Towson athletics officials announced in a release dated Friday, Feb. 22 that they will not be renewing the contract of women’s basketball Head Coach Joe Mathews. Director of Athletics Mike Waddell said he met with Mathews Friday to inform him of the news. “Joe and I and our Deputy Director of Athletics met on Friday afternoon and discussed where the program was headed,” Waddell said in a Sunday interview. “Because of some timing issues with [...]

Up 71-70 with 11 seconds remaining against Drexel, Towson freshman point guard Jerome Hairston stole a pass from Damion Lee and sprinted down court when Derrick Thomas fouled him. Hairston made one of two free throws, propelling the Tigers to a 72-71 win. On the Dragons’ (11-17, 7-9 Colonial Athletic Association) last possession, Kazembe Abif was fouled with two seconds remaining, but failed to hit the first free throw. In an attempt to miss the [...]

Towson’s two-game winning streak came to an end Thursday night with a 79-45 loss to James Madison. In the team’s fourth game in seven days, the Tigers (9-17, 3-12 Colonial Athletic Association) failed to start the game with much intensity. Towson traveled to Harrisonburg, Va. coming off one day of full rest, which was evident in the loss. “Do I think we were fatigued? Possibly,” Head Coach Joe Mathews said. “We had four games in [...]

The Tigers take on the Drexel Dragons.

Towson recorded its second straight conference win Tuesday night, defeating the Hofstra Pride 69-60. The Tigers (9-16, 3-11 Colonial Athletic Association) built off of their Sunday win against George Mason by starting Tuesday’s game with a newfound sense of intensity and urgency. Towson carried a 29-27 lead over Hofstra (12-13, 8-6 CAA) into halftime and the game remained close throughout the second half. With just under three minutes to go in the game, the Tigers [...]

Towson recorded its second Colonial Athletic Association win of the season Sunday, defeating George Mason 53-51. With just under four minutes left in the game, the Patriots (8-15, 3-9 CAA) took a 48-42 lead. But the Tigers (8-16, 2-11 CAA) seized control of the game and never looked back. Towson scored 11 straight points in the game’s final minutes to take a 53-48 lead. A late three-pointer by George Mason cut the Towson lead to [...]

Towson bounced back from its five-point defeat at James Madison, beating Hofstra University 57-50 in its final game of a three-game road stretch Saturday evening. The Tigers (15-13, 10-5 Colonial Athletic Association) shot 51.2 percent from the field against the Pride (6-20, 3-10 CAA), including 66.7 percent from the field in the second half. Saturday night’s game marked the fourth time in the past five games that Towson shot better than 50 percent from the [...]

Towson dropped the second game of the current three-game road trip, falling to James Madison 75-70 Tuesday night in Harrisonburg, Va. The loss, which snapped Towson’s four-game winning streak, drops the Tigers (14-13, 9-5 Colonial Athletic Association) into a tie for third in the conference with the Dukes (15-12, 9-5 CAA). “It was your typical, hard-fought conference game against a good team on the road,” Head Coach Pat Skerry said. “I thought we played really [...]

Towson suffered its fourth consecutive loss Thursday night as the team fell to No. 20 Delaware 77-55 at the Towson Center. Towson (7-15, 1-10 Colonial Athletic Association) opened the game up with a fast start, jumping out to a 9-6 lead in the game’s early minutes. Delaware’s potent offense, however, led by All-American guard/forward Elena Delle Donne found its niche midway through the first half. The Blue Hens (19-3, 10-0 CAA) quickly regained the lead [...]

Towson won its fourth consecutive game Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga. beating Colonial Athletic Association foe Georgia State in overtime 90-82. Junior guard Rafriel Guthrie led the Tigers (14-12, 9-4 CAA) off the bench with a career-high 23 points on 8-10 shooting from the field. Guthrie also added six assists to his stat line. “He was tremendous,” Head Coach Pat Skerry said. “He was a major catalyst for us today.” Four other Tigers scored in [...]