When: Saturday, December 10, 2022
Where: Burr Gymnasium | Washington, D.C.
Times: Saturday: 2 p.m.
Team Records: Towson (4-4) at Howard (3-5)
Stream: hubison.com
Series: Howard Leads Towson 6-3                                                                                                                                         

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team is heading down the road to face off against Howard in a Saturday afternoon matchup.
 
Lockdown Defender
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas has been a hawk of the defensive side of the ball, leading the team in steals and steals per game. Kornegay-Lucas ranks 20th in the nation and leads the CAA in steals with 26. The redshirt junior averages the 18th most steals per game and ranks second in the conference averaging 3.3 steals per game.
 
League Honors  
Redshirt junior guard Kylie Kornegay-Lucas was named CAA Player of the Week after flirting with a triple-double in the 83-72 win against Longwood. Kornegay-Lucas had 29 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and a career-high five blocks and three steals. The guard from Camden, Del., had a career-high 11 field goals and three triples on 68.7 FG percentage.
 
New Faces
Towson added six newcomers this season for the 2022-23 season. Four players played college basketball last year, with two incoming freshmen. Taiye Johnson transferred after three years at Radford, while Alexia Nelson comes after two years at UMBC. Alina Sendar comes in after one year at Georgia and Pat Anumgba comes from CCBC Essex. India Johnston and Gabby Scott will make their collegiate debuts this season.
 
Preseason Honors
Anissa Rivera was picked to Preseason All-CAA First Team after being named All-CAA Preseason Honorable Mention last year. Rivera led the Tigers last season in rebounding, averaging 7.1 boards a game, including a season-best 14 against Frostburg State.
 
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas was named to the Preseason All-CAA Second Team. Kornegay-Lucas was the 2021-22 CAA Sixth Player of the Year after averaging 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game off the bench. The Camden, Del. native led the Tigers in steals with 40 and finished second in assists with 71.
 
At the Helm
Coach Laura Harper was announced as the Head Coach of Towson's women's basketball program in April. This is her first season in charge of the Tigers. Harper previously coached Coppin State for the last two years. She inherits a squad that went 24-8 and made a WNIT appearance last year.
 
SECU Fortress
The Tigers hold a 71-55 (.564) home record since SECU Arena was built, including a 31-17 (.645) record against non-conference opponents.
 
Preseason Poll
The CAA announced its annual Preseason Poll to start the season. The Tigers were picked to finish fifth but received two first-place votes, the second most of any CAA team. Drexel was picked to finish first, receiving 10 votes.
 
Tigers In the Postseason
Towson has reached the postseason three times in the past 15 years. The team made its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2019. They also advanced to the WBI in 2010. Towson earned their second trip to the Postseason WNIT after a 24-8 season last year.
 
Scouting Howard
The Bison have a 3-5 record to start their campaign. Howard opened the season with a 62-57 win over La Salle but fell 101-54 to Memphis. In the following game, Howard lost 83-62 to George Washington and dropped the next game to Manhattan 56-54 in a close game. In the FIU Thanksgiving Classic, Howard lost to FIU 76-65 and Drake 97-60. The Bison went against American and ended with an 83-70 win. Howard's most recent game was against fellow CAA member Elon and were victorious 64-56. The Bison get to the charity stripe 20.88 times per game and make 16 per game, which sits 25th in the nation.
 
Last Time Out  
Towson welcomed Princeton to SECU Arena in a battle of the Tigers. The teams started the first quarter trading buckets until Princeton went on a late run to gain a seven-point lead heading into the second quarter. Towson cut the deficit to five, but Princeton headed into the locker room with a 17-point advantage after a 10-1 run. Princeton maintained a consistent lead through the third quarter, but Towson was able to reduce it to eight multiple times but was thwarted each time, with Princeton winning 71-54.
 
Next Up
The Tigers will host the Memphis Tigers on Tuesday, Dec. 11th at 11 a.m. in SECU Arena for STEM Day.