GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Towson University softball team is spending a third straight weekend in the Carolinas as the Tiger's are set to play George Washington at 3:00 p.m. and Iona at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Before a 12:30 p.m. Sunday matchup vs hosts UNC Greensboro.
 
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, Feb. 22:

• 3:00 p.m. vs George Washington
• 5:30 p.m. vs Iona

Sunday, Feb. 23:

• 12:30 p.m. @ UNC Greensboro

 
Scouting the Opponents:

• Tournament hosts UNC Greensboro have started the season off 8-2 including a 5-0 record in last weekend's Spiro Classic which UNCG also hosted. The Spartans have scored at least five runs in nine of ten games so far this season and has scored ten or more in five games. UNCG has hit 22 homeruns in ten games and hold a team OPS of 1.175. The Spartans are lead on the mound by junior Salem Ward who holds a 1.93 ERA in 32.2 innings so far this season.
• George Washington is 5-1 to begin the season and currently are on a four-game win streak. Junior Ashley Corpuz is hitting 10-19 with 3 homeruns and graduate student Allison Heffley is 10-20. The Revolutionaries are lead on the mound by graduate student Anna Reed who has a 1.33 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 21.0 innings, and sophomore Cece Smith who holds a 0.89 ERA and eleven strikeouts in 15.2 innings.
• Iona is yet to win a game so far this season after going 0-4 at the 2025 Red and Black Classic. The Gaels were picked to finish 6^th in the MAAC preseason poll after finishing fifth in the regular season last year. Junior Brooke Acker has a 1.240 OPS and a quarter of the Gael's extra base hits so far this season.

The Season in a Flash:
The Tigers began the 2025 season with a 2-3 record at the Terrier Invite hosted by Wofford University. Madyson Peters hit 6-12 including the game winning home run in Towson's 5-2 victory over Youngstown State in her first four games back from injury. Kristin Toland hit 5-12 with a double, triple and homerun over the weekend. Freshman Kayla Pilson threw four scoreless innings of relief and earned her first career win in her collegiate debut weekend.
Towson's record moved to 2-6 at the Battle at the beach as the Tigers lost games against Kent State, Notre Dame, and Marist. Kristin Toland hit 2 more homeruns to tie her for the CAA lead through two weeks with 3. Taylor Broadbent and Briyana Wright hit homeruns as well, and freshman Mackenzie Gorczyca hit an RBI triple for her first collegiate hit and run batted in.
 
Season Outlook:
Heading into Towson Softball's 50^th season and Head Coach Lisa Costello's 30^th season, Towson returns three of its top five batting averages from last season in Junior Cara Bohner (.305) and Grace Franczyk (.287) as well as senior Elizabeth Yoskowitz (.271). Top returners on the mound include sophomore Amanda Medina who finished with a 3.25 ERA in 66.2 innings as a freshman, and fellow second year player Faith McCullough who had a 3.32 ERA in 23 relief appearances. The Tigers will also see the return of redshirt senior catcher Madyson Peters who missed the 2024 season due to injury after being named to the All-CAA First Team in 2023.
 
Welcome to Towson:
Towson welcomes nine new players to the squad this season to replace thirteen departures. The Tigers add five freshmen in Virginia natives Kayla Pilson and Amanda Ashe, Colorado native Olivia Trombley, New Jersey native Kaci Benton, and Maryland native Mackenzie Gorczyca.
 
The Black & Gold also brought in four transfers including two from the University of Delaware in sophomore outfielder Jenna Giattino and junior infielder Anaya Troy. Towson also welcomes junior infielder Briyana Wright from Lipscomb and sophomore pitcher Cadence Williams from Southern Alabama.