The Towerlight, September 27, 1990

tl19900927_000 "Vol. 86 No. 4 ""Required Reading"" September 27, 1990 The Towerli g Published weekly by the students of Towson State University, Towson MD 21204 Spike! photo by Mark Nottingham Towson State's Debbie Lynn (7) spikes during the first round against Howard Universi-ty last Friday as Valerie Davis (13) and Suzanne Flaherty (9) look on. The Tigers won the Towson State University Invitational for the. first time ever in its eleven-year history defeating James Madison in the championship, 11-15, 12-15, 15-8, 15-3, 15-8. Volleyball triumphant in TSU Invitational By J. Collin Poston Sports Editor When the Towson State volleyball team finished second in the George Mason Tournament two weekends ago, it was the second time that the team had finished number two in a tournament this season. Though placing second in a tourney of more than a handful of teams is quite respectable, placing second on a consistent ba-sis can be a frustrating experience for a team with loftier goals. Finally, for the Tigers, the third time in tourney ac-tion was a charm. And where a grander place for absolute triumph than your own home court? Towson State's team captured the Towson State University Invitational Iburnament championship for the first time in it's 11-year history last weekend at the Towson Center, and the team did it with style. The Tigers rallied from two-game deficits in both the semi-finals and the finals (against Navy and James Madison, respectively) to accomplish the feat. ""There was some pressure on us to win, but it wasn't simply because we were hosting,"" said 'lbw-son State coach Cathy Cain. ""It was because we had come in second the last two weekends. The kids put more pressure on themselves because they really wanted to win. The experience of coming in second the last two weekends really helped them."" In the semi-finals against Navy, the Tigers fell be-hind quickly, dropping 8-15 and 13-15 games to the Academy. But, characteristic of late, the 'llgers be-gan a comeback surge, taking the third game,15-8. From that point on, TSU dominated Navy, winning 15-5 in the fourth game and 15-4 in the final game. TSU then faced James Madison immediately fol-lowing their victory over Navy (James Madison had defeated defending champion American Universi-ty15- 4, 16-14, and 15-4 in the semi-finals prior to 'Ibwson's semi-final ) This allowed the ilgers virtu-ally no rest time against the Dukes. Again lbwson State fell behind early, losing the first game 11-15 and the second 12-15. However, lbwson State then began another rally. With perhaps their best defensive play of the sea-son, the Tigers won the third game,15-8, and the see TRIUMPH, page 10 %adz� �Is TSU recycling, or not?, see page 3 �In champ rematch, soccer takes Drexel in double OT, see page 8 �Art at School 33; S. Balto. visions of life as three see it, see page 16 "