Detroit (11-11, 9-2 HL) vs. Loyola (12-10, 6-5 HL)
Feb. 11, 2010 (8:00 p.m.)
Chicago, IL
Gentile Center (5,200)

Game Notes (in pdf)

ONE IS NOT SUCH A LONELY NUMBER
After cruising to a 16-point victory over visiting #23/22 Green Bay on Feb. 4, Detroit maintained its number one spot in the Horizon League standings with a 72-65 win against Milwaukee two days later. Detroit currently owns a 9-2 mark in conference play thus far this season. Prior to the start of the season, UDM was chosen eighth in the Horizon League Preseason Poll.

SERIES RECORD
Detroit owns a 41-19 advantage in the overall series with Loyola, which dates back to the 1982-83 season. The Titans have won the past five games against the Ramblers and the past six out of seven meetings, including a 53-50 win at Calihan Hall earlier this year (Jan. 16). Last season, UDM captured three victories over LUC, with the last coming in the first round of the Horizon League Championship at home on March 9 by a score of 72-67.

SCOUTING THE RAMBLERS
Loyola heads into Thursday's match-up with an overall record of 12-10 and a 6-5 mark in Horizon League play (fifth place) and own a 7-3 record when playing at home. The Ramblers have won the past two outings, including a 74-64 win at Cleveland State on Feb. 6. Keisha Collins averages a team-best 11.6 points per game, while Ellen Ayoub averages a team-high 4.4 rpg.

MAKING AN IMPACT
Sophomore Lauren Allen led all Titans in scoring with 19 points this past Saturday, for a new career-high and also set a new personal-best in field goals made with nine. Allen also kept on helping out her teammates so she collected a game-high eight assists, which matches her personal-best.

COULD HARDLY MISS
Sophomore Yar Shayok only missed one attempt from the field (5-of-6) against Milwaukee on Saturday and ended with a team third-best 13 points.

“FIVE...FIVE DOLLAR...”
Five Titans, all the starters, scored in double figures against Milwaukee on Feb. 6. This marks the second time this season that five Detroit players have netted double digits in a single game with the first at Morehead State on Dec. 13.

FOUR TO SCORE
Detroit has won four-straight games heading into Thursday's match-up, which is the first time since the 2005-06 campaign that the Titans have won four consecutive contests. Detroit defeated Loyola at home on Jan. 5 that year and went on to win four more in a row, ending with a 69-62 victory against visiting Youngstown State (Jan. 21).

FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK
The Titans are 5-0 thus far this season when playing on Thursdays. Earlier in the year, Detroit defeated Loyola on a Saturday.

ALMOST PERFECT
Senior Brigid Mulroy is shooting an impressive 97 percent from the charity stripe (34-of-35) in Horizon League games, with the lone miss coming in the back end of a one-and-one situation at Milwaukee (Jan. 7). Since then, Mulroy has made 28-straight free throws. Overall, she is shooting 92 percent from the line and sits first among conference peers with this number.

THREE'S COMPANY
Three Titans have started every game for Detroit thus far this season in senior Brigid Mulroy, along with sophomores Jalesa Jones and Yar Shayok.

MOVIN' ON UP
Senior Brigid Mulroy currently sits seventh all-time in Detroit's record books in 3-point field goals made (132) and is just two away from tying Jeanie Hill (1994-98) in the sixth spot.

SWEET SIXTEEN
Detroit's impressive 71-55 handling of the nationally-ranked Green Bay Phoenix on Feb. 4 matched the largest scoring margin ever for the Titans against the Phoenix as UDM captured a 75-59 win on Jan. 27, 1996 at Calihan Hall. This was also the most lopsided loss for Green Bay since an 81-58 setback at Wisconsin on Dec. 11, 2007.

RANKED OPPONENTS
After three previous meetings with nationally-ranked opponents this season, Feb. 4 marked the first time this year that Detroit walked away as the winner, but it is the second time during Rademacher's tenure as the Titans captured a 70-66 win over #23 Georgia on Nov. 22, 2008.

SIXTH MAN
Detroit head coach Autumn Rademacher was sticking with what was working on Feb. 4 as only six Titans saw action during the game, with freshman Demeisha Fambro the only one coming off the bench.

40 ON THE FLOOR
Three starters played every single minute against Green Bay on Feb. 4 in senior Brigid Mulroy, along with sophomores Yar Shayok and Lauren Allen.

LEAST AMOUNT SCORED
Detroit held Green Bay to just 17 points in the second half after the Phoenix was leading at the break, 38-33, on Feb. 4. The 17 points ties the least amount of points the Titans have allowed their opponent to score in a single half this season as Youngstown State only netted 17 in the opening stanza on Jan. 28 in Detroit.

TWO DECADES WORTH
Senior Brigid Mulroy led all scorers with 20 points on Feb. 4, which marks the fifth time this season that Mulroy has scored 20 or more points. It's also the 10th time this year that Mulroy has led or tied for the lead among her teammates in scoring.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Sophomore Yar Shayok collected her seventh double-double of the season as she grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and netted 17 points against Green Bay on Feb. 4. Shayok is the only Titan thus far this season to have registered a double-double.

FLAWLESS
Senior Brigid Mulroy can make treys even when the shots aren't from beyond the arc as she was fouled not once, but twice, while attempting a 3-pointer against Green Bay on Feb. 4 and both times she made all three free throw attempts.

STARTING OFF STRONG
The Titans are off to their best start in conference play since the 1996-97 season when Detroit began 7-2 and finished out the year 14-2 in MCC play. UDM split with Green Bay during the regular season that year, but the Titans captured a 63-55 victory against the Phoenix in the conference championship game (March 9) to send Detroit to the NCAA Championship for the first time in school history.

NINE IS FINE
Detroit heads into Saturday's match-up with nine conference wins, which is two more victories than the Titans' total amount of Horizon League wins from the 2008-09 campaign.

HOME SWEET HOME
Detroit has won eight-straight games at Calihan Hall, which began against Colgate on Dec. 30 (67-44) and the most recent win was a 72-65 victory over Milwaukee (Feb. 6). The last time the Titans won eight consecutive contests at Calihan Hall was during the 1996-97 campaign as Detroit won 10-straight contests at home, beginning with an 85-46 win over Tennessee State (Dec. 22) and ending with a 99-60 victory over Wright State (Mar. 1).

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Thus far this season, Detroit owns a 7-0 mark in Horizon League games that are played at Calihan Hall. In those six contests, UDM is outscoring its opponents by an average of 13.1 points.

RPI
As of Feb. 8, Detroit is ranked 135th in the 2010 NCAA Women's Basketball RPI. The Titans ended last season at the 220th spot and, in the year before Autumn Rademacher was the head coach, UDM finished at the 291st slot.

POURING IN THE POINTS
Sophomore Jalesa Jones led all scorers with 17 points against Cleveland State on Jan. 30, which matches her career-high and she also tied her personal-best of six made field goals. Jones also dished out a game-high six assists against the Vikings.

BEST IN THE NATION
In the latest NCAA National Rankings (thru Feb. 7), senior Brigid Mulroy ranks third in 3-point field goal pct. (.520) and 17th in 3-point field goals made (2.9/gm). In addition, as a team, the Titans are 55th in the nation in 3-point field goal pct. (.354).

WHERE IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE?
As of Feb. 8, senior Brigid Mulroy is first among conference peers in 3-point field goal pct. (.520) and in 3-point field goals made (2.9/gm). She is also sixth among conference peers in scoring (14.2 ppg) and first in free throw percentage (.917). Sophomore Yar Shayok is currently second in the Horizon League in rebounds (9.3 rpg), is tied for 14th in scoring (11.6 ppg), first in defensive rebounds (6.7/gm) and is sixth in offensive rebounds (2.6/gm). In addition, sophomore Jalesa Jones is eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) and is second in assists (4.7 apg), while Lauren Allen is tied for eighth (3.9 apg).

MIDWAY THROUGH HL SLATE
At the midpoint of the conference season (games prior to Feb. 4), Detroit owned a 7-2 HL record, which betters its conference record from just a year ago by five games (2-7). When looking at all the teams in the league, Detroit had the largest turnaround at the midpoint of the conference slate compared to last season; Loyola was second (+3).

80 OR MORE
Detroit's 80-point effort on Jan. 28 marks its largest scoring output in a single game thus far this season and is the largest amount of points the Titans have scored during head coach Autumn Rademacher's tenure. The last time UDM scored 80 or more points was on Jan. 5, 2005 when the Titans defeated Loyola at Calihan (88-73).

IT'S RAINING THREES
As a team, the Titans drained 11 total 3-pointers against the Penguins on Jan. 28, which marks a season-high for Detroit in this category.

“CRASH...INTO ME”
The Titans were relentless on the boards on Jan. 28 as they grabbed a season-high 53 rebounds against Youngstown State.

OVER 10 YEARS AGO
The Titans defeated Youngstown State by 36 points on Jan. 28 (80-44), which is the largest margin of victory for UDM since Jan. 29, 1998 when Detroit defeated Wright State at home by 37 points (93-56).

TWO DECADES WORTH
Sophomore Sierra Spaude not only started her first collegiate game on Jan. 28, but she netted a game-high and personal-best 20 points after shooting 7-of-13 from the field and 3-of-8 from long range. She also added a team second-best eight rebounds against the Penguins.

HELP IS ON THE WAY
Sophomore Jalesa Jones has collected at least one assist in every game except one and is averaging a team-high 4.7 assists per game. Jones has led or tied for the lead among her teammates in assists 14 times this year.

MAKING IT COUNT
Sophomore Sierra Spaude was subbed back into the game with 28 seconds left in regulation against Valpo on Jan. 21 and, five seconds later, she made a crucial basket from beyond the arc to pull Detroit within two, which eventually helped force overtime with the Crusaders.

EXTRA SESSION
The Titans have played in three overtime games in head coach Autumn Rademacher's tenure and Detroit owns a 2-1 mark in these games, including a 72-70 victory over the Crusaders on Jan. 21. The other victory came in double overtime at Eastern Michigan on Dec. 20 (76-75).

STEALING FOR THE BETTER
Sophomore Jalesa Jones has a good heart, but when it comes to stealing on the court, no one could hold her back against Valpo on Jan. 21 as she collected a career-high and game-best six steals. One of them was critical in setting up the game-tying basket by sophomore Yar Shayok in the closing seconds of regulation.

BATTER-UP!
Senior Brigid Mulroy will don another Titan uniform after basketball season is over as the West Bloomfield native is going to play infield for Detroit's softball squad.

DID YOU KNOW?
Senior Brigid Mulroy has been ranked in the top-5 in the nation for 3-point field goal percentage every week thus far this season, except for one and she has been ranked first in the Horizon League in the same category since Nov. 24.

OUT OF BREATH?
Forget the 40-minute club, two Titans are now part of the 45-minute club for the season as sophomores Jalesa Jones and Lauren Allen played every minute against the Crusaders on Jan. 21. This ties a personal-best for Allen and sets a career-high for Jones in this category.

TEN PLUS FIVE
Freshman Demeisha Fambro came off the bench to score a team second-best 15 points against Valpo on Jan. 21, 10 of which were scored in regulation.

CAREER NUMBERS
Sophomore Yar Shayok collected a career-high and game-best 16 rebounds, 14 on the defensive end, against Loyola on Jan. 16 and also dished out a personal-best five assists to help Detroit capture its fourth Horizon League win.

TWICE AS NICE
Senior Brigid Mulroy was named Horizon League Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 18, to mark the second time this season in which Mulroy has received this honor (Nov. 16). She averaged a team-best 18.0 points per game on the week and shot 10-of-14 from 3-point range, which included a flawless 5-for-5 showing against the Flames on Thursday. Mulroy shot a combined 10-of-15 from the field and made all six free throws on the week. In addition, Mulroy was voted as the Horizon League Network's “The People's Choice” winner (Jan. 21) for the second time this year.

FIVE IS DEFINITELY ALIVE
Not only did senior Brigid Mulroy make all five attempts from long range against UIC on Jan. 14, but her last one left her hands just as time expired to help propel the Titans to a 66-65 win over the visiting Flames. In addition, Mulroy missed only one attempt all night as she had a 5-of-6 showing from the field and she also made both attempts at the line to end with a game second-best 17 points.

HERE TO HELP
Sophomore Lauren Allen dished out a game-high seven assists against the Flames on Jan. 14.

I'LL TAKE THREE OF THOSE
Two points wasn't enough for sophomore Lauren Allen, so she sank one from long range with 30 seconds left in the game against Milwaukee (Jan. 7) to help lift the Titans to their third-straight win.

RUNNING FROM THE LAW
When we were young, we were taught that it's not okay to steal, but there's an exception and sophomore Yar Shayok proved that on Jan. 7 as she collected a career-high and game-best six steals.

ASSISTING TOGETHER
The Titans dished out a season-best 17 assists against Wright State on Jan. 3.

STEALING AWAY
The Titans collected 12 steals against Colgate (Dec. 30) and Wright State (Jan. 3), which ties for a season-high in this category.

BOARD WORK, NOT BRIDGE WORK
Senior Brigid Mulroy pulled down a career-high and game second-best 12 rebounds against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 5.

LONE SENIOR HONORED
Detroit's lone senior, Brigid Mulroy, came out of the gate raring to go in UDM'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 personal best for Detroit's lone senior.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Sophomore Yar Shayok 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.

LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Lauren Allen scored a career-high 19 points and four other Titans posted double figures to help secure a 72-65 win over Milwaukee on Feb. 6.
With the victory, Detroit remains all alone in first place in the Horizon League and has now won nine straight games at Calihan Hall. 

UDM senior Brigid Mulroy was second on the team with 16 points, while sophomore Yar Shayok added 13 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Sophomores Jalesa Jones and Sierra Spaude scored 12 and 10, respectively. 

With just under three minutes remaining, Detroit was down, 61-60, but Jones answered with two points as she drove through the lane to give the Titans the lead for good. After a shot clock violation by Milwaukee, Shayok took advantage of the turnover as she accepted a pass from Jones and watched her layup attempt go through the net to put the score at 64-61. 

After a missed shot by UWM freshman Sami Tucker, Spaude grabbed a defensive rebound, which led to Mulroy hitting a long basket just as the shot clock expired to extend Detroit's lead to 66-61 lead with 37 seconds left. To cap off Detroit's 8-0 scoring run, Spaude made both of her attempts at the line to give the Titans a seven-point advantage. 

Mulroy helped secure Detroit's win as she was flawless from the charity stripe in the closing seconds (4-of-4) and she ended the night 6-of-6 from the line. Milwaukee senior Jodie McClain was able to get a desperation 3-pointer off as the clock expired, but that wasn't enough and the Titans were able to finish the regular season sweep of the Panthers. 

Allen was able to squeak in a lay-up with 14 seconds left in the first half to give Detroit a 35-34 lead at the break. 

Detroit shot 52 percent on the night, while the Panthers had a 27-of-69 showing (39 percent) from the field. The Titans were also impressive from the free throw line as they made 13 of their 19 attempts, while the Panthers only had six tries at the charity stripe (5-of-6).

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.

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