TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team face North Carolina A&T in the second of two matches on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers took down the Aggies in three sets to continue their three-game winning streak in league play.
 
Ylenia De Mango recorded a season-high nine blocks in the match. Victoria Barret led all players with 15 kills.
 
Records:

• Towson – 14-2, 5-1 CAA
• North Carolina A&T – 8-6, 3-3 CAA

 
Key Stats

• Towson outhit North Carolina A&T .261 to .098 in the match.
• The Tigers held the Aggies to a -.111 hitting percentage in the third set. The Tigers hit at a .429 clip in the deciding set.

 
How it Happened

• The match started with short rallies from both sides to get to 5-5.
• North Carolina A&T scored four of the next five points to take a 9-6 lead in the opening set.
• Towson retook the lead at 11-10 after scoring five of six.
• A four-point TU run a point later pushed the score to 15-12.
• A&T tied the set at 17-17. Towson then scored four of five points for a 21-18 lead.
• Three-straight Aggie points tied the set at 21 all.
• Towson scored two straight before the same from A&T to get to 23-23.
• The Tigers had their first set point at 24-23 but lost two straight, sending set point the other way.
• Towson responded with two straight points for set point at 26-25.
• After a side out tied the game, a Zyare Abdul-Rahim kill and A&T error delivered the opening set to the Tigers.
• The Aggies opened set two on an 8-3 run to take an early lead.
• Towson pulled within one with four straight points, with two kills from Victoria Barrett and one from Zyare Abdul-Rahim. Kaitlyn Moran added a service ace in the run.
• With a 12-11 lead, N.C. A&T scored four straight to extend their advantage to five.
• At 21-15, Towson went on a four-point run to make it 21-19.
• A point later, another four-point run gave Towson a 23-22 lead in the set.
• An A&T attacking error and a Barrett kill capped the set at 25-23 for the Tigers.
• The Aggies opened set three with a 3-2 lead before three straight points from the Tigers to take a 5-3 lead.
• At 7-6, two errors, an Ava Nakai kill and a Sydney Stewart service ace pushed Towson's lead to 11-6.
• The Aggies followed with three straight to pull within two.
• Four of five points from the Tigers made it a 15-10 score.
• Following a side out, another four-point run gave Towson a 19-11 lead in the set.
  The Tigers closed the set on a four-point run with two kills from Erin Brothers and one from Barrett, giving them the 25-13 win in the set.
• The Tigers won the match three sets to none.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Ylenia De Mango led the field with nine blocks, bringing her season total to a league-leading 76. That tally is a new season high for the senior.
• Victoria Barrett finished one dig short of a double-double. She now has seven-straight matches with 15-plus kills and 11 total on the season.

 
Up Next
Towson will go on the road to face the College of Charleston next Friday and Saturday at TD Arena.