Towson State University
Tiget Tracks
Published exclusively for Tiger Club members
by the News and Publications Services Tuesday, February 22, 1977
TIGERS WIN FIRST MASON-DIXON CHAMPIONSHIP
Our men's varsity basketball team won its 22nd straight game Monday night, a
96-85 decision at Mount St. Mary's, and in the process finished the season with a
perfect 10-0 Mason-Dixon Conference record to claim the first conference crown in
the 56 year history of basketball here at Towson State. The Tigers, now 24-1 over¬
all, clinched the championship with a devastating 110-72 triumph over George Mason
at the Towson Center Saturday night. Bobby Washington hit the first bucket in that
game and was immediately honored for being only the fifth player in Towson history
to score more than 1,000 points in a career. Bobby, after his eight point effort
Monday night, now has 1,034 points and with a good tournament and possible post¬
season play could move into fourth place in career scoring. Brian Matthews paced
the Tigers to the win over George Mason with 23 points, and Pat McKinley and Savia
Sharp added 20 each. In Monday night's win at the Mount the Tigers held a 12-point
halftime edge and were never threatened the rest of the way. McKinley had 19 points
to lead Towson, Sharp had 18, Roger Dickens added 17, and Matthews chipped in with
12. Rod Norris and Larry Johnson came off the bench to score nine points apiece
and Pat Britton had four points.
The Tigers are now idle until Friday night when they play in the semi-finals of
the Mason-Dixon Conference Playoffs here at the Towson Center. The Tigers were, of
course, seeded first in the tourney and along with the University of Baltimore (seeded
second) will have Thursday night off. In the opening round Thursday night Mount St.
Mary's will face George Mason University at 7 p.m. and Loyola College will meet U.M.B.C.
at 9 p.m. Towson will play the Loyola-U.M. B.C. winner at 9 p.m. Friday, preceded by
the BU vs. the Mount St. Mary 1 s-George Mason survivor at 7 p.m. The finals are slated
for Saturday night at 8 p.m. Tickets are now on sale at the University Box Office
and will be on sale throughout the week. Unless some surprises develop along the way,
the Tigers should meet the University of Baltimore in the finals Saturday night. Towson
and the Bees have met three times this season, with the Tigers taking all three. The
most recent battle on Feb. 5 drew over 5,000 fans to the Towson Center, and if that's
any indication, tickets for the final will be going fast!
WOMEN'S VARSITY FACES TOUGH SCHEDULE
Towson's women's varsity basketball team can never be accused of playing a soft
schedule. The Tigers have met some stiff competition, and that's partly the reason
the squad has managed only five wins in 15 outings this season. Tuesday night Towson
hosted the University of Maryland Terrapins. The Tigers have also faced Federal City
(twice), University of Delaware, Rutgers, William Paterson, and University of Pittsburgh.
Last week Towson fell to Federal City, 64-50, then defeated Frostburg State, 65-51.
This Thursday night the squad visits Emmitsburg in a game with Mount St. Mary's at 5 p.m.
Next weekend, March 4-5-6-, the Tigers will
compete in the annual Maryland Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championship
tournament at Bowie State. Loyola College, 15-3
overall, was seeded first and drew a first round
bye. Number two seeded Towson will face Morgan
State, Salisbury State plays Frostburg State, and
Mount St. Mary's will battle Bowie State. This
year's program has been divided into two separate
sections, with these schools falling into Division
I and the smaller schools moving into Division II,
which has its own tournament on the same dates at
another site.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CORNER
Enclosed are two membership appli¬
cations - if we are going to continue
our success this year, we need ad¬
ditional members - please sign up two
of your friends as new members.
Sincerely,
