When: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Where: TU Arena | Towson, Md.
Time: Wednesday - 11 a.m.
Team Records: George Washington (4-4) vs. Towson (5-1)
Stream: Monumental/FloHoops
Series: George Washington Leads 10-2
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team takes on the George Washington Revolutionaries in a Wednesday morning matchup.
 
Starting the Season Off Right
The Tigers are off to a 5-1 start for the third time in the last four years. Towson has finished with 70 or more points in four of the six games, including the last three, while shooting 40.6% from the field. Kylie Kornegay-Lucas leads the team in points (14.7), rebounds (7.3), assists (4.2) and steals (2.8). Patricia Anumgba is averaging 14.3 points per game while shooting 47.6% from the floor. Quinzia Fulmore averages 10.5 while Alexia Nelson is averaging 10.2 points per game.
 
Towson, Morgan, UMBC Create Charm City Hoops Classic
Towson, Morgan State and UMBC have agreed to play each other every year in both men's and women's basketball in what is being billed as the Charm City Hoops Classic. The three schools participated in the Battle of Baltimore series for six seasons from 1997-98 through 2002-03.
 
Schedule:
Monday, Nov. 6 – UMBC at Towson W, 76-72
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – Morgan at Towson W, 80-69
Saturday, Dec. 9 – UMBC at Morgan (2 PM)
 
Getting Down to Business
Redshirt senior guard Kylie Kornegay-Lucas was named the CAA Player of the Week. Kornegay-Lucas led the Tigers to two wins at the Navy Classic and picked up MVP honors after averaging 17.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game. She had a team-high 15 points with nine rebounds while adding season-highs with six assists and five steals against Abilene Christian. The Camden, Delaware native followed up with a season-high 19 points and nine rebounds against Quinnipiac.
 
Preseason POY
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas was named as the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Preseason of the Year and earned All-CAA First Team honors. Kornegay-Lucas was the 2022-23 CAA Defensive Player of the Year after leading the conference in steals (79) and ranking 26th in the nation. The redshirt senior guard averaged a team-high 14.1 points on 39.7% shooting and 32.9% 3pt shooting, while averaging 7.3 rebounds. The Camden, Del. native led the Tigers in assists and blocks with 132 assists and 27 blocks. She finished with the second highest free throw percentage in program history at 84.2%.
 
Atop the Chart
The CAA announced its annual Preseason Poll to start the season. The Tigers were picked to finish in first place after receiving nine first-place votes. Stony Brook was picked to finish in second with Northeastern in third place. 
 
Running It Back
The Tigers return four of their five starters from last year. Towson brings back 73.8% of the last year's scoring, including the top three scorers. The Tigers return 76.7% of the rebounds, including two of the top seven rebounders last year in the CAA. The Black & Gold had nobody leave due to the transfer portal.
 
Receiving Votes
The Tigers are now No. 22 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Preseason Poll. Last week Towson was ranked as No. 23. The Tigers picked No. 23 last week and No. 19 in the preseason poll. Towson reached as high as No. 15 that same season. The Tigers are joined by Stony Brook at the No.20 spot.
 
TU Fortress
The Tigers hold an 84-58 (.592) home record since TU Arena was built, including a 34-17 (.667) record against non-conference opponents. Towson holds a 50-41 (.549) against CAA foes. The Tigers finished with an 8-1 home record in conference play last year. Towson had won its last ten games in TU, tying a program record before losing to Monmouth in the championship.
 
Fresh Faces
Towson welcomes six newcomers this season: Semaya Turner (Saint Francis U), Kayla Morris (CSU Bakersfield), Anaiah Jenkins, Caydence Hadley, Aminata Diakite (Salt Lake CC) and Anasia Staton (CCBC Essex).
 
Last Season Recap
The Tigers had a phenomenal season last year, finishing with a 21-12 record and a 13-5 CAA record that earned Towson a share of the regular season title. In non-conference play the Tigers picked up a win over DePaul at the Fort Myers Tip-Off. In CAA play, the Tigers had the second-best defense holding opponents to 60.5 points per game. Towson won six of its final seven games to earn the No.1 seed in the CAA Tournament after holding tiebreakers over Drexel and Northeastern. The Tigers advanced past Hampton and William & Mary in the quarter and semifinals. Towson fell against Monmouth in the championship, which sent the Tigers to Cambridge for a first-round matchup against Harvard in the WNIT First Round.
 
Stepping Into the Spotlight
Quinzia Fulmore thrived after stepping into the starting lineup last season. She started in 31 of the 33 games last season, including all four postseason games. The junior forward from Greensboro, North Carolina averaged 10.3 points per game to rank second on the team. Fulmore finished with a field goal percentage of 52.7% in 33 games. She pulled down 7.3 rebounds a game to rank fifth in the CAA and tied for first for the Tigers. Fulmore had registered eight double-doubles to rank second in the conference.
 
The Climb to the 1,000 Club
Redshirt senior guard Kylie Kornegay-Lucas is nearing 1,000 career points in career and Towson. The Camden, Delaware native has accumulated 876 points during her collegiate career. Kornegay-Lucas has totaled 656 points at Towson, including 466 last season.
 
Scouting George Washington
The Revolutionaries bring in a 4-4 record. George Washington is led by Nya Roberston, who averages a team-best 13.8 points and 2.3 assists per game. The Revolutionaries started the season by winning the first three games. GW defeated Howard 64-58, then picked up a 55-49 win against Manhattan and followed up with a 69-59 victory over American. The Revolutionaries fell 62-59 to Maryland Eastern Shore before competing in the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout. GW went 0-3 picking up losses to West Virginia, Southern Illinois and Charlotte. Recently George Washington defeated Cheyney 91-30.
 
Last Time Out   
The Black & Gold traveled down to Liberty for a Monday night showdown. The Lady Flames jumped out to an early lead, but the Tigers held Liberty to only two in the second quarter to have a 11-point lead heading into halftime. The teams battled back and forth in the third quarter with the Lady Flames chipping away at the lead, trailing by seven going into the fourth. The Lady Flames tied the score at 58 with just over a minute left. Liberty took a three-point lead, but a 4-1 run by Towson forced overtime. In overtime, Liberty took an early lead, then the Tigers went on an 8-2 run. Alexia Nelson iced the game with three late frees throws to take a 73-70 victory.
 
Next Up
The Tigers make a trip down to the nation's capital to play American on Sunday, Dec. 10th at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.