TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team opened the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) slate against the William & Mary Tribe on Saturday evening. The Tigers defeated the Tribe in three sets to open CAA play with a win.
 
Victoria Barrett hit new season-highs with 23 kills and four service aces. Sydney Stewart finished with 13 digs and both Tiger setters finished with double-digit assists.
 
Records:

• Towson – 10-1, 1-0 CAA
• William & Mary – 4-6, 0-1 CAA

 
Key Stats

• Towson outhit William & Mary .296 to .141.
• The Tigers recorded six service aces, four from Victoria Barrett and two from MacKenzie Whyte, compared to the Tribe's one.
• Victoria Barrett had a match-high 23 kills, two short of her career high.

 
How it Happened

• Towson opened the first set with three of the first four points with two Barrett service aces.
• Each team scored three of the next six to get to 6-3.
• William & Mary scored three of the next four to get one back at 7-6.
• Towson scored the next three with kills from Barrett and Ylenia De Mango to make it 10-6.
• Another three-point Tiger run with a Barrett kill and service ace later in the set gave them a 15-9 lead.
• Towson extended the set lead to 21-12 with another three-point run with an Ava Nakai kill.
• William & Mary scored five straight to pull within four.
• Towson scored three of the final five points of the set on a Sydney Stewart kill and two Barrett kills.
• After a 2-2 start to the second set, the Black & Gold scored seven of the next eight points to make it 9-3.
• After a Tribe point, the Tigers scored ten straight points with two Barrett kills and two Whyte service aces.
• William & Mary responded with four straight points to make it 19-8.
• After two Towson points, a five-point Tribe run pulled it to 21-13 in the set.
• The Tigers scored four of the last five with a Barrett kill and two Zyare Abdul-Rahim kills to take a 2-0 lead.
• The third set opened with the teams trading short rallies, with ties at 4-4, 7-7 and 10-10.
• The Tigers then scored four of the next five points with kills from Abdul-Rahim, Nakai and Barrett.
• The Tribe tied it a 14-14 with three straight points.
• Kills from Nakai and Barrett gave Towson four of the next five points to take a 18-15 lead.
• At 21-20, Towson scored four of the final five points with kills from Nakai and a triple block from Sarah Callender, Whyte and Nakai to end the deciding set.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Barrett finished with 23 kills, a new season-high and two short of her career high.
• Sydney Stewart led all players with 13 digs, her seventh double-digit total in 11 matches this season.
• Both Kaitlyn Moran (19) and Maisie Jesse (17) finished with double-digit assist totals for the ninth time this season.

 
Up Next
The Tigers face off against the Tribe tomorrow at 2 p.m. at TU Arena.