The Towson University volleyball team's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory was a thriller, winning a five-set match vs. American (25-23, 15-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12) to advance to the second round.

Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) champion Towson (29-2) was down 7-5 to Patriot League champion American (24-8) in the fifth set. The Tigers rallied with a 5-0 run, then the set tied again at 12-12. Towson earned the final three points, including kills from Lydia Wiers and Olivia Finckel, to win the tiebreaker 15-12 and take the five-set victory.

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