Going for Tigers gets a bit tougher

Towson held to 69 points as its 3-game winning streak ends

After scoring 95 points or better in its previous three games, Towson’s women’s basketball team ran into a little tougher going Tuesday, falling to St. Francis (Pa.) 78-69.

The loss halted a three-game winning streak for the Tigers (5-2).

Towson was outrebounded 47-32 and made just 5 of 17 attempts from 3-point range. Keonna Jeter led Towson with 19 points but made just 6 of 23 field goal attempts.

Shavonne Smith added 17 points and Aleah Nelson had 11.

Lili Benzel led St. Francis (4-4) with 21 points, making 8 of 17 field-goal attempts.

Towson opens Colonial Athletic Association competition in its next game, Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. at James Madison.

Men

Morgan State 65, Delaware 59: The Bears on Monday night bounced back from a tough home loss with their second straight victory on the road.

Senior standout Troy Baxter scored 12 of his team-high 22 points in the first half, pacing Morgan State (3-2) to a nonconference win against Delaware at the Bob Carpenter Center.

Junior Lagio Grantsaan scored 13 points to go with seven rebounds and two steals for Morgan State, which won in its first meeting between the teams.

Ryan Allen scored 16 of his team-high 22 points on 7-for-14 shooting. Kevin Anderson, who entered as the top scorer for the Blue Hens (2-3), was held to 12 points on just 2-of-13 shooting and was 0-for-7 from 3-point territory.

Johnny McCoy added 12 points and five rebounds.

Towson returns: The Tigers was back on the court Wednesday, resuming nonconference play with a road game against George Mason.

It was Towson’s first game since Nov. 27 and the third contest during its time at the Mohegan Sun.

Towson, from the Colonial Athletic Association, fell to Buffalo 74-65 in its last game to enter at 0-3 overall.

George Mason, from the Atlantic 10 Conference, had its first game in nearly a month on Dec. 21, edging VMI68-66 at home to improve to 3-1.