Towson Athletics announced Thursday afternoon that Niki Geckeler will be the new women’s basketball Head Coach. Geckeler previously held the same position at Howard University in Washington, D.C. for the past five years. With Howard, Geckeler led the Bison to back-to-back 20-plus win seasons and reached the postseason three times. “When we started this search, we went in search of a coach that would possess the characteristics needed to build the Towson women’s basketball program [...]

Towson concluded its season Friday afternoon with a 59-48 loss to No. 2 James Madison in the quarterfinal round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. No. 7 Towson (12-18, 6-12 CAA) traveled to Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md. after avoiding a first-round game in the conference tournament. While the Tigers entered the game with a three-game win streak, the Dukes (22-9, 15-3 CAA) played much more efficient basketball and were able to fend off the [...]

Towson closed out the regular season with a 66-57 road win over UNC-Wilmington Wednesday night. The win is the team’s third in a row and fifth out of the last six games. Towson (12-17, 6-12 Colonial Athletic Association) came out flat to begin the game, as UNC-Wilmington (3-25, 2-15 CAA) jumped out to a quick 9-3 lead. Behind the stellar play of junior guard Tanisha McTiller and forward Nyree Williams, the Tigers were able to [...]

Towson closed out the Towson Center in memorable fashion Saturday night with a 79-63 win over William & Mary. The win was Head Coach Joe Mathews’ 146th victory of his coaching career, which sets the program record. Junior guard Tanisha McTiller capped off the home slate of the season for the Tigers (11-17, 5-12 Colonial Athletic Association) by scoring her 1,000th career point. McTiller finished the game with a game-high 28 points, but her most [...]

Towson faces off William and Mary today.

Towson scores a comeback win Thursday night.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]