WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Towson University women's basketball team faced UNCW in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, N.C. on Sunday afternoon. Despite the Seahawks (7-8, 1-1 CAA) holding the lead for more than 34 minutes in the game, India Johnston hit a jumper for the Tigers (3-10, 1-1 CAA) with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation to take a one-point lead. Semaya Turner secured a steal on the final play and ran out the clock for the victory.
 
Jordan Wakefield finished with a game-high 18 points on 75.0% (6-8) shooting. Aminata Diakite added 11 points and five rebounds, all offensive.
 
Records:

• Towson (3-10, 1-1 CAA)
• UNCW (7-8, 1-1 CAA)

 
Key Stats

• Towson outscored UNCW 24-15 in the final quarter on 57.1% (8-14) shooting. The Tigers held the Seahawks to a 28.6% field goal percentage in the final period.
• The Black & Gold won the rebounding battle 43-32.
• The Tigers hit 19 free throws on 22 attempts to the Seahawks' 11 free throws on 12 attempts.

 
How it Happened

• The Tigers built a 9-6 lead through the first 3:30 of the game. Wakefield led with five points while Johnston and Deja Bristol added two each.
• UNCW closed the opening quarter on a 6-0 run to take a 12-9 lead into the first break.
• The Seahawks opened the second quarter with a 7-2 run to build their lead to eight.
• Diakite hit the next two Tiger buckets of the game, with the second cutting the deficit to six at 21-15.
• A 12-6 UNCW run over the next 4:47 pushed their lead to 33-20.
• The Black & Gold finished the quarter on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to six points at the halftime break.
• Turner had the first four points of the second half from either team, hitting a jumper and two free throws.
• With 5:53 left in the third, UNCW's Dobson hit a three and was assessed a technical foul moments later for taunting. Wakefield hit a pair of technical free throws to cut the deficit to seven at 44-37.
• The Seahawks closed the quarter with a 10-9 edge in the final 3:38 to take an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter.
• The team's exchanged blows through the first 5:51 of the quarter, with the Seahawks holding a 12-11 advantage in the stretch.
• Johnston had the Tigers' next six points of the game, hitting two jumpers and a pair of free throws. Her second jumper cut the deficit to 67-63 with 2:13 remaining in regulation.
• Deja Bristol hit three free throws on two trips to the line to cut the UNCW lead to three at 69-66 with 72 seconds left in the game.
• After a Seahawk miss, Wakefield missed a three, but Diakite grabbed the offensive board and laid it in to make it a one-point game with :37 remaining in regulation.
• Off another Seahawk miss with eight seconds remaining, Wakefield secured the rebound and hit Johnston on the outlet pass who hit a running jumper with 1.8 seconds on the clock.
• Turner secured a steal off the inbound pass and held the ball in the final 1.8 to secure the Tiger victory at Trask Coliseum.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Wakefield finished with a season-high 18 points, her most in a game since Dec. 6, 2021, against Norfolk State while with George Mason. She added eight rebounds.
• Diakite finished with 11 points, five offensive rebounds and a career-high three steals.
• Johnston finished in double-digits for the eighth time this season.

 
Up Next
The Tigers are set to begin a three-game homestand, starting with Monmouth on Friday at 2 p.m. at TU Arena.