Matchup                 Towson (14-12, 7-7 CAA) vs. Stony Brook (15-11, 10-3 CAA)
When                     Sunday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m.
Where                    SECU Arena | Towson, Md.
Stream/TV              FloCollege/Monumental Sports Network
Live Stats               TowsonTigers.com
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team is hosting the Stony Brook Seawolves at SECU Arena on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
The game will stream live on FloCollege and be simulcast on Monumental Sports Network. Live stats can be found at TowsonTigers.com.
 
Last Time Out
On Friday night, Towson started the game on a torrid pace as they took a 29-20 lead over Charleston after the first quarter. The Tigers pushed their lead to 12 at the halftime break, led by Thalia Shepard with 17 in the first half. The Cougars scored 55 combined points in the third and fourth quarters, while holding Towson to 33, and went on to win 88-78 at SECU Arena.
 
Charleston outscored Towson 56-16 in the paint. The Cougars won the rebounding battle 50-32 and scored 13 second chance points off 17 offensive boards. Charleston held shooting advantages from the floor and free throw line.
 
Scouting the Seawolves
Stony Brook enters Sunday's contest in second place in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) standings at 10-3, with a 15-11 overall record. The Seawolves have won five of their last six CAA matchups, with their lone loss coming against Northeastern, 73-60, last Sunday in Boston.
 
The Seawolves have two players averaging double figures: junior guard Janay Brantley (12.9 PPG) and graduate guard Diaka Berete (11.0 PPG).
 
Shooters Shoot
The Tigers hit at least seven triples in all their non-conference wins and are 10-5 in games in which they hit seven or more as a team.
 
Towson has hit at least eight threes in 11 of its 26 games this season. Compare that to last season, when the Black & Gold did so twice in 32 games.
 
The Tigers have two players this season currently averaging at least one made three per game: India Johnston (1.54) and Tilda Sjökvist (1.50). Zoli Khalil (0.88), Viki Matulevicius (0.85) and Thalia Shepard (0.85) are just short of that mark.
 
Johnston (1.63) finished as the lone player on last year's squad to eclipse one made three per game over the full season.
 
1K India
On Jan. 18, 2026 vs. Stony Brook, India Johnston became the 20th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 points at Towson.
 
The senior guard currently stands 12th all-time in program history with 1,151 points in her Black & Gold career. She needs 21 points to stand alone at 11th all-time in team history and 57 to crack the top ten.
 
The Delaware product boasts 161 made triples in her fourth season at Towson, good for fourth all-time in TU history.
 
Weekly Honors
India Johnston was named CAA Co-Player of the Week on Dec. 22. The Delaware native averaged 21.5 points on 59.3% (16-27) shooting in wins over Maryland Eastern Shore and Lehigh. She shot a combined 57.1% (57.1%) from behind the arc in her first two games coming off the bench this season.
 
Johnston posted a career-high 26 points against the Hawks, including 20 in the second half and overtime. She was 10-18 from the field and 5-9 from behind the arc, adding three rebounds, three steals and an assist.
 
Viki Matulevicius earned the CAA Rookie of the Week nod on Nov. 17 after amassing 14 points on 5-6 shooting from the field and a perfect 4-4 mark from behind the arc in the Tigers' Nov. 16 win over Coppin State in 19 minutes off the bench. She added two rebounds and a block in the victory.
 
The redshirt freshman averaged 6.3 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.7 assists in the Tigers' 2-1 week, shooting 41.2% (7-17) from the field and 55.6% (5-9) from deep.
 
SECU Sellout
Towson University had the first sellout in SECU Arena history on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 as the women's basketball team faced Loyola on STEM Day. A record crowd of 5,209 was announced.
 
It marks the second consecutive season the Towson women's basketball team has hosted a program-record-setting crowd at SECU Arena.
 
Southpaw Shot-Makers
The Tigers have three guards this season who are natural left-handed shooters: Thalia Shepard, Asya Lara Barnes and Nadeya Regala.
 
International Flavor
Two young Tigers got a taste for International Basketball Federation (FIBA) basketball this summer.
 
True freshman Asya Lara Barnes played for Turkey in the U-18 Women's FIBA EuroBasket, where she led the field in three-point field goals made. Barnes finished seventh overall in shooting efficiency from behind the arc and led Turkey in scoring.
 
Redshirt freshman Viki Matulevicius played for Lithuania in the U-20 Women's FIBA EuroBasket, helping the team reach its first-ever championship appearance. She averaged 12.2 points on 43.2% shooting, adding 2.1 assists per game, all of which ranked third on Lithuania's team.
 
League Honors
Senior guard India Johnston earned a 2025-26 Preseason All-CAA Second Team selection after pacing the Tigers with 12.5 points per game on 37.4% shooting from the field, adding a team-best 2.5 assists. The Delaware product was efficient from behind the arc, hitting 52 triples at a 34.7% clip. She added 2.5 rebounds and 0.7 steals in 34 minutes per game in 32 games last season.
 
Johnston shot more efficiently in league play during her junior campaign, shooting 38.7% from the field and 35.9% from three-point range against CAA opponents. The senior matched her career-high of 24 in the second round of the CAA Championship last March, accounting for 45.3% of the Tigers' points in the win over the No. 6 Elon Phoenix.
 
Welcoming Coaches
The Tigers have added a couple of new and one familiar face to the staff ahead of the 2025-26 season.
 
Tony DiClemente joined the staff as an assistant coach after serving as associate head coach at Army West Point last season, where he helped lead the Black Knights to 25 wins, the team's second-most in program history. Army earned a berth to the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT), where the Black Knights won their first-ever Division I postseason game, 59-58, over Bryant.
 
Nick Boboshko returns to Towson as an assistant coach and director of basketball operations, having worked in a similar role at Presbyterian last season. Prior to Presbyterian, Boboshko served as a graduate assistant at Ottawa University in Kansas. The Maryland native graduated from TU in 2023 after being a two-year manager and practice player for the Tigers from 2021-23.
 
Chris Hays joins the Tigers as the assistant director of basketball performance. Hays has held similar strength and conditioning roles at private facilities and other Division I institutions, like Jacksonville and Drexel. The Pennsylvania native previously worked with Coach Harper during her Coppin State tenure (2020-22).
 
Other staff changes include Eric Atkins' elevation to associate head coach and Lorie Khalil's assumption of the general manager role for the 2025-26 season.
 
Last Season's Recap
Towson finished the 2024-25 season at 12-20 overall and 8-10 in CAA play. The Tigers entered the CAA Championship as the No. 11 seed and topped the No. 14 Northeastern Huskies in the opening round. In the second round, the Tigers upset the No. 6 Elon Phoenix, backed by India Johnston's career-high-tying 24 points. The Tigers faced No. 3 Campbell in the quarterfinals, falling to the Camels at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C.