When Towson took on Northeastern Sunday afternoon, it was a game of redemption. The last time the two teams faced off, last season, Towson (21-3, 8-0 CAA) had a two-set lead before Northeastern (17-5, 6-2 CAA) came back to win three straight and take the match, eliminating the Tigers’ hopes of a first-place Colonial Athletic Association finish. “That’s what made us not get a bye in playoffs,” co-captain junior outside hitter Katy Buck said. “That [...]

Towson has continued to power through the season, earning its 11th and 12th straight games, beating Colonial Athletic Association foes George Mason 3-1 Friday and James Madison 3-2 Sunday. The four sets against George Mason (4-15, 2-4 CAA) were hard-fought. Towson (19-3, 6-0 CAA) won the first, second and fourth sets 27-25, 25-23 and 25-22, respectively and only let the Patriots get the upper hand in the third set 25-19. “I thought that they [the [...]

Towson (17-3, 4-0 Colonial Athletic Association) won its 10th-straight match over the weekend with 3-0 victories over William & Mary (10-9, 2-3 CAA) and UNC-Wilmington (7-13, 0-5 CAA). “I thought for the most part we played pretty consistent,” Head Coach Bruce Atkinson said. “We did a better job at carrying out our game plan than we have in the past two weeks. They did a nice job implementing the things that we’ve been working on [...]

After an intense weekend with games against Colonial Athletic Association rival-Delaware and a five-set match against Pennsylvania last week, Towson took its foot off the gas for a less aggressive 3-0 win over Georgia State Friday night. Towson (15-3, 2-0 CAA) let Georgia State (2-13, 0-3 CAA) set the tempo for the first two sets with the Tigers only winning them 25-23 and 25-22 respectively. But the Tigers were able to turn up the momentum [...]

Riding the momentum from a big second set, Towson (14-3, 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association) was able to defeat Delaware (3-11, 0-1 CAA) in a 3-0 sweep. The Tigers took a demanding start to the match with a 25-19 first set victory. That also ended up being the score of the third set. “I thought it was a really good win,” sophomore libero Paige Sekerak said. “It was a really good way to start conference play.” [...]

After an unusually slow start to the match, Towson (12-3) came back to defeat the La Salle Explorers (3-12) 3-1 Tuesday night. The Tigers lost the first set 25-18, but started the second with an 11-point streak that carried them to a 25-12 set win. The team improved its hitting percentage from .176 in the first set to .552 by the fourth set. Despite the win, Head Coach Bruce Atkinson said the team took a [...]

Over the weekend, Towson (11-3) won the 49er Invitational, hosted by Charlotte University, making it the third of four tournaments that the Tigers have won this season. Towson defeated UNC-Asheville (4-12) and Kennesaw State (10-4) 3-0, and Charlotte (8-4) 3-1 to capture the title. The Tigers started off the tournament with a 3-0 win against the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs, beating them 25-18, 25-16 and 25-22. Sophomore defensive specialist Aniris Fernandez helped propel the team with four [...]

Towson was named the Montana Tournament Champions this weekend after they went 2-1, beating Texas Tech and Furman and losing to Montana. The Tigers (8-3) started the tournament on the right foot, beating Texas Tech (10-1) 3-0 and handing the Athletics their first loss of the season. “I think that was a nice win for us,” Head Coach Bruce Atkinson said. “That was their first loss and they’re a big team. They’re bigger than we [...]

Towson went 1-2 this past weekend at the Hokie Classic. The Tigers (5-2) lost to Virginia Tech (4-2) 3-0 and Middle Tennessee (3-4) 3-1 and beat Harvard (0-3) 3-0. Head Coach Bruce Atkinson said that the team struggled over the weekend and that the losses revealed what the team needed to work on. Atkinson said that the team had a hard time against Virginia Tech because of the size of the team and the fact [...]

Towson (5-0) was able to hold off Loyola (2-2) in a back-and-forth game Tuesday to win 3-0, defeating the Greyhounds 25-20 in the first and second sets and 25-18 in the third set. While the team did win all three sets, junior outside hitter Katy Buck said she didn’t think the team played to its potential. “I thought we didn’t play that great, to be honest,” she said. “Some people played well: I’ishah [Keliikoa] hit [...]