Detroit (10-11, 8-2 HL) vs. Milwaukee (9-12, 4-6 HL)
Feb. 6, 2010 (2:00 p.m.)
Detroit, MI
Calihan Hall (8,295)

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 Thursday, Detroit now stands all alone at the number one spot in the Horizon League standings with an 8-2 mark in conference play thus far this season.

SERIES RECORD
UDM is 17-21 all-time against Milwaukee, which includes an 8-8 record when playing in Detroit. The Titans split with the Panthers last year, winning the final meeting by a score of 59-50 on Feb. 12 at Calihan Hall. Earlier this season, Detroit edged out Milwaukee, 59-57, on Jan. 7 in Wisconsin for its second Horizon League win of the year.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Milwaukee heads into Saturday's match-up with a 9-12 overall record and a 4-6 mark in conference play. Most recently, the Panthers dropped a 64-46 decision to Wright State in Dayton this past Thursday. Lindsay Laur is leading her teammates with 14.2 points per game, as well as 8.0 rebounds per contest.

SWEET SIXTEEN
Detroit's impressive 71-55 handling of the nationally-ranked Green Bay Phoenix on Thursday 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, Thursday 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 Thursday night 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 Thursday 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. 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.

TWENTY SOMETHING
Senior Brigid Mulroy led all scorers with 20 points on Thursday, 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 this past Thursday. 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 Thursday 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.

ALMOST PERFECT
Senior Brigid Mulroy is shooting an impressive 97 percent from the charity stripe (28-of-29) in Horizon League games. Mulroy has made 21-straight free throws, dating back to Milwaukee (Jan. 7) when she made the second of her two attempts at the line.

SEVENTH HEAVEN
Detroit heads into Saturday's match-up with eight conference wins, which is one more victory than the Titans' total amount of Horizon League wins from the 2008-09 campaign.

HOME SWEET HOME
Detroit has won seven-straight games at Calihan Hall, which began against Colgate on Dec. 30 (67-44) and the most recent win was a 71-55 victory over #23/22 Green Bay (Feb. 4). The last time the Titans won seven 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 6-0 mark in Horizon League games that are played at Calihan Hall. In those six contests, UDM is outscoring its opponents by an average of 14.2 points.

RPI
As of Feb. 1, Detroit is ranked 154th 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.

DOUBLIN' UP, TIMES SEVEN
Four players scored in double figures for Detroit against Cleveland State on Jan. 30, which marks the seventh time this season that at least four athletes have scored in double figures. The six other times this occurred was: Oakland (Nov. 13), Morehead State (Dec. 13), Colgate (Dec. 30), Wright State (Jan. 3), Milwaukee (Jan. 21) and YSU (Jan. 28). The Titans own a 6-1 record in those games, with the lone loss coming at Morehead State.

BEST IN THE NATION
In the latest NCAA National Rankings (thru Feb. 4), senior Brigid Mulroy ranks third in 3-point field goal pct. (.517) and 18th in 3-point field goals made (3.0/gm). In addition, as a team, the Titans are 56th in the nation in 3-point field goal pct. (.353).

WHERE IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE?
As of Feb. 5, senior Brigid Mulroy is first among conference peers in 3-point field goal pct. (.517) and in 3-point field goals made (3.0/gm). She is also sixth among conference peers in scoring (14.1 ppg) and first in free throw percentage (.907). Sophomore Yar Shayok is currently second in the Horizon League in rebounds (9.3 rpg), is 15th in scoring (11.6 ppg), first in defensive rebounds (6.7/gm) and is tied for fifth in offensive rebounds (2.7/gm). In addition, sophomore Jalesa Jones is seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) and is second in assists (4.7 apg), while Lauren Allen is 10th (3.7 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.

NO THORN FOUND IN SIDE
Freshman Cherridy Thornton tied her personal-best of four rebounds and set a new season-high of two assists against Butler on Jan. 23

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.

SEVEN-UP
Mulroy now stands all alone at the seventh spot in Detroit's record books with 130 career 3-pointers.

HERE TO HELP
Sophomore Lauren Allen dished out a game-high seven assists against the Flames on Jan. 14. Allen also added a team third-best 10 points, which included two treys, to tie for a season-high.

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.

OPENING ON A WINNING NOTE
This marks the second straight season in which the Titans have won their Horizon League opener as Detroit defeated Wright State (Jan. 3) 68-47, and last year UDM captured a 71-64 victory over Loyola in Chicago on Jan. 3.

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
The Titans proved why they are now in sole possession of first place in the Horizon League as Detroit held #23/22 Green Bay to just 17 points in the second half to capture a 71-55 victory over the Phoenix on Feb. 4 at Calihan Hall.

Detroit senior Brigid Mulroy scored a game-high 20 points, which included four 3-pointers, while sophomore Yar Shayok collected her seventh double-double of the season with a game-best 12 rebounds, along with 17 points. Sophomore Jalesa Jones also added double figures for the Titans with 12, while sophomore Lauren Allen dished out a game-high six assists.

After being down by as much as 11 in the first half, the momentum swung in the Titans favor as they started to take over at the 12:54 mark of the second stanza. It all started when Jones fed a long pass to Mulroy and, in turn, she drained one from beyond the arc to tie the game at 47, which started an 11-0 scoring run for UDM.

Freshman Demeisha Fambro, who was the only person to come into the game off Detroit's bench, pushed the Titans up by one after making her second attempt at the line and, after a Green Bay turnover, Mulroy hit another 3-pointer with just three seconds left on the shot clock. Jones took advantage of another Titan possession as she made a lay-up to put the score at 53-47 with about 11 minutes remaining.

Detroit held the Phoenix scoreless for about eight minutes, which was halted after junior Kayla Tetschlag, who scored a team-high 18 points and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds, pulled Green Bay within six (55-49), which was the closest the Phoenix would get to the Titans the remainder of the contest.
Detroit shot 51 percent on the night, compared to a 36 percent effort from the Phoenix, and UDM also won the battle of the boards, 31-29. The Titans netted nine 3-pointers, compared to Green Bay's eight, but only one of those came in the second half.

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.

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