TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team opened competition at SECU Arena on Friday with matches vs. Stonehill and Quinnipiac.
 
The Tigers held Stonehill to a .008 hitting percentage in the first match, leading to a dominant three-set victory for the Black & Gold.
 
In the evening match, the Tigers fended off Quinnipiac's strong third set to win three sets to one.
 
Records:

• Towson – 3-2
• Stonehill – 0-5
• Quinnipiac – 1-4

 
Key Stats vs. Stonehill

• Towson held a .264 to .008 hitting percentage advantage in the match.
• The Tigers totaled 41 kills in the match to the Skyhawks' 19. With that, the Tiger had 20 more assists in the match (39-19).
• The Black & Gold had six service aces in the match to Stonehill's zero.

 
How it Happened vs. Stonehill

• The Tigers used two early four-point runs to build a 12-4 lead in the first set.
• The Skyhawks scored consecutive points just twice in the first set.
• Towson won seven of the final nine points in the opening set for a 25-14 victory.
• The beginning of the second set was tightly contested, starting with a 7-7 draw.
• The Tigers followed that with an 8-1 run to build a 15-8 lead in set two.
• Later in the set, a Stonehill service error and Sarah Callender ace pushed the TU lead to eight at 21-13.
• Towson won three of the final four points of the set by way of kills from Ava Drye, Malinah Purcell-Telefoni and Callender.
• The Tigers took the third set in dominant fashion, going on four runs of four-plus points, including five straight to end the match.

 
Inside the Numbers vs. Stonehill

• Sydney Stewart had a match-high 24 digs in the match.
• Three Tigers finished with nine or more assists: Maisie Jesse (13), Peyton Meyer (11) and Kaitlyn Moran (9).

 
Key Stats vs. Quinnipiac

• Towson held a .241 to .176 hitting percentage edge in the match.
• The third set was the strongest for Quinnipiac in the match as they had a 71% side-out percentage, 23% better than any other set.

 
How it Happened vs. Quinnipiac

• After Quinnipiac started the opening set with a 3-1 lead, Towson scored seven of the next nine points.
• The teams trade four-point runs later in the set, with the Bobcats' pulling them within three at 17-14.
• The Tigers won four of the final five points, capped by an Erin Brothers kill to take the first set.
• The Bobcats won the first two points of the second set before the Tigers took nine of the next 11 points.
• With a 16-15 lead, the Tigers posted a 7-2 run to push the lead to 23-17.
• Sarah Callender secured the second set victory with a kill, assisted by Peyton Meyer.
• The Tigers had trouble finding their footing in the third set, with three-, five- and eight-point runs propelling them to a 25-14 set win.
• The Tigers returned the favor in the fourth, with runs of three, four and five straight points delivering the 25-15 win in the fourth set.

 
Inside the Numbers vs. Quinnipiac

• Sydney Stewart eclipsed 1,000 career digs, finishing with 18 total in the match.
• Taylor Pagan recorded her second double-double of the young season, finishing with 14 kills and 10 digs.

 
Up Next
The Tigers host New Orleans and Kent State tomorrow at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.