MANATÍ, Puerto Rico – The Towson University women's basketball team faced Youngstown State in the second of two games in the Puerto Rico Clásico on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers outscored the Penguins, 39-22, in the second half to secure a 68-57 win at Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum in Manatí, Puerto Rico.
 
Khady Leye recorded a career-high 19 points. Jordan Wakefield scored 17 points on 4-of-5 shooting from behind the arc.
 
Records:

• Towson (1-7)
• Youngstown State (4-4)

 
Key Stats

• Towson scored 12 second-chance points to Youngstown State's three.
• The Tigers shot 62.5% from three to the Penguins' 35.0%.
• Towson had 36 bench points to Youngstown State's 24.

 
How it Happened

• Youngstown State opened the game on an 11-3 run to build an early lead.
• The Tigers responded with five-straight points to pull within three.
• The Penguins finished the quarter on a 10-6 run to push the lead to 21-14 at the first break.
• The Tigers opened the second quarter on an 8-4 run to pull within a point at 25-24.
• Wakefield and Semaya Turner each scored a basket in the final five minutes of the second quarter for a six-point deficit at 35-29.
• The Tigers took their first lead of the game at 43-40 on a Wakefield three with 4:49 on the clock in the third quarter.
• Towson outscored Youngstown State, 22-8, in the quarter to take a 51-43 lead heading into the final quarter.
• A Leye tip-in with less than three minutes on the clock pushed the Towson lead to 11 at 63-52.
• Towson scored its final five points from the free-throw line for a 68-57 win over Youngstown State to conclude the Puerto Rico Clásico.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Leye had a career-high 19 points in her freshman campaign.
• India Johnston recorded her first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
• Wakefield had a season-high 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including a 4-for-5 mark from three.

 
Up Next
The Tigers will host UMBC for their annual STEM Day game on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at TU Arena.