Princeton closed out the first quarter on an 11-2 run to have a 20-13 advantage.
- The teams started the second quarter exchanging baskets until Princeton scored eight straight points to take a 16-point lead late in the quarter.
- The quarter ended with both teams exchanging free throws, with Princeton having a 43-26 lead.
- Towson started the third quarter with a 6-0 run after Fulmore made a tough driving layup to trail 43-32.
- Princeton grew its lead back to 17 points, but Kylie Kornegay-Lucas scored five consecutive points to trim the deficit.
- Towson continued to fight and cut the deficit down to eight after making six free throws to start the fourth quarter.
- Princeton stretched the lead back to double digits, but Towson fought back again and trailed by eight with 3:45 left after Patricia Anumgba made a driving layup.
- Princeton finished the game with a 10-1 run to seal the win.
Inside the Numbers vs Princeton:
Next Game:
Towson will travel to Washington D.C., for a Saturday showdown against Howard at 2 p.m.
