When             Friday, Sept. 5 at 12 p.m. vs. Stonehill
                        Friday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. vs. Quinnipiac
                        Saturday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. vs. New Orleans
                        Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. vs. Kent State
Where            SECU Arena | Towson, Md.
Stream           FloCollege
Series            First meeting all-time vs. Stonehill
                       Towson leads Quinnipiac, 3-0
                       First meeting all-time vs. New Orleans
                       Kent State leads Towson, 3-2
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team returns to the friendly confines of SECU Arena to play host in the Towson-Morgan State Invite. On Friday, the Tigers face Stonehill (12 p.m.) and Quinnipiac (7 p.m.). On Saturday, they'll play New Orleans (10 a.m.) and Kent State (7 p.m.).
 
For Friday's matches, Towson is hosting a food drive in collaboration with TU FoodShare. Attending fans can receive one free ticket in exchange for two non-perishable food items donated to the drive. Fans who cannot make the matches are encouraged to donate to the Student Emergency and Food Insecurity Fund here.
 
New Orleans and Stonehill will play a neutral site match at SECU Arena on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The match will not be streamed.
 
Against Quinnipiac on Saturday night, the first 150 fans in SECU Arena will receive a TU replica soccer jersey courtesy of Towson Athletics.
 
Last Week's Recap
Towson visited Norfolk, Va. for the opening weekend to play in the Quest for the Crown, hosted by Old Dominion.
 
After taking a decisive opening set win, 25-16, vs. West Virginia, the Mountaineers won three-straight sets to take the victory. In the afternoon match, the Tigers battled the Fairfield Stags. The match was tight, with three of the five sets won by three points or less. With a 12-9 lead in the fifth set, the Tigers surrendered six of the final seven points to give Fairfield the victory.
 
On Saturday, the Black & Gold faced the hosting Old Dominion Monarchs. The Tigers held the Monarchs to a .105 hitting percentage in three sets for their first win of the young season.
 
Saturday's win marked a milestone victory for Head Coach Don Metil, who collected his 500^th career victory as a head coach.
 
Back in Black (& Gold)
The senior trio of Erin Brothers, Sydney Stewart and Sarah Callender return to lead the Tigers into the 2025 season. Middle blocker Erin Brothers and libero Sydney Stewart earned Preseason All-CAA nods, announced by the league office on Aug. 18.
 
Brothers earned her second Preseason All-CAA Team honor after being named an honorable mention prior to the 2024 campaign. She totaled 98 kills, 56 blocks, four assists and four digs in 65 sets over 18 matches played. The Ohio native missed the first 12 matches of the 2024 season while recovering from injury.
 
Stewart is the lone libero to receive Preseason All-CAA Team recognition. She appeared in all 30 matches for the Tigers last season, totaling 508 digs, 133 assists, 38 service aces and two kills over 111 sets. The Pennsylvania native finished third among league leaders with 4.58 digs/set. Stewart finished tied for ninth in the CAA with 0.34 service aces/set.
 
Earning Stripes
The 2025 roster features three transfers and six freshmen. Highlighting the incoming crop of Tigers is Colorado State transfer Taylor Pagan, an outside hitter for two seasons with the Rams. Other notable newcomers include freshmen opposite hitter Malinah Purcell-Telefoni and setter Peyton Meyer.
 
CAA Preseason Poll
Towson was picked to finish third in the CAA Preseason Poll after receiving one first place vote and finishing with 88 total points. Charleston and Hofstra edged out the Black & Gold with 92 and 90 total points, respectively. The Cougars received five first place votes while the Pride finished with four.
 
North Carolina A&T finished fourth with one first place vote and 68 total points. Stony Brook (62), William & Mary (55) and Northeastern (47) solidify the top seven. Elon (34), UNCW (30), Campbell (29) and Hampton (10) round out the group.
 
Among the Nation's Best
Entering the 2025 season, the Tigers own a 137-23 overall record dating back to 2019, giving them an 85.6% win percentage in the past six seasons. That percentage lands the Tigers at 6^th overall in Division I over that span, behind only Western Kentucky, Pitt, Texas, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Creighton, Louisville, FGCU and Dayton round out the top ten.
 
Metil Detector
Towson Head Coach Don Metil is the all-time winningest coach in program history with a 270-90 record dating back to 2013. Now in his 24^th season as an NCAA head coach, Metil eclipsed 500 career wins in last Saturday's sweep over Old Dominion. At his previous stops, Metil collected 145 wins at UMES, 15 at Coppin State, 30 at Lees-McRae and 40 at Notre Dame (Md.).
 
2024 Recap
The Tigers finished the 2024 season at 24-6 overall and 14-4 in CAA play. Towson earned the No. 3 seed in the CAA Championship and were knocked out by the No. 2 Delaware Blue Hens in four sets.