TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team faced Lehigh Saturday night in the third match of the season. After going down two sets to one, the Tigers powered back in the final two sets to win 3-2 at TU Arena.
 
Ava Nakai led all hitters with 19 kills on the night. Victoria Barrett picked up her third-straight double-digit kill total to start the season.
 
Records:

• Towson – 3-0, 0-0 CAA
• Lehigh – 2-1, 0-0 Patriot

 
Key Stats

• Four Tigers finished with double digit kills in the match: Ava Nakai (19), Victoria Barrett (11), Ylenia De Mango (10) and Sarah Callender (10).
• Towson held a .229-.183 hitting-percentage advantage over Lehigh.
• Three Tigers posted hitting percentages over .300 on 20-plus attempts: De Mango (.400), Nakai (.317) and Callender (.310).

 
How it Happened

• After Sydney Stewart's service ace to start the match, the teams exchanged short rallies for a 6-5 Towson advantage.
• A pair of attack errors extended the Towson lead to three before a Tiger service error.
• Tied at 14, the Tigers went on a five-point run for a 19-14 lead.
• Back-to-back kills from Barrett and De Mango later in the set made it 22-16.
• A Lehigh service error gave the Tigers a 25-19 win in the first set.
• Towson started the second set on a five-point run for the early lead before Lehigh followed with a three-point run.
• Back-to-back kills and a service ace for the Mountain Hawks pulled them within two at 10-8.
• Lehigh took a 17-16 lead following a three-point run, capped by a Tiger attacking error.
• Towson responded with a four-point run capped by a Zyare Abdul-Rahim kill.
• Lehigh tied the set at 20 apiece on a pair of kills and Towson attacking error.
• Following a Lehigh three-point run, the Tigers tied the game on a pair of Mountain Hawk errors.
• At 27-27, a Towson service error and Lehigh kill tied the match at one set each.
• Lehigh started the third set on a 7-3 run for the early edge.
• A five-point run later in the frame made it 14-7 in favor of the Mountain Hawks.
• A kill and two attack errors pushed the Lehigh lead to 18-9 in the set.
• The Mountain Hawks closed the set on a five-point run to take a 2-1 advantage in the match.
• Two three and one five-point rallies to start the fourth put the Tigers up 11-5.
• Following a Lehigh point, Towson's run of nine-straight made it 20-6.
• Abdul-Rahim's kill from Stewart capped the set at 25-11.
• After a two-point Lehigh run to open the deciding set, The Tigers score four-straight of their own.
• Lehigh tied the set at six apiece on a service ace.
• The Tigers found their footing to follow, going on a 5-1 run to make it 11-7.
• Back-to-back attack errors from the Mountain Hawks closed the fifth set at 15-10 in favor of the Tigers, giving them the five-set victory.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Victoria Barrett has started the season with double-digit kill totals in three-straight matches, amassing 11 tonight.
• De Mango's 10 kills are a Towson career-high in her second season with the Tigers.
• Nakai led all players with 19 kills on the night.

 
Up Next
The Tigers conclude the Towson-Morgan State Invitational tomorrow at 1 p.m. vs. Morgan State.