TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team hosted Stony Brook in a pivotal seeding matchup on Thursday night. The Tigers (18-10, 12-5 CAA) surged past the Seawolves (17-11, 11-6 CAA) 76-67 in a back-and-forth game.
 
Patricia Anumgba led Towson with a career-high 20 points while Kylie Kornegay-Lucas finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and five assists to register her fifth double-double. Skye Williams added 16 points on 67% shooting.
 
 
Key Stats vs Stony Brook:

• The Tigers tied a season-high with 44 points in the paint.
• Towson shot 47.7% from the floor, including 66.7% in the fourth quarter.
• The Tigers totaled ten steals for the fifth time this season.

 
How It Happened vs Stony Brook:

• The Tigers opened a 6-2 lead to start the first quarter, but Stony Brook made consecutive baskets to even up the score.
• Towson responded with a 9-2 run with Kylie Kornegay-Lucas scoring six to have a 15-8 advantage.
• The Seawolves hit a three, then Taiye Johnson and Patricia Anumgba scored on back-to-back possessions to give the Tigers a 19-11 lead.
• Towson gained a double-digit lead, but Stony Brook responded with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to three.
• Skye Williams drained consecutive jumpers to push the advantage up to eight, but the Seawolves cut the lead down to three again.
• The teams continued to go back and forth, but Anumgba ended the second with a last-second layup to take a 35-29 edge into the locker room.
• The Tigers built up an eight-point lead to start the third, but Stony Brook shrunk the deficit to two midway through the third.
• Towson countered with a 6-0 run to have a 49-41 edge, highlighted by an Anumgba three.
• The Tigers took a 54-47 lead into the fourth quarter after the teams traded baskets to end the third.
• Towson continued to maintain a steady lead, then Alexia Nelson made a three from the top of the key to have a 65-54 lead halfway through the fourth.
• The Tigers grew the lead up to 12, but the Seawolves trailed by five after a 10-3 run late in the fourth.
• Williams iced the game with two baskets to give Towson a 76-67 win and pick up its 12 CAA win of the year.

Inside the Numbers vs Stony Brook:

• In the last two games, Towson has only trailed for 37 seconds.
• Patricia Anumgba extended her streak of double figures to five games.
• Anumgba finished with a career-high eight field goals.
• This is the first time since Feb. 13th against James Madison that Towson had two players finish with 20 or more points.
• 76 points is the third-highest total this season.

 
Next Game:
Towson wraps up its regular season with Elon on Saturday, March 4th at 1 p.m. on FloHoops.