TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team hosted Drexel in the Tiger's final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon at SECU Arena.
 
Towson's (17-13, 10-8 CAA) India Johnston owned the moment in the final home game of her career, scoring the second 30-point game of the season and her career. Drexel (20-9, 13-5) didn't go down easily, cutting it to an eight-point game with 7:13 to go. Johnston went for 16 on 6-7 shooting in the fourth to lead the Tigers to a 74-58 win.
 
Key Stats

• Towson won the rebounding battle 48-36.
• The Tigers held shooting advantages from the floor (43.8%-31.3%) and from deep (37.0%-31.3%).
• India Johnston led all scorers with 30 points.

 
How it Happened

• The scoring was slow to start the game before picking up in the back half of the first. Johnston led the team with five as the Tigers went up 14-13 after one.
• Johnston and Thalia Shepard pushed the lead to five on two makes to start the second.
• Watkins' layup with 5:50 to go cut the Tigers lead to two before made shots from Asya Lara Barnes and Shepard extended it to seven.
• Towson went into halftime with a 34-26 lead after scoring seven more in the final minutes of the half.
• The Dragons started the third quarter on a 10-5 run to get within three at 6:03.
• The Black & Gold responded with a 13-4 run over the final minutes of the third, extending its lead to 52-40.
• Drexel didn't go down easily, cutting their deficit to eight with 7:13 remaining.
• Johnston made her mark in the fourth quarter of the final home game of her career, scoring 16 points on 6-7 shooting from the field. That effort allowed the Tigers to continue extending the lead over the final minutes of the game, as they went on to win 74-58 in the final game of the regular season.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Johnston finished with 30 points on 11-19 shooting, marking the second 30-point game of this season and her career. She now stands ninth all-time in program history with 1,249 career points. With 16 points, she'll stand alone at eighth all-time in TU history.
• Semaya Turner finished one rebound shy of tying a career high of 15. Her 14 boards today are the most in a single game in her three-year Towson career.
• Viki Matulevicius posted her fifth double-digit scoring effort this season. She finished with 11 points and was 3-3 from beyond the arc.

 
Next Game
The Tigers will head to the CAA Championship, hosted at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C. from March 11-15 with their seed yet to be determined. If Elon loses tonight vs. UNCW, the Tigers will be No. 6 and face No. 11 Hampton on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. If Elon wins tonight, the Tigers will be the No. 7 seed and face No. 10 Hofstra at 6 p.m.