TOWSON, Md.
– With 59 career games played, Towson University women's basketball junior
Tanisha McTiller enters the 2012-13 season as the most experienced player on
Coach Joe Mathews' roster.
The other
seven returning letter winners were in their first full season of playing for
the Tigers in 2011-12.
McTiller had
a solid sophomore season and hopes to continue that play for the Tigers during
the 2012-13 season.
The Chicago, Ill.
native played in all 30 games for the Tigers during the 2011-12 season. She
came off the bench in the first four games but then started the final 26 games
of the year.
McTiller
was the second leading scorer for the Tigers this past season, averaging 11.1
points per game. She led the team in scoring eight times during the year. She
scored in double figures in 19 games, including a career-high 23 points in a
victory over William & Mary.
McTiller
also contributed 125 rebounds and led the team in rebounding twice. She was one
of six Tigers to record over 100 rebounds on the season. McTiller captured a
career-high nine rebounds in a win over Georgia State.
McTiller
was able to provide the Tigers with a lift from behind the arc this past
season. Prior to the game against James Madison on Dec. 4, she had never hit a
three-pointer in her career. That game, she hit both of the triples she
attempted. McTiller finished the season with 27 three-pointers, the most by any
Tiger.
A
dependable option at the foul line, McTiller finished the year shooting 71.9%,
which ranked 12th in the Colonial Athletic Association. At one point
mid-season had a streak of made free throws that reached 10 straight.
McTiller
put her quick hands to work for the Tigers throughout the season. She led the
squad with 48 steals and her 1.6 steals per game ranked among the top 15 in the
CAA. McTiller had a career-high six steals in Towson's
game at the University
of Connecticut in late
November.
Mathews and
the Tigers hope McTiller can contribute more of those numbers on the court in
2012-13 and lead the team to great heights.
