TOWSON, Md. – Elon University volleyball won its fifth match in a row with a 3-1 victory at Towson on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 2 at SECU Arena.

"This was a great win today against a very good Towson team," said head coach Mary Tendler. "Our entire team has been working hard in practice and it definitely shows on match day. We look forward to another challenge on the road tomorrow."
 
Elon 3, Towson 1 (18-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-23)
THE RUNDOWN
The host Tigers (15-2, 3-2 CAA) opened the match with five unanswered points and built an early 11-3 lead in the first set. Elon couldn't catch up after that, with Sydney Love putting away a ball from Jordan Gower to trim TU's lead at 23-18. However, Towson's Morgan Wilson scored back-to-back kills as the home team claimed the first set, 25-18.

In Set Two, a Kellyn Trowse service ace capped off a 6-1 swing that gave the Phoenix (10-5, 5-0) an 11-6 lead. A pair of Towson attack errors and two kills from Natalie Cummins created some separation at 16-12. Julia Crabtree and Love then turned in a pair of kills as Elon closed out the set with a 5-0 run, tying the match at a set apiece.

Towson led the third set in the early going, but Leah Daniel served back-to-back aces to tie the score at 12-12. Four kills from Love sparked a 7-1 run that put the maroon and gold in front, 20-15. Elon then sealed the set at 25-17 as Haylie Clark served an ace and Cummins and Daniel followed with a pair of kills.

Elon fell behind 7-3 at the start of Set Four, but Clark assisted Cummins for a point and Daniel converted an attempt to pull even at 11-11. The Tigers grabbed the lead 23-21 thanks to a 6-0 run, but a Daniel kill and a block by Daniel and Cummins made it 23-23. The duo then recorded another two kills as the Phoenix sealed the four-set victory.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
Cummins, Daniel and Love all scored 12 kills to pace Elon's attack. Clark tallied 37 assists with three aces, Alex VanWestrienen also served three aces, and Daniel and Trowse served two each. Krzeminski led the blocking effort with seven (one solo), Cummins recorded four (one solo), and Clark and Love made three blocks each. Gower led both teams with 19 digs and Clark was next for the Phoenix with eight.
 
NOTES
- Elon is now 5-0 against CAA opponents, extending its best start to conference play in the program's Division I history.
- The Phoenix brings Towson's home winning streak to an end at 24 matches.
- The win is the first against the Tigers since a 3-2 final on Sept. 11, 1998.
- Elon outhit Towson, .221-.170.
- The Phoenix also edged the Tigers in points (66.0-63.0), service aces (10-7) and blocks (11-9). 
- Both teams finished with 52 digs.
- The match featured 15 ties, including eight in the fourth set, and seven lead changes.
- Krzeminski is now two blocks shy of reaching 200 for her career.

UP NEXT
Elon and Towson meet again tomorrow for another 2 p.m. CAA match at SECU Arena.