GAMEDAY CENTRAL     Game Notes

DETROIT (1/25/2013) -- With back-to-back wins under its belt, the Detroit Titans will look for the weekend sweep of the Horizon League Chicago Schools as UDM entertains UIC on Saturday in a special “Ladies Afternoon Out” promotional game. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m., at Calihan Hall.

The “Ladies Afternoon Out” is a special ticket deal that allows ladies to purchase one ticket and get another one FREE. Also along with the BUY ONE GET ONE, the Titan team will host an autograph session following the game.

The game will be broadcast live on the Horizon League Network with Dan York calling all of the action. There will also be live stats available for the contest. Titan fans can follow every UDM game this season through the women's basketball GAMEDAY CENTRAL page located on the Titans Athletic Website that will keep fans one click away from all the action. This page will feature links for live stats (audio and video when applicable) as well as links for all the latest info while also making it easy to find the Titans on social media and to purchase photos and game tickets.

Detroit evened its conference record to 2-2 with a 76-66 victory over Loyola on Thursday. Sophomore Shareta Brown posted her second-straight double-double recording a game-high 26 points and season-best 17 rebounds, while senior Demeisha Fambro added 16 points. The Titans now stand at 9-7 overall and have won 11-straight at home dating back to last season, tied for the 13th longest home winning streak in the nation.

UIC is at 6-11 overall and 2-2 in the Horizon League after falling at Wright State, 59-51, on Thursday. The Flames actually started the year at 1-6, but are 5-5 in their last 10 games. UIC is eighth in the league in scoring tallying 62.2 ppg., and is seventh in scoring defense allowing 68.1. The Flames do lead the HL in blocks (4.1) and are third in assists (13.8) and fourth in steals (9.2).

Rachel Story leads the team and is sixth in the league in scoring at 14.7 ppg., while standing third in the HL in assists (4.2). Katie Hannemann is second in scoring at 12.4 ppg., and tops the team in rebounding with 7.1 a night, while Emily Kobel and Taylor Foulks are averaging 8.9 and 8.2 ppg., respectively.

After Saturday, the Titans will conclude their three-game homestand when Cleveland State comes into town on Thursday, Jan. 31. That game will be “Hometown Heroes Night” as all police, fire, military and emergency personnel will get in free with proper ID with their family receiving a special $3 ticket discount as part of the Wounded Warrior Project.

THE DETROIT-UIC SERIES
Detroit leads the all-time series, 22-19, but UIC has caught up in recent years by winning three of the last four meetings. UDM actually won 13 of the first 17 from the Flames, but since 2005, UIC has taken 11 of 16.

The Titans are 12-10 in Calihan Hall against the Flames, including winning four of the last five. Last season, Detroit posted a 62-57 win in overtime at home to split the season series.

BROWN #2 IN THE NATION
Sophomore Shareta Brown currently sits in second place in the nation in both scoring (24.1 ppg.) and field-goal percentage (60.0%).

She trails Florida International's Jerica Coley in scoring (24.1) and Texas A&M's Kelsey Bone, in shooting (60.8%).

The only Titan to ever lead the nation in a statistical category was Brigid Mulroy back in 2010 as she was first in three-point field-goal percentage (50.5%).

Brown was fifth in the NCAA in field goal percentage (55.9%) last season.

OTHER NATIONAL RANKINGS
Senior Yar Shayok is 57th in the country with 9.6 rebounds per game, while sophomore Shareta Brown is 60th with 9.5 rpg.

As a team, UDM is 14th in the nation in field goal percentage (45.2%), 29th in rebounding margin (7.2), and 37th in scoring (71.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.0).

IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME
Detroit played 11 of its first 15 games away from Calihan Hall prior to Thursday's win.

The 11 away contests in the first 15 games were the most to start a season for UDM since Detroit had just three home games in its first 16 at the start of the 1998-99 season.

PERFECT AT HOME
UDM is 5-0 at home this season - averaging 85.8 points per game - and has now won 11-straight games on Dick Vitale Court dating back to last year.

A RUDE HOST
UDM is 5-0 at home this season and has won 11-straight games on Dick Vitale Court dating back to last year.

During the 11-straight wins, UDM is tallying 78.1 ppg., and allowing just 55.6 (+22.5). UDM is shooting just over 50% from the field hitting 319-of-637 shots, and is outrebounding its opponents by 10 a game (41.9-31.9).

The home winning streak is currently tied for the 13th longest in the nation and the most for UDM since it won 11-straight during the 1995-96 campaign, and that was during head coach Autumn Rademacher's junior year.

The school record is 17 consecutive victories, which was rolled up during the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons.

In Detroit's history, the Titans have compiled six home winning streaks of 11 games or more.

MORE ON CALIHAN MAGIC
Over a longer stretch of time, the Titans have posted a 17-3 ledger in their last 20 home games dating back to the 2010-11 campaign.

Detroit was 11-3 at home last season and is now 32-11 in their last 43 home games after defeating Madonna at home on Dec. 22.

UDM is also 40-22 in Calihan Hall since head coach Autumn Rademacher returned to her alma mater in 2008.

In 35 years of play in the Motor City, the Titans have enjoyed a 268-143 (.634) home court record.

JUST 3 AWAY FROM 1,000
Sophomore Shareta Brown is currently just three points away from becoming the 18th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points.

Brown has scored 997 points in just 50 career games - an average of 19.9 ppg., - and is on pace to become the quickest Titan to post 1,000 points as that honor currently belongs Detroit's all-time leading scorer Cassandra Pack, who notched that feat in her 57th game.

AGAINST THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
The Titans are 94-36 all-time against teams from Illinois.

HATTER COMING AROUND
Junior Megan Hatter finished with seven points and five rebounds against Loyola. It was the second time in three games she had five boards and the most points she has netted since scoring seven against Lourdes on Dec. 10.

SHEARER, FAMBRO APPROACHING TOP 10 FOR 3'S
Junior Senee Shearer and senior Demeisha Fambro are currently on the heels of putting their name in the top 10 in school history in 3-pointers.

Shearer has 85 career treys, while Fambro has 84 with the 10th spot in Titan history being shared by Terri Ford (1986-90) and Katie Solner (2002-06) at 95.

A REBOUNDING MACHINE
Shareta Brown was just one rebound shy of her career high when she pulled down 17 rebounds against Loyola.

In the last two games, Brown has pulled down 33 rebounds, an average of 16.5 per game, to go along with a pair of double-doubles netting 25 and 25 points, respectively, against Wright State and the Ramblers.

In her career, she is averaging 9.0 rebounds per game.

YAR LOOKING TO MOVE UP
Senior Yar Shayok made history at South Florida on Dec. 31 as she became just the 17th player in school history to reach 1,000 points.

With her basket against Loyola her last time out, Shayok now has 1,034 career points, passing Mary Lillie (1978-82) for 16th place and just four behind Katie Solner (2002-06) for 15th place (1,038).

The fifth-year senior – who redshirted after playing just two games as a freshman due to a foot injury – is averaging 8.1 points this season and 9.1 points per game in her career.

SHE'S BACK
Junior Senee Shearer made a successful return to the court starting at Wright State on Jan. 16, where she played 31 minutes, finishing with seven points on a pair of 3-pointers. Shearer even got UDM on the board nailing the game's first shot - a stark contrast from last year when she missed her first 16 three-point attempts.

Shearer helped the Titans to a 20-win campaign and a trip to the Horizon League Championship last season, but tore her ACL in the title game after scoring 14 points in the first 23 minutes.

She finished second on the team in scoring at 11.1 ppg., last year and was third in the conference in three-point field goals (75) and third in the HL and 59th in NCAA in three-point field goals per game (2.27). Her 75 3-pointers on the season also ranked second all-time on the Titan single-season list.

BROWN WINS AGAIN
Sophomore Shareta Brown was named the Horizon League Player of the Week this past Monday, the eighth time in her career that she has won the weekly conference accolade and the fourth time this season.

Brown picked up her sixth double-double of the year and 18th of her career with 25 points and 16 rebounds in leading the Titans to an 86-76 victory. The 25 points – which included 17 in the second half – was her 22nd career 20-point game as she was 9-of-16 from the field. She also connected on a pair of 3-pointers and tied for the game high with five assists in just 24 minutes of action.

DOMINATING THE BOARDS
Detroit has outrebounded its opponents in 14 of its 16 games - including six times by double digits - and currently owns a + 7.2 rebounding margin, good for first in the Horizon League and 31st in the nation.

UDM dominated the boards against #6/7 Penn State with a 46-31 advantage. UDM also completely owned the boards versus Canisius (44-28), WMU (49-36), at Ohio (48-37), against Lourdes (42-25), and versus Madonna (48-26).

Last season, Detroit won the battle of the boards in 23 of its 34 games, including 11 times by a double-digit margin.


GETTING TO THE LINE
Detroit is third in the Horizon League with 332 free throw attempts as well as third in the HL converting on 220. UDM's 66.3% at the free throw line is sixth in the league.

UDM has gone to the line at least 20 times on 11 occasions this season, making a season-high 21 against Lourdes, at South Florida and at Cleveland State.

Meanwhile, sophomore Shareta Brown is second in the HL with 163 trips to the charity stripe and 111 made free throws, with her 68.1% standing 14th in the conference.

MORE AT THE CHARITY STRIPE
Detroit has visited the free throw line 102 times in its last five games (20.4), including a 21-of-24 effort at Cleveland State and 21-of-28 at South Florida.

REYNOLDS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE ONE
Freshman Rosanna Reynolds started the year 8-of-14 (57.1%) from the free throw line in her first six games, but has now made 19 of her last 21 (90.4%) at the charity stripe.

On the year, she leads UDM in free-throw percentage at 77.1%.

COACH RAD IN SOLE POSSESSION OF THIRD
She did it as a player, but with the win against Loyola, head coach Autumn Rademacher moved past Sue Kreszewski (1977-80) - the first Titan coach - and into third place in UDM history with 71 wins.

Fred Procter (1990-96) leads UDM with 93 career wins, while DeWayne Jones (1983-90) is at 91.

REYNOLDS RED HOT
Freshman Rosanna Reynolds tallied a career-high 20 in the win at Wright State and followed that with 13 against Loyola.

Reynolds connected on a season-high 8-of-10 from the field with a pair of three's at WSU and was 4-of-5 with a perfect 3-of-3 mark from behind the arc versus the Ramblers.

In the last two games, Reynolds is 12-of-15 from the field (80.0%) and 5-of-7 (71.4%) from three, averaging 16.5 ppg.

HIGH-OCTANE OFFENSE
UDM netted 41 points in the first half against Loyola, the sixth time the Titans have posted 40 or more in the first 20 minutes on the year and the 11th time it has happened in either half.

The 75 points versus Loyola on Thursday marked the sixth time this season that Detroit has scored 75 or more in a game.

Detroit tops the HL in scoring at 71.2 ppg., as well as field-goal percentage (45.2%).

#WHAT CAN BROWN DO 4 YOU
Sophomore Shareta Brown's offensive game has her among the nation's leaders as she is currently second in the country in scoring at 24.1 ppg., while leading the country in field-goal percentage (60.0%).

Brown broke the Titan school record with 43 points in a game against Lourdes on Dec. 10, and added her fourth 30-point game of the season -and the sixth of her career - with 34 points at IPFW on Dec. 18. Her six 30-point games are tied with Cassandra Pack (1983-87) for the most in school history in a career.

Her 43-point outburst is tied with IPFW's Amanda Hyde for the highest in Division I.

SENIOR PRIDE
Senior Yar Shayok - the 2012 HL Sixth Player of the Year - is looking to end her career in grand fashion.

She is currently first on the team and third in the Horizon League in rebounding (9.6), which includes eight double-digit efforts.

She grabbed a season-high 15 against Lourdes and also had 11 boards at Wright State and 10 boards against #6/7 Penn State and at Cleveland State.

The 10 caroms at Wright State on Jan. 24 marked the 46th time in her career that she has pulled down at least 10 boards in a game.

LENDING A HAND
After posting 23 assist at Wright State, UDM came back with 18 assists against Loyola, the sixth time this season it has had 15 or more.

While scoring 101 points against Lourdes earlier in the year, Detroit racked a season high 26 assists, the most since it posted 27 in a 93-56 win over Wright State on Jan. 29, 1998.

Detroit is currently second in the Horizon League with 15.3 assists per game.

ROSIE THE PLAYMAKER
Freshman Rosanna Reynolds has taken over the point guard duties for Detroit and leads the team with 56 assists, with her 3.5 apg., ninth in the Horizon League.

She is also fifth in the HL with a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Reynolds has nine games with four or more assists with a season high of six against #6/7 Penn State and against Madonna.

She also collected her first career double-double with a career-best 17 points and 10 rebounds versus the Crusaders on Dec. 22.

In terms of scoring, Reynolds has seven double-digit efforts on the year - including a season-best 20 points at Wright State - and is third on the squad in scoring at 9.8 ppg.

BACK IN DOUBLES
Senior Demeisha Fambro reached double figures for the ninth time this season and the third-straight game with 16 points against Loyola. That came after she had 15 at Wright State and 10 at Cleveland State.

She had a streak of five-straight games in double figures earlier in the year and is averaging 10.3 points - second on the team - on the season.

During her streak of five-straight games in double figures, she had a season-high 18 points, on 8-of-13 shooting, while tying her career-best with nine rebounds against WMU, and followed that with 17 at Ohio - where she had a personal 9-0 run that got Detroit back in front and sparked a 22-3 spurt.