TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team hosted the Drexel Dragons on Friday night. The Tigers (14-9, 6-6 CAA) defeated the Dragons (10-12, 5-6 CAA) 51-48 in overtime on Play4Kay night.
 
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas paced the Tigers with 17 points, 14 rebounds, a season-high five blocks and four steals to finish with her fourth double-double of the season. Alexia Nelson added 14 points.
 
Key Stats vs Drexel:

• Towson held the Dragons to 8.3% (1-12) from behind the arc.
• The Tigers went 21-of 27 (77.8%) from the free throw line.
• Drexel's Chloe Hodges led the way for the Dragons with 23 points and ten rebounds.

How It Happened vs Drexel:

• The Tigers jumped out to a 6-2 lead after three-pointers from Alexia Nelson and Kylie Kornegay-Lucas.
• The teams traded baskets, until Towson closed out the first quarter with a 9-2 run to lead 17-9.
• An early layup by Nelson gave the Tigers a ten-point lead, their largest of the night.
• The Dragons countered with a 11-4 run to trail by three heading into halftime.
• Two early free throws by Patricia Anumgba grew the advantage to five, but Drexel responded with a 10-0 run to lead 30-25 midway through the third.
• Towson finished the third quarter on a 9-1 run capped off by a Kornegay-Lucas triple to lead 34-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
• The fourth quarter started with a 12-0 run by the Dragons to lead by nine, their largest of the game.
• The Tigers regained the lead with 45 seconds left after a 12-2 run capped off by two Nelson free throws.
• On the next possession, Drexel was fouled and made one of two free throws from the line to tie the score at 46.
• Towson had a chance to win, but a Kornegay-Lucas jumper bounced off the rim as the game went to overtime.
• In overtime, the teams played stellar defense holding each other to empty possessions for over two minutes, until Nelson's free throw gave Towson a one-point lead.
• The teams exchanged two free throws, but Anumgba sealed a 51-48 win for Towson with two late free throws.

Inside the Numbers vs Drexel:

• Patricia Anumgba went 10-of-10 surpassing her career-high of eight free throws made in a game.
• The Tigers made a season-high 21 free throws tonight.
• Kylie Kornegay-Lucas tied a season-high in rebounds with 14 and has finished seven games with ten or more rebounds.
•  Alexia Nelson has scored in double figures in five of the last six games.
• Taiye Johnson grabbed a season-high seven rebounds.

Next Game:
The Tigers will travel to Virginia to play Hampton on Friday, Feb. 23rd at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloHoops.