TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team faced off against the Campbell Camels on Saturday morning. The Tigers (13-4, 6-1 CAA) were victorious over the Camels (7-10, 4-3 CAA) in straight sets 25-18, 25-13, 25-21.
 
Nina Cajic led all players with 13 kills with a .375 hitting percentage, while adding six digs and two total blocks. Irbe Lazda had ten kills with a .471 hitting percentage and had four total blocks.
 
Key Stats vs Campbell:

• The Tigers finished their second consecutive match with double-digit blocks totaling 11.
• Towson held the Camels to a .137 hitting percentage.
• The Tigers had a .351 hitting percentage, which is the third highest total this season.
• Towson totaled seven aces while Campbell only had three.

 
How It Happened vs Campbell:

• Towson came out of the gates firing, taking a 9-3 lead led by Nina Cajic's three kills.
• Campbell responded with four consecutive points to trail by two.
• Towson gained a five-point advantage after three consecutive kills by three different Tigers.
• The Tigers grew the lead to 17-9 behind four kills from Cajic, then the Camels countered with a 6-1 run to trail 17-15.
• Towson finished the set on an 8-3 run that included six straight points to win the first set 25-18.
• The Tigers started the second set scoring the first three points highlighted by a Cajic ace.
• The teams went back and forth trading small runs as Towson held on to a narrow lead before the Tigers went on an 8-2 run getting kills from Sarah Jordan, Irbe Lazda, Aayinde Smith and Cajic to have a 19-10 advantage.
• Campbell cut the deficit to seven after scoring three of the following four points, but Towson finished the set on a 5-0 run highlighted by a Smith and Cajic double block, taking the set 25-13.
• The third set opened with both teams trading points before the Tigers scored five straight points, including back-to-back blocks, to take a 7-2 lead.
• The teams battled back and forth until the Camels went on a 5-1 run to trail 14-12.
• Towson maintained a steady lead trading small runs, before Campbell scored four consecutive points to take their first lead of the match at 20-19.
• The Tigers countered with a 6-1 run to close out the third set 25-21 and win their fourth consecutive CAA match.

 
Inside the Numbers vs Campbell:

• Towson improved to 3-0 all-time against Campbell.
• The Tigers have finished with a .300 or higher hitting percentage in the last four matches.
• Sarah Jordan had 35 assists and two blocks, including one solo block.
• Six different Tigers registered multiple blocks with Erin Brothers and Aayinde Smith leading the way with five total blocks each.

 
Up Next:

• The Tigers will rematch Campbell tomorrow at 1 p.m. on FloVolleyball at TU Arena.