Game Notes vs. Wright State

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DETROIT -- The Detroit women's basketball team opens a three-game homestand this Saturday as the Titans welcome Wright State into Calihan Hall. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m.

The game is part of the Titans Annual Girls & Women In Sport Day, which celebrates the participation, success and accomplishments of girls and women athletes. This year's event will feature a number of Detroit student-athletes who will enjoy a special “Lunch With The Titans” with all the participants. For more information on Girls & Women in Sport Day and to register, click here.

UDM split a pair of games last week as Detroit upended Butler, 55-51, before falling to Valparaiso, 57-46. Detroit is 10-12 on the year and 4-7 in the Horizon League as it looks to make a final push up the conference standings.

Fans can catch the game on the Horizon League Network with Dan York calling all of the action. A live stats feed through gametracker will also be available. Both links are located on top of the page.

DETROIT VS. WRIGHT STATE
The Titans have won two of the last three meetings, but Wright State ended a Titan two-game winning streak with a 63-62 decision in Dayton back on Jan. 15. UDM still leads the overall series, 20-16.

Detroit is 10-7 against the Raiders in Calihan Hall, but WSU has won three of the last four in the Motor City.

ABOUT THE RAIDERS
Wright State has won six of its last eight games and comes into the contest at 14-8 and 7-4 in Horizon League play, good for third place.

LaShawna Thomas is the team's top scorer at 17.7 points per game, second in the HL, while also leading the league in assists at 6.5 per night. Molly Fox is also among the conference leaders with her 9.9 rebounds per game, second in the conference.

LAST TIME VS. WRIGHT STATE
Sophomore Dominique Dixon led three Titans in double digits with 19 points, and Detroit came back from a 10-point second-half deficit, but it was just not enough as UDM could not get off a shot at the buzzer and fell, 63-62.

Dixon was 8-of-16 from the field on the day. Sophomore Cherridy Thornton had 12 points on four 3-pointers, while sophomore Yar Shayok added 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The Titans were down by one, 63-62, in the final minute of play and had three chances to try and take the lead, but came up short on each possession. With 45 seconds left, junior Britney Murphy stepped on the baseline going to the rim, but she made up for it forcing a WSU turnover on the other end of the court. Detroit got the ball back with 24 seconds on the clock, but junior Jalesa Jones jump shot was too strong and the Raiders corralled the defensive board with 1.5 seconds left.

Just when everyone thought the game was over, the Titan defense stepped up as Thornton forced an offensive charge on the WSU inbound pass giving Detroit the ball back, but with just 1.5 seconds left, UDM could not get off a final shot as time expired.

GOOD NUMBERS VS. WSU
Sophomore Yar Shayok has netted double digits in scoring in all three of her career games against Wright State and is averaging 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Junior Lauren Allen is tallying 4.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in five career meetings versus the Raiders, while junior Jalesa Jones has posted five or more assists in her last three games against WSU.

SHAYOK TOP 25 IN REBOUNDING
Sophomore Yar Shayok has been a rebounding machine lately with 10 or more rebounds in six of her last seven games. Shayok is now 21st in the nation in rebounding in the latest NCAA statistics, released on Monday, Feb. 7.

The Horizon League leader in rebounding, Shayok is averaging 10.5 per game with 13 double-digit rebounding games on the year.

HATTER MAKES THE MOST OUT OF HER TIME
Freshman Megan Hatter made her first collegiate start in the Titans' 55-51 victory over Butler on Feb. 3. Hatter, the sister of former Titan Heather Hatter (2006-10), ending the game with five points - hitting her first two collegiate field goals including one from three-point territory - along with two assists in 20 minutes.

She came back the next game scoring a season-high six points against Valparaiso.

CRASHING THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
The Titans posted 21 offensive rebounds against Valpo its last time out, the second time this season they have had 20+ offensive boards. Detroit grabbed a season-high 24 at Tulane on Dec. 5.

LOOKING FOR THE THREE BALL
Detroit has attempted 20+ 3-pointers in nine of its last 11 games, an average of 24.3 per game. That comes on the heels of not attempting 20+ treys in its first 11 games.

NEARLY A LONG DISTANCE RECORD
UDM attempted 29 3-pointers for the third time this season at Valparaiso its last time out. Detroit also attempted 29 against Valparaiso on Jan. 6 at home and against Loyola on Jan. 27. The 29 attempts in all three games missed the school record that has been set on four occasions.

The 10 made triples against the Crusaders at home matched a season best as UDM also hit 10 at Milwaukee on Jan. 2.

VALUE THE BALL
Detroit tied its season-low performance with just 10 turnovers against Valparaiso its last time out. Detroit also had 10 against Butler at home on Jan. 8.

Detroit is currently 47th in the nation in turnovers averaging just 15.6 turnovers per game.