TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team faced Hofstra in the final match of the regular season on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers topped the Pride in a tight-four set match, as the losing team in each set scored at least 20 points.
 
Three Tigers finished with 10 or more kills: Victoria Barrett (12), Zyare Abdul-Rahim (11) and Ylenia De Mango (10). Erin Brothers led all players with eight blocks.
 
Records:

• Towson – 23-5, 14-4 CAA
• Hofstra – 18-9, 14-4 CAA

 
Key Stats

• Towson outhit Hofstra .218 to .155 in the match.
• The Tigers held an 11-5 blocking advantage.
• In the opening set of the match, the Black & Gold hit .313 to Hofstra's .077.

 
How it Happened

• Towson built an early 5-1 lead at the start of set one.
• The Tigers maintained a lead through much of the set, getting no higher than five, before a Hofstra point cut the Tiger lead to 18-15.
• The Tigers scored five of the next six points to extend the lead to 23-16.
• The Pride went on a run of four-straight points before back-to-back kills from Abdul-Rahim and Ava Nakai gave the Tigers set one.
• Set two started contentiously as 10-10 was the seventh tie to open the frame.
• The Tigers followed that with three-straight points to take a 13-10 lead.
• With the Tigers holding a 16-15 lead, the Pride strung three-straight points together to take a two-point lead.
• Towson tied the game with two straight points in response.
• With the Pride holding a 21-20 lead, the Black & Gold won five of the final six points to take set two 25-22.
• The Pride opened the third set with a 7-5 lead before the Tigers scored five-straight to take a three-point lead.
• With a one-point lead, the Tigers scored three of four to push the lead to 15-11.
• Down 17-12, Hofstra scored five-straight points to tie the match at 17 all.
• The Tigers won four of the next six points to reclaim a 21-19 lead.
• Hofstra won four of the final six points to take set three 25-22.
• Down 4-2, Towson strung five-straight points together to take a 7-4 lead.
• Hofstra tied it at nine before another run of three-straight Tiger points pushed the lead back to three at 12-9.
• Down four at 18-14, Hofstra scored six of the next eight points to take a 20-19 lead.
• The Tigers sided out on the next play before another run of three-straight from the Pride to get to 23-20.
• Towson scored five of the next six points to get to their first match point at 25-24.
• The Pride took three of the next four points for a set point at 27-26.
• The Tigers closed the match with three straight kills, two from Brothers and one from Nakai to win the set 29-27.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Barrett climbed to eighth all-time in single season kills in program history as she now has 429 on the season. With 1112 kills over three seasons, she is now ninth all-time among career kill leaders.
• Brothers had a season-high eight blocks in the match, one short of tying her career high.
• Barrett picked up her sixth double-double of the season on her 12 kills and 14 digs.

 
Up Next
The Tigers will be the third seed in the CAA Tournament next Thursday through Saturday at TU Arena.