BALTIMORE, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team faced Morgan State in the third game of a five-game road trip to begin the season. The Tigers and Lady Bears battled back-and-forth, with the Lady Bears coming out on top 64-63 in a game that came down to the final whistle at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md.
 
Five Tigers finished with nine or more points: Deja Bristol (12), Shariah Baynes (12), Khady Leye (9), India Johnston (9) and Anaiah Jenkins (9). Leye led the field with 11 rebounds.
 
Records:

• Towson (0-3)
• Morgan State (3-2)

 
Key Stats

• Morgan State had 16 second-chance points in the game to Towson's five, powered by a 16-10 offensive rebound advantage.
• The Lady Bears got 22 points from their bench to the Tigers' 12.
• Morgan State shot 44.4% from behind the arc.

 
How it Happened

• The Lady Bears opened the game with a 7-2 lead. Bristol hit the Tigers' first bucket with 8:15 on the clock.
• Layups from Semaya Turner and Baynes pulled the Tigers within one.
• A pair of layups and a three from Morgan State extended the lead to 14-6.
• The Tigers followed with nine straight points, including an Aminata Diakite triple, a pair of Jenkins' layups plus one from Leye.
• A layup in the closing minute of the first quarter gave Morgan State a 16-15 lead through the first ten minutes.
• Baynes and Johnston opened the second quarter with a pair of buckets to give Towson a 19-16 lead before a Lady Bear triple tied the game.
• The lead shifted back-and-forth through the first half of the second quarter. After tying the game at 24 with 5:02 in the quarter, Turner hit a layup to give Towson a two-point lead.
• Moments later, a Morgan State three and layup delivered them a three-point lead at 29-26.
• Jenkins scored the next three on a layup and free throw to tie it once again.
• After a Bristol layup gave Towson a 31-30 lead, Johnston hit a pair of free throws to push the lead to three.
• Morgan State hit a layup in the closing seconds to pull within one at the half.
• Leye scored the first five Tiger points coming out of the break, with her made free throw at 6:45 giving the Tigers a 38-36 lead.
• At 40-40, three Bristol points plus a Johnston triple gave Towson a six-point lead, their biggest of the game.
• Morgan State tied the game on three-straight buckets before a Towson timeout.
• The Lady Bears closed the quarter on a 6-3 run to take a three-point lead into the final quarter.
• Morgan State scored the first three points of the fourth to push their lead to six.
• Over the next 3:07, the Lady Bears went on a 5-2 run to push their lead to 60-51, their biggest of the game.
• The Tigers answered with a 6-0 run, capped by a Baynes triple with 1:49 on the clock to pull within three.
• At 61-58, Semaya Turner got the steal off the inbound pass and sunk the layup to cut the deficit to one.
• Three free throws extended the Morgan State lead to four before Baynes hit a triple with 1.7 on the clock.
• A Lady Bear travel turned the ball back over to the Tigers, but the last-chance layup did not go for a 64-63 Morgan State win.

 
Up Next
The Tigers will face #11 Maryland on Sunday at 11 a.m. in College Park, Md.