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Towson University Sports Seasons Mix For Something Special
Towson Tigers lacrosse season begins, as stars align for two football standouts and student-athletes are honored.
February 9, 2020
The Towson University men's and women's lacrosse teams open the 2020 season in high
profile fashion Feb. 8.
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The 17th ranked men's team opens the season at 11th ranked Johns Hopkins at 1 p.m. on WatchESPN.com. The men's team topped Hopkins last year, 17-8, to open the season.
The women's lacrosse team opens with a home matchup against Penn State. First draw for the women's game is set for noon Saturday at Johnny Unitas® Stadium.
The game will be streamed on the Towson Sports Network.
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Towson defensive standouts include Sami Chenoweth and Olivia Conti. Returning on offense are Rayna Deltuva, Shelby Stack, Kaitlin Thornton, Kerri Thornton and Kerri Liucci, all of whom scored 10 or more goals last season. Thornton is Towson's returning scoring leader with 31 goals and 14 assists last season. The Tigers also have a handful of fresh faces with seven freshman including two goalkeepers.
246 Tigers highlighted for academic success
Tigers continued their strong showing in the classroom, placing 246 student-athletes on the conference honor roll for the Fall 2019 semester. Members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll must have participated in a CAA-sponsored sport and attained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during the designated academic term.
Two football Tigers will return to the field in the fall
Tigers Shane Simpson and Ricky DeBerry were granted a new year of football eligibility by the NCAA after season-ending injuries in 2019.
Simpson, a running back and two-time All-American, decided not to enter the NFL Draft.
He will enter 2020 with more than 1,900 yards rushing in his career.
"The NFL has always been a dream of mine and it's not going anywhere," Simpson said.
"I want to finish what I started."
DeBerry, a defensive lineman and linebacker, had 34 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 2018.
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