TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team hosted UNCW in the second of two Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) matches on Sunday afternoon.
 
Towson (15-2, 6-0 CAA) held decisive hitting advantages in the match to secure a second-consecutive straight-set victory over UNCW (3-12, 2-4 CAA).
 
Records:

• Towson – 15-2, 6-0 CAA
• UNCW – 3-12, 2-4 CAA

 
Key Stats

• Towson held a significant .379 to .038 hitting percentage edge in the match.
• The Tigers committed no more than four errors with at least 26 total attempts in all three sets.
• The Black & Gold finished with 45 kills to UNCW's 24.

 
How it Happened

• After beginning the opening set with a modest 6-4 lead, Towson scored seven of the next eight points to build a 13-5 lead.
• UNCW pulled within six at 15-9 before the Tigers used two three-point runs late in the frame to get a set point at 24-13.
• The Seahawks sided out on a service error before Addison Leber's kill cemented the 25-14 set one win.
• UNCW opened the second set with a 4-3 lead before TU scored six of the next seven points to take a 9-5 lead.
• After a Seahawk side out, the Tigers scored four unanswered, pushing their lead to 13-6.
• The Towson lead got as big as 20-10 before the Seahawks strung some points together to keep the set alive.
• The Black 7 Gold got their first set point of set two at 24-15, surrendered the next three to UNCW and won the set, 25-18, on a Malinah Purcell-Telefoni kill.
• The Tigers opened set three on a 5-0 run before allowing four unanswered Seahawk points, allowing them to pull within one.
• Knotted at seven all, runs of four and five points extended Towson's lead to 16-8.
• Up 17-10, a Purcell-Telefoni kill and three attack errors pushed the lead to 21-10.
• Kendall Minta scored the Tigers final three points of the match via two kills and a service ace to win the third set 25-12.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Malinah Purcell-Telefoni finished with a match-high ten kills on a .667 hitting percentage. It marks her third match this season posting double-digit kills. She added five blocks, two digs and an ace.
• Sydney Stewart paced all players with 23 digs. She's posted at least 17 digs in each of the last 14 matches.
• Addison Leber posted eight kills on a .250 hitting percentage. It marks her fourth match this season with at least eight kills.

 
Up Next
Towson will head to Williamsburg, Va. for two matches against William & Mary next Friday and Saturday. The matches are slated for 6 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.