Matchup        Towson (14-8, 7-5 CAA) vs. Hofstra (16-4, 11-1)
When             Friday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m.
Where            SECU Arena | Towson, Md.
Live Stats      TowsonTigers.com
TV/Stream     Monumental Sports Network (Friday) | FloCollege (both matches)
Series            Hofstra leads the all-time series 43-24
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University volleyball team is set to wrap up its home slate at SECU Arena with two Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) matches vs. the Hofstra Pride on Nov. 6-7. The matches are scheduled for 5 p.m. and 3 p.m. starts, respectively.
 
The matches will stream live on FloCollege. Friday's match will be simulcast on Monumental Sports Network. Live stats for both matches can be found on TowsonTigers.com.
 
The Towson coaching staff will honor its senior class in a pre-match ceremony on Saturday at approximately 2:45 p.m.
 
Scouting the Pride
Hofstra enters the match at 16-4 overall and 11-1 in conference play. The Pride's lone loss in league play came at the hands of UNCW on the road in their second of two matches.
 
CAA Preseason Player of the Year Beatriz Braga leads the way offensively, averaging 3.73 kills per set on .256 hitting in 77 sets.  Hofstra as a team is strong defensively, leading the conference with 2.88 blocks per match and a .160 opponent hitting percentage for the season.
 
Last Time Out
Last week, the Tigers faced North Carolina A&T in two matches at Moore Gymnasium in Greensboro. Towson won the opening match in four sets on Thursday before dropping the latter to the Aggies in straight sets on Friday afternoon. With the result, the Tigers finished the weekend at the No. 4 spot for the CAA Championship with two weeks to play in the regular season.
 
CAA Weekly Awards
Middle blocker Clara Vorel earned her second CAA Rookie of the Week award on Oct. 26 after combining for 12 kills on .611 hitting, with five blocks, in the Tigers' two wins over Hampton. She amassed eight kills on a season-high .889 hitting percentage in Thursday's series opener, adding three blocks. She totaled four kills and two blocks on Friday.
 
Vorel was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Sept. 21 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.
 
League Leaders
The Tigers are first among Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) statistical leaders on a per set basis in points (17.97), kills (14.01) and assists (13.24).
 
Other top three league marks include a .245 hitting percentage (2nd), 14.61 digs per set (3rd), a .179 opponent hitting percentage (3rd) and 1.95 opponent 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 304-103 (.747) record dating back to 2013. Now in his 25th season as an NCAA head coach, Metil is 534-233 (.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 534-233 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: 304-103
- 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 Towson wins 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.