PHILADELPHIA, Pa.- The Binghamton volleyball team fell, 3-0, to Towson on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers won by scores of 25-23, 25-20, and 25-16 in the neutral site match, played at The Palestra.
 
In the first set, kills by Megan Burgess and Bianca Anderson got the Bearcats out to an early 3-1 lead. Sarah Ngo assisted on points by Burgess and Kristella Morina to give BU a 6-2 advantage. After Towson (10-1) cut its deficit to 8-6, Binghamton went on a 4-0 spurt to regain control. A Tiger error started the run, and then Kasey Muchnicki found Anderson for a kill. Ngo followed with assists to Burgess and Anderson, making it 12-6 and forcing a Towson timeout.
 
The Tigers rallied, getting within a point, but a Morina kill made it 16-14. Towson made another run, taking a four-point advantage, but BU fought back, with its defense leading the way. Anderson and Gabby Alicea teamed up for a block and then Burgess and Anderson put another stuff down. Ngo then hit Erin Shultz for a kill, getting the Bearcats within 23-22. After a Tiger point, Burgess posted her fifth kill of the game. Towson answered with the clinching score next, though, gaining a 1-0 match lead.
 
After going down 6-3 in the second frame, BU put together a 5-0 run to grab the lead. Shultz scored and Towson followed with an attack error. Burgess then served an ace. A pair of Tiger miscues made it 8-6 in the Bearcats' favor.
 
Later in the game, Anderson scored and then she and Shultz tallied a block, giving Binghamton a 16-13 margin. A 9-0 Towson streak turned the set around, however, as a late Shultz kill was not enough to overcome the Tigers.
 
BU, playing its fourth match in three days, looked to rally in the third set, and after trailing early, logged a 5-0 run to get back into the action. Ngo found Anderson and Shultz for kills, and after a Tiger error, Bailey Walker assisted on another Shultz point. A Towson attack error got BU within a point, at 9-8. Anderson collected a pair of kills, but Towson was too much, eventually picking up the victory.
 
Ngo dished out 20 assists and recorded nine digs. Shultz, Burgess, and Anderson each had seven kills, while Walker accumulated 18 digs.
 
BU will play three matches at the Cornell Invitational next weekend, taking on Cornell, Loyola-Chicago, and Seton Hall September 18-19.