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2021 SPRING TOWSON VOLLEYBALL Match 5 | vs. No. 2 South - College of Charleston | SECU Arena | Towson, Md.

Game Information John C. Stark (O) 410-704-6258 • (C) 570-809-1946 • [email protected] Athletics Media Relations • 8000 York Road, Towson Center Room 353 #1 Towson (4-0 Overall, 2-0 CAA North) vs. Towson, MD 21252-0001 • TowsonTigers.com • Twitter: @Towson_VB • Instagram: @TowsonTigersVB #2 Charleston (5-5 Overall, 2-2 CAA South) Friday, April 2 • 3 p.m. First Serve Scouting the Cougars SECU Arena • Towson, Md. The Tigers have been off for nearly a month The College of Charleston heads to Towson as following COVID-19 tests within several pro- the second seed from the south, holding an Friday grams in the CAA that affected scheduling. The even 5-5 overall record a 4-4 mark in the CAA Internet Video: FloVolleyball Tigers are in the CAA Semifinals for a third- South. The Cougars won their last pair with a PxP: Ryan McGettigan straight season, however. 3-0 and 3-1 decision over Elon. Lexi Wierzbicki Analyst: Monika Moore (3.03) leads a versatile offense with three In The National Rankings players averaging two or more kills per set. A Saturday Neither team is mentioned in this week’s poll. two-setter system, Charleston is led by Amani Internet Video: FloVolleyball Towson is ranked second in the most recent Dunston (5.03) and Tori Carpenter (4.38) in as- PxP: Ben Rosenbaum NCAA RPI standings, with the caveat that it sists per set. One of the best blocking teams in Analyst: Monika Moore ranks teams currently playing. the country, Charleston gets nearly two blocks per set from the pair of Emma Falk (1.73) and Scouting the Regining Champion Tigers Claire Campbell (1.20). Charleston leads the CAA 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Tigers return to the friendly confines of in opponent hitting percentage, limiting foes to Feb. 13 at Stony Brook...... W, 3-0 SECU Arena for just the second time this spring a .123. Charleston averages 3.20 blocks per set Feb. 27 at Temple...... W, 3-1 following several scheduling cancellations. as a team, tops in the CAA and more than a half- March 5 at Delaware *...... W, 3-0 Towson’s last match on March 7 was a sweep block per set better than second place (2.80 MARCH 7 DELAWARE *...... W, 3-0 over Delaware on March 7. Towson boasts two FLOVOLLEYBALL players with kills per set averages north of 3.00 Towson-Charleston History March 12 at Hofstra *...... Cancelled March 13 at Hofstra *...... Cancelled as rookie Nina Cajic (3.77) leads the way while It’s a fast and furious history between the MARCH 20 NORTHEASTERN *...... CANCELLED junior Emily Jarome (3.46) is close behind. Tigers and the Cougers. The two squads met Towson is the only program in the league for the first time in 2007, a 3-0 Charleston win. FLOVOLLEYBALL MARCH 21 NORTHEASTERN *...... CANCELLED with two players’ averages inside the top six. In 2013, Towson and the Cougars began meet- FLOVOLLEYBALL No one in the CAA carries a better hitting ing on an annual basis as Charleston joined the MARCH 26 DELAWARE *...... CANCELLED percentage than sophomore Lydia Wiers (.473), CAA. The Cougars have won 11 matches while March 28 at Delaware *...... Cancelled who is nearly a full percentage point better Towson has won another four, including the MARCH 30 WEST VIRGINIA...... CANCELLED than second place (.377) and ranks seceond in last two during the Tigers’ historic run in 2019. APRIL 2 CHARLESTON !...... 3 P.M. Division I. Cajic is third in the CAA (.352) as Fay It has been a year and a half since Charleston CAA SEMIFINALS Bakodimou (.310) sits fifth. The Tigers are the travelled to Tiger Town as Towson swept the only CAA school with three players ranked in Cougars 3-0 on October 20, 2019. Friday’s meet- * - CAA Match | ! - CAA Tournament at Towson (SECU Arena) the top 10 in hitting percentage. Kristin Spen- ing will be the first time the two programs have gler runs the efficient offense, averaging 11.15 met in the CAA postseason. Charleston was the assists per set, which ranks her first in the CAA, last CAA team to beat the Tigers during the including both North and South teams, and 12th regular season (Oct. 27, 2018). in the country. As a team, Towson hits at a .301 percent clip, ranking 10th nationally. Towson’s Towson-Charleston By the Numbers middles, Wiers and Aayinde Smith, each aver- All-Time Series Record ..... Charleston Leads 11-4 at Towson ...... Charleston 5-2 age better than a block per set, the only pair at Charleston...... Charleston 6-2 from the same team in the CAA within the top at Neutral Sites...... n/a five of the league. Towson holds its opponents at Unknown Sites...... n/a to a .156 hitting percentage, which ranks 45th First Meeting .... Sept. 1, 2007 (CofC 3, Towson 0) in the country. Towson is the least-blocked Last Meeting ...... Nov. 8, 2019 teams in the CAA, getting halted at the net just ...... Towson 3, Charleston 1 1.35 times per set. Streak...... Towson +2

2021 Spring Statistics Leaders 2021 Spring Statistics Leaders Kills Nina Cajic 49 Kills Lexi Wierzbicki 100 Assists Kristin Spengler 145 Assists Amani Dunston 191 Service Aces Fay Bakodimou, Kristin Spengler 5 Service Aces Hazel Brown 8 Digs Asia Goins 48 Digs Logan Manusky 218 Blocks Lydia Wiers 16 Blocks Emma Falk 69

1 2021 SPRING TOWSON VOLLEYBALL Match 5 | vs. No. 2 South - College of Charleston | SECU Arena | Towson, Md. 2021 Towson University Women’s Spring Volleyball Roster No.Player Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/H.S. (Previous School) 2 Aayinde Smith Fr. MB 5-11 Garland, Texas/Cherry Hill (N.J.) 3 Katie McCracken So. S 5-8 Smithsburg, Md./Smithsburg 4 Ally Townsend So. DS 5-4 Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin 6 Lydia Wiers So. MB 6-2 Willard, Ohio/Willard Pronounced: Wee-urrs 7 Rachel Hess So. DS 5-8 Breingsville, Pa./Allentown Central Catholc (La Salle) 10 Asia Goins So. DS 5-0 Zionsville, Ind./Avon Pronounced: Go Inns 11 Nina Cajic Fr. OH 6-0 Subotica, Serbia/Politehnicka skola Subotica Pronounced: Chai Eetch Pronounced: Soo buh teets uh 12 Angie Spirito Fr. DS 5-4 Sparks, Md./Jamestown (Va.) (Binghamton) 13 Fay Bakodimou Jr. OH 5-11 Athens, Greece/3rd Senior High School Pronounced: Bah-kuh-thee-moo 15 Kristin Spengler Jr. S 6-0 Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall 16 Emily Jarome Jr. OH 5-11 Wilmington, Del./Padua Academy 17 Morgan Wilson So. OH 5-11 South Riding, Va./Freedom 18 Katie McLellan Jr. DS 5-5 Huntersville, N.C./Hough (Providence) 19 Sarah Couch Jr. S 5-8 Pasadena, Md./Archbishop Spalding (Wilmington (Del.)) 20 Sara Wasiakowska Fr. Opp. 6-1 Kleszczewo, Poland / XVIII Secondary School of General Education Pronounced: Zar uh Vash uh kov shska Pronounced: Klesh Chow 21 Nikiya Mitchell R-Jr. MB 5-10 Bryans Road, Md./Henry E. Lackey (UMBC) Pronounced: Nuh-ki-uh

Head Coach: Don Metil (California (Pa.)) – 8th season at Towson (19th Overall as a Head Coach) (Pronounced: Metal) Assistant Coach: Terry Hutchinson (East Stroudsburg, ’96) – 4th Season Assistant Coach: Megan Shifflett Bachmann (Penn State ’11) – 3rd Season (Pronounced: MEE gan) Athletic Trainer: Briana Galeazzi (Quinnipiac ‘12) - 1st Season (Pronounced: Bree On Uh Guh Lee Zee) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Courtney Steele (Towson ‘19) - 2nd Season Student Assistant Coach: Danielle Gravina

Roster Breakdown Roster Breakdown (Continued) By Class By State Redshirt Junior: 1 (Mitchell) Delaware: 1 (Jarome) Junior: 5 (Bakodimou, Couch, Jarome, McLellan, Spengler) Indiana: 1 (Goins) Sophomore: 6 (Goins, Hess, McCracken, Townsend, Wiers, Wilson) Maryland: 4 (Couch, McCracken, Mitchell, Spirito) Freshmen: 4 (Cajic, Smith, Spirito, Wasiakowska) North Carolina: 1 (McLellan) Ohio: 1 (Wiers) By Position Pennsylvania: 3 (Hess, Spengler, Townsend) Setter: 3 (Couch, McCracken, Spengler) Texas: 1 (Smith) Opposite: 1 (Wasiakowska) Virginia: 1 (Wilson) Outside Hitter: 4 (Bakodimou, Cajic, Jarome, Wilson) Middle Blocker: 3 (Mitchell, Smith, Wiers) International Defensive Specialist/Libero: 5 (Goins, Hess, McLellan, Spirito, Townsend) Greece: 1 (Bakodimou) Poland: 1 (Wasiakowska) Serbia: 1 (Cajic)

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Towson’s All-Time CAA Tournament Matches Spring 2021 All-CAA Women’s Volleyball Teams 2002 (Harrisonburg, Va.) Quarterfinals: #4 Towson 3, #5 VCU 2 (22-30, 23-30, 30-20, 38-36, 15-9) Major Awards Semifinals: #1 George Mason 3, #4 Towson 1 (30-24, 30-28, 19-30, 30-27) Player of the Year: Setter of the Year: 2003 (Newark, Del.) Defensive Specialist of the Year: Semifinals: #4 Hofstra 3, #1 Towson 2 (30-20, 22-30, 25-30, 30-27, 15-13) Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: 2004 (Towson, Md.) Semifinals: #1 Towson 3, #4 George Mason 0 (30-19, 30-28, 30-26) First Team Championship: #1 Towson 3, #3 Delaware 0 (30-18, 30-28, 30-22) Player School Pos. Yr. Hometown asd 2005 (Hempstead, N.Y.) Quarterfinals: #3 Towson 3, #6 JMU 1 (37-35, 31-33, 30-20, 30-25) Second Team Semifinals: #3 Towson 3, #2 William & Mary 1 (30-25, 30-25, 27-30, 30-20) Player School Pos. Yr. Hometown Championship: #4 VCU 3, #3 Towson 2 (30-20, 26-30, 23-30, 30-24, 15-11) asd

2006 (Hempstead, N.Y.) All-Rookie Team Quarterfinals: #6 VCU 3, #3 Towson 1 (30-26, 28-30, 31-29, 30-26) Player School Pos. Yr. Hometown asd 2008 (Boston, Mass.) Quarterfinals: #3 Delaware 3, #6 Towson 1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-17, 25-17)

2011 (Newark, Del.) Quarterfinals: #6 VCU 3, #3 Towson 2 (25-12, 25-22, 24-26, 18-25, 15-7)

2012 (Newark, Del.) Semifinals: #4 Hofstra 3, #1 Towson 2 (14-25, 25-7, 6-25, 25-20, 15-10)

2014 (Charleston, S.C.) Quarterfinals: #6 JMU 3, #3 Towson 2 (26-24, 25-22, 14-25, 22-25, 15-9)

2015 (Harrisonburg, Va.) Semifinals: #3 UNCW 3, #2 Towson 2 (15-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-13)

2016 (Wilmington, N.C.) Quarterfinals: #5 Towson 3, #4 Hofstra 0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-23) Semifinal: #1 James Madison 3, #5 Towson 0 (25-19, 27-25, 25-22)

2017 (Harrisonburg, Va.) Semifinal: #3 James Madison 3, #2 Towson 0 (25-17, 27-25, 25-21)

2018 (Charleston, S.C.) Quarterfinals: #4 Towson 3, #5 Northeastern 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-23) Semifinals:#1 Hofstra 3, #4 Towson 2 (25-23, 25-22, 15-25, 23-25, 15-10)

2019 (Hempstead, N.Y.) Semifinals: #1 Towson 3, #5 Elon 1 (19-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-19) Championship: #1 Towson 3, #2 James Madison 0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-18)

All-Time CAA Tournament Record: 9-12 As #1 Seed: 4-2 As #2 Seed: 0-2 As #3 Seed: 2-4 As #4 Seed: 2-2 As #5 Seed: 1-1 As #6 Seed: 0-1 3 Sets: 5-2 4 Sets: 3-3 5 Sets: 1-7

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2020 CAA Volleyball Championship

Friday Saturday April 2 April 3

#1 North – Towson

Winner Game 1 Game 1 3:02 PM

#2 South – Charleston

Game 3 CAA CHAMPION 3:02 PM

#1 South – JMU

Winner Game 2 Game 2 6:02 PM

#2 North – Northeastern

North South Delaware, Hofstra, Northeastern, Towson Charleston, Elon, JMU, UNCW, William & Mary

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How to Say It: TOWSON All-Time Series vs. Charleston TOWSON is pronounced TOW like towel + Son. Date...... Home/Away/Neutral...... Score 9/1/2007 ...... A...... L, 0-3 IT IS NOT: TOE-son, Townson, Towsond, Townsend (except freshman Ally Townsend), Townsen, Towzen. 11/3/2013 ...... A...... L, 1-3 One N, no Z. 11/15/2013...... H ...... L, 2-3 9/26/2014 ...... A...... L, 2-3 We are Towson University, no longer Towson State University (and haven’t been since 11/2/2014...... H ...... L, 2-3 July 1, 1997). 10/18/2015 ...... A...... W, 3-1 10/30/2015...... H ...... W, 3-0 Our mascot is Doc The Tiger, named after Donald “Doc” Minnegan, long-time soccer coach and athlet- 9/30/2016...... H ...... L, 2-3 ics department administrator. Towson became the “Tigers” in 1962 after John Schuerholz (yes, the 10/23/2016...... A...... L, 1-3 Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame General Manager) pushed for the name change from the “Towson College 10/6/2017 ...... A...... L, 0-3 Knights”. 11/3/2017 ...... H ...... L, 1-3 10/6/2018...... H ...... L, 0-3 Last Time Out vs. Charleston | Nov. 8, 2019 | Charleston, S.C. | TD Arena 10/27/2018 ...... A...... L, 2-3 The Tigers fought through an accordion style match, at Charleston in the last meeting, winning the 10/20/2019...... H ...... W, 3-0 first set 25-16 before dropping the second 27-25. Towson won set three 25-12 before capturing the win 11/8/2019...... A...... W, 3-1 27-25 in set four. Eventual Rookie of the Year Lydia Wiers led Towson with a .387 hitting percentage, batting down 14 kills on 31 swings with just two errors. Fellow middle Silvia Grassini had 13 kills while Olivia Finckel tied for the Towson high with 14 kills. Marrisa Wonders handed out 56 assists across the four sets while Towson managed 10 total blocks. Charleston was held to a .124 hitting percentage, and was led offensively by 15 kills from Lauren Freed and Mandy Napierala’s 14. Logan Manusky had a match-best 26 digs.

With a Win on Friday, Towson Would... - Advance to the CAA Championship game for a second-straight season and fourth time in program history. - Extend its winning streak over the Cougars to three, the longest run of wins for Towson in series history. - Make Towson the first team to reach the CAA Championship match on its home court since JMU did so during the 2017 season. - Be the second time in program history Towson reached the CAA Championship match on home court , joining the 2004 season.

Back to It - The Tigers are returning to the court for the first time since a 3-0 sweep over Delaware at SECU Arena on March 7. - Friday’s match will end a 26-day playing drought for the Tigers. - Towson’s matches at Hofstra were cancelled following positive tests within the Pride program. - The remainder of Towson’s regular season was halted following positive tests in the Tiger program.

Still the Reigning Champs - Depsite almost 500 days between CAA Championship matches, the Tigers are still the reigning champions of the league. - The Tigers hoisted the league trophy after a perfect 16-0 CAA campaign in 2019, paired with 3-1 win over Elon and a sweep of James Madison in the Tournament. - There are 10 Tigers currently on the roster that were members of the historic 2019 team: Katie McCracken, Ally Townsend, Lydia Wiers, Danielle Gravina, Asia Goins, Fay Bakodimou, Kristin Spengler, Emily Jarome, Morgan Wilson, and Nikiya Mitchel. - Towson is looking to be the first team to repeat as CAA Champions since JMU won back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017.

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CAA Rookie of the Week (March 8) For the second time this season, Nina Cajic has been selected as the CAA Rookie of the 2021 Spring Record Breakdown Overall Conference Week. Cajic continued her strong play to begin her Towson career as she helped Towson to Overall 4-0 2-0 a pair of sweeps against Delaware on Friday and Sunday. Cajic batted down 22 kills at a .395 Home 1-0 1-0 percent clip on 43 swings with just five errors on the weekend. On defense, Cajic finished Away 3-0 1-0 with 16 digs (2.67/set) along with seven block assists (1.17/set) as the Tigers won their sev- Neutral 0-0 0-0 enth and eighth straight matches against Delaware. She was key to limiting Delaware to a 3 Sets 3-0 2-0 .149 hitting percentage for the week, adding seven block assists (1.17/set) to her weekend as 4 Sets 1-0 0-0 Towson swept Delaware for a seventh-straight meeting. 5 Sets 0-0 0-0 Set 1 3-1 2-0 CAA Defensive Player of the Week (March 1) Set 2 4-0 2-0 Adding to her long list of weekly awards from the CAA, sophomore middle blocker Lydia Set 3 4-0 2-0 Wiers was selected as the Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Wiers finished a four-set Set 4 1-0 0-0 Set 5 0-0 0-0 win at Temple with a career-best eight total blocks, helping limit the Owls to a .178 hitting percentage as a team. Wiers added 11 kills in the process, batting down chances at a .400 By State/Commonwealth percent clip. Maryland 1-0 1-0 Delaware 1-0 1-0 League of Their Own New York 1-0 0-0 Over the last five seasons, Towson has been one of the top teams in the Colonial Athletic Pennsylvania 1-0 0-0 Association (CAA). Since the 2015 campaign, the Tigers have racked a 62-20 record in league West Virginia 0-0 0-0 play, including a record-setting 16-0 mark in 2019. Towson has not dropped a regular season match to a CAA opponent since Oct. 27, 2018 at Charleston in a five set thriller. The Tigers Towson in the National Stats (March 31) have won their last 23 CAA matches, reaching back to a 3-1 win at UNCW on Oct. 29, 2018. TEAM 2021: 2-0 | 2019: 16-0 | 2018: 10-6 | 2017: 12-4 | 2016: 10-6 | 2015: 12-4 | Total: 60-20 (.750) Category Div. I CAA Stats Aces per set 38 2 1.69 Assists per set 34 1 12.77 Welcome to Our House Blocks per set 21 3 2.62 - Towson will host the 2021 Spring CAA Championship on Friday, April 2 (Semifinals) and Digs per set 189 7 14.54 Saturday, April 3 (Championship). Hitting Percentage 10 1 .301 Kills per set 18 1 14.08 - The top two teams from the North Division (Towson, Delaware, Hofstra, Northeastern) and Match Wining Percentage 1 1 1.000 the top two teams from the South Division (James Madison, William & Mary, Elon, College of Opponent Hitting Percentage 45 4 .156 Charleston, UNCW) will duke it out at SECU Arena for the league’s automatic qualifier to the Team Assists 302 9 166 Team Attacks per set 242 9 33.69 NCAA Tournament. Team Digs 305 9 189 - The Tigers are hosts by right of winning the 2019 CAA Regular Season Championship, Team Kills 301 9 183 paired with the tournament title. Team Service Aces 301 9 22 Team Total Attacks 305 9 438 Team Total Blocks 297 8 34.0 Two Legs vs Four Legs - Mascots come in all shapes, sizes, animals and breeds and people. But that hasn’t stopped INDIVIDUAL Category Div. I CAA Stats the Tigers this season. Nina Cajic - In 2019, the Tigers went 17-1 against mascots with four legs (Bobcats, Bears, Tigers, Great Blocks per set 237 8 0.92 Danes, Greyhounds, Wildcats, Dukes (dog), Huskies, Pride (lions), Tribe (griffin), Cougars, and Hitting Percentage 77 3 .352 Kills per set 99 5 3.77 Nittany Lions). Points per set 58 3 4.54 - Towson has fared well against two-legged mascots, going 12-2 during the 2019 campaign with wins over Pirates, Cavaliers, Penguins, Highlanders, Blue Hens, Phoenix, Seahawks and Fay Bakodimou Eagles. Aces per set 112 6 0.38 - Two of Towson’s 2019 losses came against two-legged foes, the Scarlet Knights and Chanti- Aayinde Smith cleers, before falling to the four-legged Nittany Lions. Blocks per set 40 4 1.27 - Towson is 1-0 this season against four-legged mascots, topping Stony Brook (Seawolves) Kristin Spengler - Towson is 3-0 this season against two-legged mascots, besting Temple (Owls) and Dela- Aces per set 112 6 0.38 ware (Fightin’ Blue Hens) Assists per set 12 1 11.15 - This weekend’s foe, the Huskies, are in the four-legged category. Lydia Wiers Blocks per set 51 5 1.23 Hitting Percentage 2 1 0.473

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Climbing the Charts (As of March 7) - Towson head coach Don Metil is nearing the 400-win mark for his career. 2021 Record by Jersey Color - Now in his 19th season as an NCAA volleyball head coach, Metil has amassed 394 wins. Overall Conference - Entering the spring 2021 season, Metil is 42nd among NCAA coaches with a minimum five Overall...... 0-0...... 0-0 years as a Division I head coach. White...... 1-0...... 1-0 - Metil is 394-198 all-time (.666) as a head coach. Black...... 2-0...... 1-0 - Metil’s records by school: Notre Dame College: 40-30 | Lees-McRae: 30-9 Gold...... 0-0...... 0-0 Coppin State: 15-46 | Maryland Eastern Shore: 145-45 | Towson: 164-68 Autism Blue...... 0-0...... 0-0 - Metil is second all-time in wins at Towson University. - Cathy Cain: 201-143 (1989-98) | Don Metil: 164-68 (2013-Pres.) | Chris Riley: 144-54 (2000-05) Double-Doubles As of March 7, 2021 Aces Player Opponent (Categories) - Over the last several years, Towson has been known for its serving prowess. Nina Cajic (2) - This spring, the Tigers have dropped in 22 service aces across four matches, including a at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) (13 Kills, 21 Digs) vs. Delaware (March 7, 2021) (11 Kills, 12 Digs) season-high eight at Temple. - The last time Towson was held without at least one service ace was Oct. 14, 2018 at the Col- Emily Jarome (8) lege of Charleston. at Rutgers (Sept. 6, 2019) (15 Kills, 12 Digs) - Towson has at least one ace in its last 47 matches. vs. Coastal Carolina (Sept. 13, 2019) (20 Kills, 16 Digs) vs. UNH (Sept. 22, 2019) (15 Kills, 10 Digs) at Elon (Oct. 13, 2019) (16 Kills, 14 Digs) Waffle House Hashbrowns at Hofstra (Oct. 27, 2019) (11 Kills, 13 Digs) - Like an order of hashbrowns at a Waffle House, Towson’s opponents have been smothered vs. James Madison (Nov. 1, 2019) (15 Kills, 12 Digs) and covered over the last three seasons. at UNCW (Nov. 10, 2019) (15 Kills, 12 Digs) - Towson limited Stony Brook to a .136 hitting percentage in the season opener. at Stony Brook (Feb. 20, 2021) (13 Kills, 10 Digs) - In the CAA opener, Towson held Delaware to just a .054 hitting percentage, the lowest since Kristin Spengler (1) limiting NJIT to .044 on Sept. 21, 2019. at Stony Brook (Feb. 20, 2021) (34 Assists, 11 Digs) - In 2021, Towson has held opponents at or below a .150 hitting percentage two times. - During the 2018 campaign, the Tigers kept opponents at or below .150 on 13 occasions. - In 2017, Towson hit that mark 14 times. - Assistant coach Terry Hutchinson has been key to the blocking game in his three-plus 2021 CAA Spring Standings (as of March 31) seasons with the Tigers. - Towson’s 2018 (284.5) and 2019 (289.5) efforts in blocking rank at the top of the program’s CAA Overall Overall record books in the 25-point rally scoring era (since 2008). Team W-L W-L Streak North Fan Attendance at SECU Arena N1 Towson 2-0 4-0 W4 N2 Northeastern 4-1 72 W2 Towson Athletics, in conjunction with protocols established by Baltimore County and the Delaware 2-3 4-6 W2 Towson University COVID-19 Medical Advisory Committee, has updated its spectator policy for Hofstra 0-4 3-4 L4 the 2021 spring season. All but two of the Tigers’ 19 varsity teams will be competing during the semester. South S1 James Madison 6-1 7-2 W2 This decision remains in effect until further notice. Given the constant daily developments S2 Charleston 4-4 5-5 W2 regarding COVID-19, all events scheduled are subject to change. Elon 3-4 5-5 L2 William & Mary 3-5 3-5 L4 A limited number of spectators will be allowed into SECU Arena. Seating will be broken up into UNCW 3-5 3-9 L1 assigned sections in order to accommodate fans and families attending various games. The Week’s CAA Championship Schedule Spectators will include only those on a team pass list. Friday, April 2 N1 Towson vs. S2 Charleston | 3 p.m. Protect this House S1 James Madison vs N2 Northeastern | 6 p.m. - Since moving into SECU Arena full time in 2013, Towson has racked up an impressive 66-23 overall record at SECU Arena. Saturday, April 3 - The Tigers have three seasons with double digit wins, including a 10-3 mark in 2017. Semifinal #1 Winner vs. Semifinal #2 Winner | 3 p.m. - The Tigers finished 2018 strong at home with a three-match win streak at home. - The Tigers finished 2019 with a 12-1 overall mark at SECU Arena, with an 8-0 mark in the CAA. - Towson is 1-0 at SECU Arena this spring with four more home matches pending. - Towson has won 12 straight at home since early in 2019.

Wins on Wins on Wins on Wins Over the last five seasons, the Tigers have been a tough out for opponents. Between 2015 and 2019, the Tigers have racked up a 123-39 overall record, which ranks 20th among NCAA Division I teams in terms of total wins in that span. With a winning percentage of .759 over the last five years, Towson ranks 22nd among fellow Division I teams in terms of winning percentage. 7 2021 SPRING TOWSON VOLLEYBALL Match 5 | vs. No. 2 South - College of Charleston | SECU Arena | Towson, Md. Career Highs as of March 7, 2021 #2 Aayinde Smith #16 Emily Jarome Kills: 5 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Kills: 23 vs. Northeastern (Sept. 21, 2018) Digs: 1 Twice (Most Recently vs. Delaware (March 7, 2021)) Assists: 4 at Elon (Oct. 4, 2018) Assists: n/a Aces: 3, Five Times (Most Recently vs. Princeton (Sept. 7, 2019)) Aces: n/a Digs: 17 at Charleston (Oct. 27, 2018) Blocks: 7 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Blocks: 4, Six Times (Most Recently vs. Northeastern (Oct. 4, 2019) ______#3 Katie McCracken #17 Morgan Wilson Digs: 1 at Hofstra (Oct. 27, 2019) Kills: 3 vs. Quinnipiac (Aug. 30, 2019) Assists: 4 vs. NJIT (Sept. 21, 2019) Blocks: 1 vs. Quinnipiac (Aug. 30, 2019) Aces: n/a Digs: 2 vs. NJIT (Sept. 21, 2019) ______#4 Ally Townsend #18 Katie McLellan Digs: 14 vs. UNH (Sept. 22, 2019) Kills: n/a Assists: 3 vs. UAlbany (Sept. 14, 2019) Digs: n/a Aces: 1, Seven Times (Most Recently vs. Elon (Nov. 23, 2019) Assists: n/a ______Aces: n/a #6 Lydia Wiers ______Kills: 16 at UNCW (Nov. 10, 2019) #19 Sarah Couch (at Towson) Assists: 1, Five Times (Most Recently at James Madison (Sept. 29, 2019)) Kills: n/a Digs: 4 at Stony Brook (Feb. 20, 2021) Digs: n/a Blocks: 8 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Assists: n/a ______Aces: n/a #7 Rachel Hess (at Towson) ______Kills: n/a #20 Sara Wasiakowska Digs: n/a Kills: n/a Assists: n/a Digs: n/a Aces: n/a Assists: n/a ______Aces: n/a #10 Asia Goins ______Digs: 17 vs. Elon (Nov. 15, 2019) #21 Nikya Mitchell Assists: 4 at Stony Brook (Feb. 20, 2021) Kills: 8 vs. William & Mary (Nov. 17, 2019) Aces: 2 Four Times, (Most Recently at Stony Brook (Feb. 20, 2021)) Digs: 1 Twice (Most Recently at Stony Brook (Feb. 20, 2021)) ______Blocks: 8 vs. William & Mary (Nov. 17, 2019) #11 Nina Cajic Aces: 1 vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 13, 2019) Kills: 15 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Digs: 21 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Assists: 3 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Aces: 2 Twice (Most Recently at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021)) ______#12 Angie Spirito Kills: n/a Digs: n/a Assists: n/a Aces: n/a ______#13 Fay Bakodimou Kills: 9 Twice (Most Recently vs. Delaware (March 7, 2021)) Assists: 6 vs. Ohio State (Sept. 8, 2018) Aces: 4 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Digs: 12 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Blocks: 4 at Stony Brook (Feb. 20, 2021) ______#15 Kristin Spengler Kills: 4 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Assists: 45 at Temple (Feb. 27, 2021) Aces: 2 Twice (Most Recently at Delaware (March 5, 2021) Digs: 14 vs. Northeastern (Sept. 21, 2018)

8 2021 SPRING TOWSON VOLLEYBALL Match 5 | vs. No. 2 South - College of Charleston | SECU Arena | Towson, Md. Last Match Box Score

Volleyball Box Score 2020-21 Women's Volleyball Delaware vs Towson (03/07/2021 at SECU Arena)

Attack Set Serve Reception Block ## Delaware 1 2 3 4 5 S K E TA Pct Ast Err TA Pct SA SE TA Pct 0 RE Pct Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts 5 Rogers, Lily 3 9 2 24 .292 16 1 46 .348 1 1 12 .917 . . .000 5 . . 1 1 10.0 6 Augier, Pearce 3 3 2 10 .100 . . . .000 . . . .000 . . .000 1 . 2 . . 4.0 8 Turner, Katie L L L 3 . . 1 .000 1 . 9 .111 1 1 8 .875 13 . 1.000 9 . . . . 1.0 12 Underwood, Grace 3 6 . 9 .667 . . 1 .000 . 1 10 .900 . . .000 . 1 1 . . 7.5 13 Basaranlar, Ezgi 3 . . 2 .000 18 1 47 .383 1 1 12 .917 . . .000 3 . . . . 1.0 15 Richardson, Lauryn 3 8 2 16 .375 . 1 5 .000 . . . .000 . . .000 . . 1 1 . 8.5 17 Putnicki, Michaela 3 9 5 28 .143 1 . 5 .200 1 . 7 1.000 29 4 .879 11 . 2 . . 11.0 20 Seemans, Savannah 3 5 4 19 .053 . . 3 .000 2 1 13 .923 19 3 .864 6 . . . . 7.0 TEAM . . . .000 . . . .000 . . . .000 . . .000 . . . . . 0.0 Totals 3 40 15 109 .229 36 3 116 .310 6 5 62 .919 61 7 .897 35 1 6 2 1 50.0

Attack By Set TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS 4.0 Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct SET SCORES 1 2 3 Team records: 1 17 5 42 .286 15-25 60% Delaware (0) 23 18 20 1-4, 0-1 2 10 6 32 .125 10-24 41% Towson (3) 3 13 4 35 .257 14-25 56% 25 25 25 4-0, 1-0

Attack Set Serve Reception Block ## Towson 1 2 3 4 5 S K E TA Pct Ast Err TA Pct SA SE TA Pct 0 RE Pct Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts 2 Smith, Aayinde 3 3 . 7 .429 . . 3 .000 . . . .000 . . .000 1 . 3 . . 4.5 6 Wiers, Lydia 3 8 2 14 .429 . . 2 .000 1 1 9 .889 . . .000 1 . 3 . . 10.5 10 Goins, Asia L L L 3 . . . .000 2 . 9 .222 1 . 13 1.000 31 5 .861 7 . . . . 1.0 11 Cajic, Nina 3 11 2 21 .429 1 1 6 .167 1 2 10 .800 16 1 .941 12 . 4 . . 14.0 13 Bakodimou, Fay 3 9 . 17 .529 1 . 3 .333 1 1 16 .938 . . .000 8 . 2 1 . 11.0 15 Spengler, Kristin 3 2 1 7 .143 36 . 79 .456 1 . 13 1.000 1 . 1.000 8 . . . . 3.0 16 Jarome, Emily 3 11 3 31 .258 . . 2 .000 2 2 13 .846 3 . 1.000 3 . . 1 . 13.0 TEAM . . . .000 . . . .000 . . . .000 . . .000 . . . . . 0.0 Totals 3 44 8 97 .371 40 1 104 .385 7 6 74 .919 51 6 .895 40 . 12 2 . 57.0

Attack By Set TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS 6.0 Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct 1 14 2 37 .324 15-23 65% Site: Towson (SECU Arena) .407 57% 2 15 4 27 11-19 Date: 03/07/2021 Attend: 1 Time: 1:30 3 15 2 33 .394 14-20 70% Referees: Glenn Reid, Ed Tucholski, Jacqueline Davis, Scott Master

1 2 3 Total Tie Scores 4 6 10 20 Lead changes 1 4 5 10

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Last Towson vs. Charleston Box Score (Nov. 8, 2019 | Charleston, S.C. | TD Arena)

Towson (23-2, 13-0 CAA) -vs- Charleston (6-19, 3-10 CAA) 11/8/2019 at Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena)

Site: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena) Set Scores 1 2 3 4 Date: 11/8/2019 Attendance: 312 Time: 6:05 pm Towson (3) 25 25 25 27 Officials: 1st Referee: Luis Martinez, 2nd Referee: Scott Lowery, Line Judge: Renee Todd, Line Judge: Anthony Doxey Charleston (1) 16 27 12 25

Towson (23-2, 13-0 CAA)

Attack Set Serve Block Defense Rec # Player SP K E TA PCT A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE PTS 6 Wiers, Lydia 4 14 2 31 .387 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15.5 9 Grassini, Silvia 4 13 4 28 .321 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 16.0 11 Finckel, Olivia 4 14 7 42 .167 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 15.5 12 Wonders, Marrisa 4 2 1 4 .250 56 1 1 1 0 2 0 13 0 0 4.0 16 Jarome, Emily 4 9 11 36 -.056 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 16 0 0 10.0 19 Ertz, Annie 4 12 4 34 .235 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 11 0 0 16.0 2 Allen, Camryn 4 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 21 0 1 1.0 10 Goins, Asia 4 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 0 0.0 1 Tomasevic, Marija 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 15 Spengler, Kristin 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 34 64 29 175 .200 61 1 4 5 1 18 1 87 0 1 78.0

Set K E TA % 1 15 4 34 .324 2 13 9 55 .073 3 15 5 38 .263 4 21 11 48 .208 64 29 175 .200

Charleston (6-19, 3-10 CAA)

Attack Set Serve Block Defense Rec # Player SP K E TA PCT A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE PTS 2 Harris, Brooke 4 0 0 0 .000 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0.0 10 Napierala, Mandy 4 10 5 58 .086 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 8 0 2 12.0 15 Eisnaugle, Peyton 4 6 5 17 .059 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 9.5 19 Freed, Lauren 4 15 5 46 .217 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15 0 0 16.0 9 Manusky, Logan 4 0 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 2 0.0 11 Carpenter, Tori 4 0 0 0 .000 18 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.0 13 Pope, Logan 4 6 2 20 .200 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 7.5 6 Russell, Molly 3 4 4 14 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4.5 16 Campbell, Claire 3 2 1 9 .111 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.5 1 Dunston, Amani 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 21 Pender, Caroline 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 22 Murphy, Meghan 2 1 1 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 14 Falk, Emma 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2.0 Totals 43 44 23 169 .124 44 3 1 6 2 20 3 72 2 4 57.0

Set K E TA % 1 2 3 4 Total 1 7 5 34 .059 Tie scores 1 8 2 4 15 2 18 5 51 .255 Lead changes 1 1 1 2 5 3 6 8 43 -.047 4 13 5 41 .195 44 23 169 .124

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2020 Towson University Women's Volleyball Overall Statistics (as of Mar 8, 2021)

Overall Record: 4-0 Conf: 2-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 0-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Block # Player SP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG DIG/S BS BA BLK BLK/S BE BHE PTS 2 Smith, Aayinde 11 13 1.18 4 31 .290 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.18 1 13 14.0 1.27 2 0 20.5 3 McCracken, Katie 1 0 0.00 0 1 .000 2 2.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 6 Wiers, Lydia 13 33 2.54 7 55 .473 0 0.00 1 3 0.08 0 6 0.46 2 14 16.0 1.23 0 0 43.0 10 Goins, Asia 13 0 0.00 0 2 .000 12 0.92 3 2 0.23 10 48 3.69 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.0 11 Cajic, Nina 13 49 3.77 11 108 .352 6 0.46 4 9 0.31 2 43 3.31 0 12 12.0 0.92 0 1 59.0 13 Bakodimou, Fay 13 33 2.54 7 84 .310 1 0.08 5 7 0.38 0 34 2.62 1 7 8.0 0.62 1 0 42.5 15 Spengler, Kristin 13 7 0.54 3 23 .174 145 11.15 5 1 0.38 0 33 2.54 1 6 7.0 0.54 0 0 16.0 16 Jarome, Emily 13 45 3.46 17 123 .228 0 0.00 4 9 0.31 0 22 1.69 1 3 4.0 0.31 1 0 51.5 17 Wilson, Morgan 1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 18 McLellan, Katie 2 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 20 Wasiakowska, Sara 1 0 0.00 0 1 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 21 Mitchell, Nikiya 3 3 1.00 2 10 .100 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.33 0 1 1.0 0.33 0 0 3.5 TM Team 10 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 Totals 13 183 14.08 51 438 .301 166 12.77 22 31 1.69 13 189 14.54 6 56 34.0 2.62 4 1 239.0 Opponents 13 147 11.31 75 463 .156 132 10.15 13 26 1.00 22 173 13.31 5 25 17.5 1.35 4 5 177.5

Team Statistics Towson OPP W C Date Opponent L Score Score by Set Att. ATTACK 2/20/2021 at Stony Brook W 3-0 25-18, 25-15, 25-22 0 Kills 183 147 2/27/2021 at Temple W 3-1 20-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-18 75 Errors 51 75 * 3/05/2021 at Delaware W 3-0 25-19, 25-14, 25-19 0 Total Attacks 438 463 * 3/07/2021 DELAWARE W 3-0 25-23, 25-18, 25-20 1 Attacks Pct .301 .156 Kills/Set 14.1 11.3 * = Conference game SET Assists 166 132 Assists Per Set 12.8 10.2 SERVE Aces 22 13 Errors 31 26 Aces Per Set 1.7 1.0 SERVE/RECEPTIONS Errors 13 22 Errors Per Set 1.0 1.7 DEFENSE Digs 189 173 Digs Per Set 14.5 13.3 BLOCKING Solo 6 5 Assists 56 25 Blocks 34.0 17.5 Blocks Per Set 2.6 1.3 Errors 4 4 Ball Handling Errors 1 5 ATTENDANCE Total 1 75 Dates-Avg Per Date 1/1 3/25 Neutral Site #-Avg 0/ –

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2020-21 Towson Women's Volleyball Page 1/1 Overall Individual Statistics as of Mar 16, 2021 In Conference games

Game Records Overall Conference Home Away Neutral 2 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 0

Team Box Score

Attack Set Serve ## Player SP MP-MS K K/S E TA PCT A A/S TA PCT SA SA/S SE TA PCT 2 Smith, Aayinde 6 2-2 7 1.17 1 16 .375 0 0.00 4 .000 0 0.00 0 0 .000 6 Wiers, Lydia 6 2-2 13 2.17 2 22 .500 0 0.00 3 .000 1 0.17 3 15 .800 10 Goins, Asia 6 2-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 5 0.83 19 .263 1 0.17 1 23 .957 11 Cajic, Nina 6 2-2 22 3.67 5 43 .395 2 0.33 7 .286 1 0.17 4 22 .818 13 Bakodimou, Fay 6 2-2 17 2.83 4 37 .351 1 0.17 4 .250 1 0.17 4 23 .826 15 Spengler, Kristin 6 2-2 3 0.50 2 12 .083 66 11.00 149 .443 3 0.50 1 36 .972 16 Jarome, Emily 6 2-2 19 3.17 6 55 .236 0 0.00 6 .000 3 0.50 4 26 .846 18 McLellan, Katie 1 1-0 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0.00 0 3 1.000 TOWSON 6 2-2 81 13.50 20 185 .330 74 12.33 192 .385 10 1.67 17 148 .885 Opponents 6 2-2 67 11.17 37 201 .149 61 10.17 211 .289 8 1.33 14 115 .878

Receptions Dig Blocking Points ## Player SP RE TA PCT DIG DIG/S BS BA TOTAL BLK/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S 2 Smith, Aayinde 6 0 0 .000 1 0.17 0 7 7 1.17 0 0 10.5 1.75 6 Wiers, Lydia 6 0 0 .000 1 0.17 1 4 5 0.83 0 0 17.0 2.83 10 Goins, Asia 6 6 52 .885 22 3.67 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.17 11 Cajic, Nina 6 2 38 .947 16 2.67 0 7 7 1.17 0 0 26.5 4.42 13 Bakodimou, Fay 6 0 0 .000 12 2.00 0 3 3 0.50 1 0 19.5 3.25 15 Spengler, Kristin 6 0 1 1.000 15 2.50 0 1 1 0.17 0 0 6.5 1.08 16 Jarome, Emily 6 0 10 1.000 8 1.33 1 0 1 0.17 1 0 23.0 3.83 18 McLellan, Katie 1 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 - TEAM - 0 ------TOWSON 6 8 101 .921 75 12.50 2 22 13.0 2.17 2 0 104.0 17.33 Opponents 6 10 131 .924 66 11.00 1 17 9.5 1.58 2 3 84.5 14.08