Detroit (1-4) vs. Eastern Michigan (5-2)
Dec. 5, 2009 (3:30 p.m.)
Detroit, MI
Calihan Hall (8,295)

Game Notes (in pdf)

SERIES RECORD
Detroit leads the overall series with Eastern Michigan, 11-7. Last season, the Titans won a double-overtime thriller, 76-75, on Dec. 20 in Ypsilanti, MI. Last season's win against the Eagles was the first time in 27 years that UDM defeated EMU in Ypsilanti. The last time Eastern came to Calihan Hall, the Titans fell by a score of 65-54 on Nov. 14, 2007. Prior to the 2007-08 season, the Eagles had not set foot on Detroit's campus since Dec. 30, 2000 where the Titans captured a 90-76 victory over EMU.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Eastern Michigan heads into Saturday's match-up with a 5-2 overall record and a 3-2 mark when playing away from its home court. The most recent outing for the Eagles was a 69-59 loss at Notre Dame on Dec. 2 and the last win for EMU was while hosting Missouri State on Nov. 29 (93-81). Sophomore Tavelyn James leads Eastern with 19.4 points per game, while junior Kristin Thomas is averaging a team-best 8.3 rpg.

WHERE IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE?
As of Dec. 3, senior Brigid Mulroy sits first among conference peers in scoring (18.8 ppg), 3-point field goal percentage (.690), as well as 3-point field goals made (4.0/gm), is fourth in field goal percentage (.552) and is tied for ninth in defensive rebounds (4.0/gm). Sophomore Yar Shayok currently ranks second in the Horizon League in rebounds (10.0 rpg), is 11th in scoring (13.0 ppg), second in defensive rebounds (7.0/gm) and seventh in offensive rebounds (3.0/gm). In addition, sophomore Jalesa Jones is tied for second in assists (5.0 apg) and is fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.6), while sophomore Lauren Allen is tied for 10th in assists (3.4 apg) and freshman Demeisha Fambro is 20th in scoring (10.6 ppg).

ALL BOARDED UP
Sophomore Yar Shayok has grabbed double figure rebounds in every game, except for one. She set a career-high of 14 at Oakland (Nov. 13), grabbed 10 at against both Michigan State (Nov. 15) and Cincinnati (Nov. 21) and then pulled down a game-high 12 caroms at Indiana State this past Tuesday.

NOT THE CITY IN CALIFORNIA
Sophomore Lauren Allen (L.A.) collected a team-high and personal-best four steals, while tying for a game-high five assists at Indiana State on Dec. 1.

DECEMBER OPENER IN DETROIT
Since the 1977-78 season, Detroit owns a 20-11 record when playing its first home game of December. This record excludes the 1998-99 campaign as there were no home games played in December that season. Last year, the Titans defeated Morehead State, 60-54, in their first game at Calihan Hall in the 12th month (Dec. 17).

BRIDGE WORTH SEEING
Senior Brigid Mulroy has scored in double figures every game thus far this season and has scored 20 or more points, three times, with the last coming at Indiana State on Dec. 1 as she netted a game-high 20 points.

STEALING & HELPING, SIMULTANEOUSLY
Sophomore Jalesa Jones dished out a game-high six assists and collected a game-best four steals against Canisius on Nov. 24.

FOR CHARITY
The Titans were almost perfect from the line at Cincinnati (Nov. 21) as Detroit made 10 of its 11 attempts.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Sophomore Yar Shayok collected her second double-double of the season as she scored a team second-best 12 points and pulled down 10 caroms at UC (Nov. 21).

THREE'S ANYONE?
Senior Brigid Mulroy made all three attempts from long range at Cincinnati (Nov. 21), while sophomore Yar Shayok and freshmen Demeisha Fambro, as well as Cherridy Thornton all netted one trey each against the Bearcats. Thornton's 3-pointer pulled Detroit within one late in the second half after being down by 17 points to Cincinnati.

SAME EXACT EFFORT
In Detroit's game at Cincinnati on Nov. 21, both teams shot an identical 21-of-59 from the field.

LONE SENIOR HONORED
Senior guard Brigid Mulroy came out of the gate rearing to go in Detroit's opening week as she averaged 20.5 points in the two games. For her efforts, Mulroy was named Horizon League Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 16 and also earned the Horizon League Network's “The People's Choice” honor (Nov. 19).

MORE MULROY
Mulroy opened the 2009-10 campaign with a team third-best 14-point effort in Detroit's 74-65 win at Oakland on Nov. 13 and, two days later, in UDM's home opener, she shot 8-of-11 from the field, including 4-of-5 from long range, and made all seven attempts at the line to end with a career-high and game-best 27 points versus #10 Michigan State. The eight made field goals matches her career-high and the seven free throws is a new personal best for Detroit's lone senior.

CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONORS
Detroit won the final Horizon League Player of the Week honor last season (Sandi Brown) and then Mulroy won it the first week of this season.

SAVVY SEVEN
In Detroit's first five games, only seven players have seen action on the court in both contests in senior Brigid Mulroy, sophomores Yar Shayok, Jalesa Jones and Lauren Allen, as well as freshmen Demeisha Fambro, Kassandra Hooten and Cherridy Thornton.

NOT TOO SHABBY
Detroit led by as much as nine against #10 Michigan State on Nov. 15 and the Titans had a one-point advantage at the break (37-36).

WELCOME TO CALIHAN
Over 1,600 fans came to watch the Titans face nationally-ranked Michigan State on Nov. 15.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Sophomore Yar Shayok, whose 2008-09 season was cut short due to an injury, made a huge impact for the Titans against Oakland on Nov. 13 as she collected a double-double with game-highs in both points and rebounds with 26 and 14, respectively. Shayok shot 11-of-14 from the field, 4-of-5 from the line and 10 of her caroms came on the defensive end.

TALE OF TWO HALVES
The Titans shot 36 percent in the first half against Oakland (Nov. 13) and came back from the break to shoot 61 percent in the second stanza, compared to a 29 percent effort from the Golden Grizzlies.

LAST TIME OUT
It was raining three's in Terre Haute, IN, this past Tuesday night, as there was a combined 21 made treys from Detroit and Indiana State but, despite a new career-high of six made 3-pointers from UDM senior Brigid Mulroy, the Titans dropped a 70-53 decision in women's basketball action at the Hulman Center.

Mulroy led all scorers with 20 points, which is the third time this season she has scored 20 or more, and Detroit sophomore Yar Shayok grabbed a game-high 12 boards. Sophomores Lauren Allen and Jalesa Jones tied for a game-best five assists, while Allen tallied a new career-high of four steals.

With the Titans down by one at the 13:34 mark of the first half, Detroit responded with a 6-0 scoring run, which was capped off with a lay-up from Shayok off an assist from Allen to give UDM its largest lead of the game at five (14-9). With just under eight minutes remaining, Mulroy netted one from long range, with help from Shayok, to give UDM a 22-20 advantage, but the Sycamores then responded with 10 unanswered points. Jones scored the last five points of the half for Detroit to pull the Titans within three (33-30) at the break.

The Sycamores maintained their lead in the second half, but the Titans did pull within one, twice, with the last happening at 14:30 after Allen hit a jumper to put the score at 40-39. Mulroy netted a trey with just over 10 minutes remaining in the contest to shrink ISU's lead to seven (52-45), but that was the closest Detroit would get the rest of the way.

Detroit shot 33 percent on the night (18-of-55), while the Sycamores had a 24-of-59 showing from the field (41 percent). Rebounds were even at 36 a piece and ISU had a 10-6 advantage in the steals category.

BIG TEN TEAMS TO CALIHAN
Michigan State and Michigan will both visit Calihan Hall this year, which is the first time since the 2001-02 season in which Detroit has hosted both Big Ten teams. The Titans opened up their home season against MSU (Nov. 15) and will host the Wolverines on Dec. 19.

PEACHY KEEN
Detroit and Georgia will have a rematch this year on Dec. 22 in Athens. Last season, the Titans captured a historic 70-66 victory over then 23rd-ranked Georgia at Calihan Hall on Nov. 22.

YOU LOOK FAMILIAR
When the Titans square-off with Michigan in December, it will pit a former mentor against a mentee as Detroit head coach Autumn Rademacher coached under Michigan head coach Kevin Borseth for three seasons (2004-07) while he was at the helm of Green Bay's women's team.

HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK
All of Detroit's home games and every road conference contest for the Titans will be televised on the Horizon League Network this year.

DETROIT INKS TWO
University of Detroit Mercy head women's basketball coach Autumn Rademacher has announced that two student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Titan squad, beginning with the 2010-11 season. The signees are: Megan Hatter (F, 6-0, Howell, MI/Howell) and Senee Shearer (G, 5-7, Detroit, MI/Pershing). Hatter is the sister of current Titan, Heather Hatter.

Q&A's
This season, we are going to give you an inside look to the Detroit Titans women's basketball program as we are going to have 'Q&As' posted on DetroitTitans.com every Tuesday and will learn about every player on the roster, as well as the coaching staff.

RADEMACHER'S WEEKLY BLOG
Detroit head coach Autumn Rademacher wants to give fans an inside perspective to the Titan program and will do so by writing a weekly blog for DetroitTitans.com. It will be posted every Monday and can be found on the women's basketball home page navigation bar.

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