MORGANTOWN, W.V. – The Towson University women's basketball team opened the 2024-25 season facing 16^th-ranked West Virginia. The Mountaineers topped the Tigers 85-41 at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.V. on Tuesday evening.
 
Semaya Turner led Towson with eight points, finishing 2-6. Khady Leye finished with a team-leading seven rebounds, which were second-most in the game.
 
Records:

• Towson (0-1)
• #16 West Virginia (1-0)

 
Key Stats

• West Virginia outshot Towson 43.3% to 32.6%.
• The Mountaineers hit 12 triples to the Tigers' five.
• West Virginia had 42 points off turnovers to Towson's seven.

 
How it Happened

• Semaya Turner opened the scoring in the game from the free throw line after drawing a foul on JJ Quinerly.
• After five-straight West Virginia points, Turner got back to the free-throw line and hit the first of her two shots. Deja Bristol followed with a layup to tie the game at five.
• In a 9-5 deficit, India Johnston hit a three to pull within one.
• The Mountaineers pushed the lead back to three on a layup before Johnston hit another triple to tie the game at 11.
• Anaiah Jenkins hit both free throws in a 14-11 deficit to pull within a point at the end of the first quarter.
• Down three in the second, Leye's layup and a Shariah Baynes free throw tied it at 16.
• The Tigers reclaimed a two-point lead on a pair of free throws from Jordan Wakefield.
• WVU followed with a 13-point run to take an 11-point lead.
• A triple from Baynes and jumper from Turner pulled the Tigers back within six at 29-23.
• West Virginia closed the second quarter on a 9-2 run to take a 38-25 lead into halftime.
• At 7:53 in the third, Bristol hit a jumper to make it a 40-27 game.
• Just under the halfway mark of the third, Aminata Diakite hit a triple and a layup on the next possession for a 45-32 score.
• WVU scored 14 straight to push their lead before a Baynes jumper made it a 59-34 game.
• Turner hit a three with 17 second left in the quarter before a Mountaineer free-throw in the closing seconds, making it 65-37 after three quarters of play.
• Jenkins hit the Tigers' first basket in the fourth on a jumper in the paint.
• Wakefield recorded her first field goal on a jumper with less than two minutes on the clock.
• The Mountaineers were able to withstand the Tigers' early challenges for an 85-41 final.

 
Up Next
The Tigers will continue their season-opening five-game road trip against George Mason on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Fairfax, Va.