As Towson prepares for Saturday’s Colonial Athletic Association Tournament final against Delaware, Tony Seaman said he hasn’t had to remind his players of last year’s run to the same stage before falling to Villanova.

"They know. I didn’t even have to bring it up because they brought it up [after Wednesday night’s 13-6 rout of No. 17 Massachusetts in a CAA Tournament semifinal]," Seaman said. "… They were saying, ‘This isn’t the end. This is only the start. Rememeber what happened last year when we held Drexel to only two goals and then on Saturday, we lost. So let’s not lose.’ And our assistant coach Shawn Nadelen brought it up in the locker room that three years ago, Delaware came in here and beat us for the CAA championship and went to the Final Four. They beat us by a goal late in the game. So Saturday is as important as any game we’ve had."

If the Tigers (7-7) can get past the Blue Hens (9-6), they will have earned the qutomatic qualifier, ensuring their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2007. A win will also satisfy the administration’s mandate that the team make the NCAA Tournament to warrant a new deal for Seaman, who is in the final year of a three-year contract.