TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team headed to Charlotte, N.C. for the Charlotte Invitational in the first road trip of the season. The Tigers won in straight sets over Delaware State in the first match Friday at Halton Arena. In the second against Tennessee Tech, the match went to five sets with the Tigers losing a late lead in set five to fall 17-15 in the deciding set.
 
Against Delaware State, Ylenia De Mango and Maisie Jesse each recorded career-high service ace totals with four and three respectively. The Tigers held a .210 advantage in hitting percentage in the match.
 
In the second match, Towson's opening 25-22 set one victory was the first set taken by an opponent over Tennessee Tech all season.
 
Records:

• Towson – 5-1, 0-0 CAA
• Delaware State – 0-4, 0-0 MEAC
• Tennessee Tech – 5-0, 0-0 OVC

 
Key Stats vs. Delaware State

• Towson held a .329-.119 hitting percentage advantage over Delaware State.
• Three Tigers recorded multiple aces in the match, led by Ylenia De Mango with four. Maisie Jesse had three and Sydney Stewart had two.
• Towson held a 9-1 advantage in blocks, led by Kendall Minta (4), Victoria Barrett (3) and Ylenia De Mango (2).

 
How it Happened vs. Delaware State

• Towson opened the first set winning five of the first seven points, starting with a signature Victoria Barrett kill.
• The Tigers took a stranglehold later in the set with seven straight points to make it 14-4.
• Towson went on two three-point runs later in the frame with two kills in each.
• The Black & Gold finished the first set winning four straight points, with an Ava Nakai kill and Maisie Jesse ace starting that run.
• The Tigers started set two on a 5-1 run before the Hornets' 6-2 run to tie it at seven apiece.
• The teams went back and forth for four points each to push the score to 11-11.
• A few 2-1 bursts put Towson in front 21-16.
• Delaware State's three-point run two points later pull them within two at 22-20.
• The Tigers closed the set on a three-point run, cemented by Sydney Stewart's service ace.
• The Hornets started the third set on a 2-0 run before three straight from the Tigers, capped by Zyare Abdul-Rahim's kill.
• A three-point run of Delaware State errors put Towson in front 7-5.
• The teams exchanged short rallies before Delaware State's four-point run to give the Hornets a 13-12 lead.
• All tied at 17 in the set, a three-point Tiger run pushed the set to 20-17.
• Maisie Jesse had a service ace and service error to make it 24-21 before Abdul-Rahim's kill gave the Black & Gold a straight-set win.

 
Inside the Numbers vs. Delaware State

• De Mango notched a career-high four aces in the match. Her previous best was two.
• Kaitlyn Moran had 13 assists to start the season with five-straight matches with double-digit assists.
• Jesse had a career-high three service aces in the match.

 
Key Stats vs. Tennessee Tech

• Tennessee Tech outhit the Tigers .185 to .145.
• The Golden Eagles totaled 79 points as opposed to the Tigers' 62.
• Madolyn Isringhausen led all players with 25 kills in the match.

 
How it Happened vs. Tennessee Tech

• After a 3-1 Tennessee Tech run to begin the match, Towson scored four straight for a 5-3 lead.
• Each team had short rallies through much of the set before a 4-0 Golden Eagle run to give them a 19-17 lead.
• The Tigers closed the set on a 7-2 run to win 25-22, the first set taken over Tennessee Tech this season.
• After a 5-5 start to set two, Tennessee Tech scored six of seven for an 18-12 lead.
• The Golden Eagles won seven on the last eight points to win 25-15 in set two.
• Towson used multiple four-point runs in set three to take a decisive advantage at 15-10.
• After a five-point Golden Eagle run to tie the set at 17 apiece, Towson scored eight of the final 10 points in the frame to win 25-19.
• A flurry of short rallies started set four with a score of 7-7.
• A five-point Tennessee Tech rally with three attacking errors made it 16-9 in favor of the Golden Eagles.
• Tennessee Tech's 8-3 run to close the set ended it 25-15, sending the match to the deciding set.
• After a 4-4 start to the set, Towson pushed the lead to three and held it most of the set.
• With a four-point lead at 12-8, a three-point Golden Eagle rally pulled them within one.
• At a 14-12 Tiger match point, three straight from Tech gave them a one-point edge.
• At 15 all, two Towson errors gave Tennessee Tech the 17-15 set five win to win the match three sets to two.

 
Inside the Numbers vs. Tennessee Tech

• The first set of the match was the first taken by an opponent over the Golden Eagles all season.
• Zyare Abdul-Rahim recorded a Towson career-high with 11 kills.
• Barrett totaled 18 kills, her fifth match with a double-digit total through six matches.

 
Up Next
The Tigers conclude the Charlotte Invitational against the Charlotte 49ers tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Halton Arena. Live Stats and ESPN+ stream links can be found on TowsonTigers.com.