While the month may have started with a week filled with snow, it’s going to end filled with Towson Tiger home events.
The flurry of activity begins tonight when the women’s basketball team hosts Hofstra at 7pm, in their second to last home appearance of the 2009-2010 season.
The gymnastics team follows on Friday evening with a dual meet with George Washington. The team is coming off a big win in the Shelli Calloway Memorial Invitational where they took the top spot out of 5 schools. Now 10-2 on the season, Head Coach Dick Filbert is looking to keep the team undefeated at home in his final season as head coach.
Things pick up in intensity on Saturday afternoon starting with the men’s lacrosse season opener in Johnny Unitas Stadium. The Tiger host Bucknell at 1pm with the game being broadcast on 89.7 FM WTMD. The voice of the Tigers, Spiro Morekas will again be joined by Tiger men’s lacrosse alum Greg LaCour.
While the lacrosse team is just getting started, the men’s basketball team closes out the regular season at home following the lacrosse game at 4 pm. A win could dramatically improve their seeding in the upcoming CAA Championship, so the team plans to leave everything on the court in this great match-up with long time rival Delaware. Jermon Bushrod of the Super Bowl Champions New Orleans Saints will make an appearance. The 1989-90 Tiger men’s basketball team will be honored as it is the 20th Anniversary of their NCAA appearance. The game will be broadcast on 1090 AM WBAL, with Gerry Sandusky and Vince Angotti calling the action.
The women’s basketball team makes a return appearance on Sunday, where they too face long time rival Delaware at 2 pm. The five seniors will be honored in their final home game. Also, two of the top scorers in the CAA will lead their team’s attack. Senior Shanae Baker-Brice, the Tigers all-time scoring leader will take on Elena Delle Donn of Delaware. Averaging nearly 27 points a game, this rookie sensation has elevated Delaware back to elite status in the CAA. Both women’s basketball games will be broadcast on WTMD.
All five games will be webstreamed on TowsonTigers.com. There are plenty of promotions surrounding each game, including a ticket discount for those that attend both games on Saturday. Give-aways include an iPod speaker at the Thursday women’s game, a schedule magnet at the men’s lacrosse game and a head band give-away at the men’s basketball game.
Winter must be coming to an end because things are heating up in Towson University athletics.
