Matchup        Towson (10-7, 4-4 CAA) vs. Coppin State (15-5, 6-0 MEAC)
When             Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m.
Where            Physical Education Complex Arena | Baltimore, Md.
Live Stats     TowsonTigers.com
Stream           MEAC Network
Series            Towson leads the all-time series 13-0
 
TOWSON, Md. – Towson volleyball returns to Maryland to face Coppin State on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Physical Education Complex Arena in Baltimore, Md.
 
The match will stream live on the MEAC Network. Live stats can be found at TowsonTigers.com.
 
Last Time Out
Towson faced the reigning champion Campbell Camels last weekend in the Tigers' first-ever trip to Gore Arena.
 
The Camels, backed by a .199-.140 hitting edge, topped the Tigers in four sets in the first of two matches on Friday night.
 
On Saturday, Towson dropped a tight opening set 25-23 before roaring back to win the second, third and fourth sets. The Black & Gold hit .319 in the match while holding Campbell to a .164 mark, earning Head Coach Don Metil his 300th win at the helm of the Tigers' squad.
 
Scouting the Eagles
Coppin State enters Wednesday at 15-5 overall and unblemished at 6-0 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) standings. The Eagles enter the match with 14 consecutive wins and have lost just ten sets over that stretch.
 
Senior libero Coco Figueroa earned MEAC preseason player of the year and all-conference selections, alongside teammates Cherisse Atilano (OH) and Kayden Cupid (MB). Atilano leads the team with 216 kills this season, averaging 2.84 per set. Figueroa averages 4.18 digs per set while anchoring the Eagles' defense.
 
CAA Weekly Awards
Middle blocker Clara Vorel was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Sept. 28 after posting a team-best 10 blocks in the Tigers' two wins over Northeastern, adding 12 kills on a .367 hitting percentage, one assists and two digs.
 
The Rincon, Ga. native posted eight kills on a .571 hitting mark in Friday's conference opener, supplementing five blocks. She closed the weekend with another five stops at the net and added four kills on Saturday.
 
Vorel is the Tigers' first weekly award winner of the season and their first rookie of the week recipient since Malinah Purcell-Telefoni earned a nod on Oct. 6, 2025.
 
League Leaders
The Tigers are first among Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) statistical leaders on a per set basis in points (17.88), kills (14.00) and assists (13.23).
 
Other top three league marks include a .238 hitting percentage (2nd), 15.03 digs per set (2nd) and 1.95 blocks per set (3rd).
 
Record-Setting Crowd
On Sept. 11 at SECU Arena, Towson volleyball announced a record-setting crowd of 1,161 fans at its match against Arkansas, topping the previous high of 1,012 against Rutgers on Sept. 3, 2022.
 
Metil Detector
Towson Head Coach Don Metil is the all-time winningest coach in program history with a 300-102 (.746) record dating back to 2013. Now in his 25th season as an NCAA head coach, Metil is 530-232 (.696). Metil was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Coach of the Year in 2019 after finishing the season 29-3 and winning Towson's first-ever NCAA Tournament game vs. American. He boasts four CAA Coach of the Year awards during his tenure at TU: 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2022.
Record breakdown
- Metil is 530-232 all-time (.696) as a head coach.
- Metil's records by school: Notre Dame College: 40-30 | Lees-McRae: 30-9 | Coppin State: 15-46 | Maryland Eastern Shore: 145-45 | Towson: 300-102
- Metil passed Cathy Cain as Towson's all-time wins leader after knocking off No. 7 Pittsburgh on Sept. 10th, 2022.
- Metil surpassed 500 career NCAA wins vs. Old Dominion on Aug. 30, 2025.
- Metil eclipsed 300 wins at Towson on Oct. 10, 2026 vs. Campbell.
 
2025 Recap
After dropping the first two matches of the 2025 season, Towson followed with 18 consecutive match wins and finished the regular season at 21-6. The Tigers finished the league slate at 12-4, earning the No. 3 seed in the CAA Championship. They faced No. 6 Stony Brook in their opening match of the tournament, falling three sets to one at SECU Arena.