Gameday Central
Game Notes vs. Michigan

DETROIT (11/15/2013) -- All eyes will be on historic Calihan Hall as the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team will play host to the University of Michigan and a family rivalry on Saturday, Nov. 16. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m., in a contest that will be broadcast live on WADL.

The game will also have live stats and live video with HLN Detroit as Matt Dery and Titan legend Bernie Fuhs.

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. The Game Day Central page also carries all the information on each opponent from who is leading the all-time series to who won the last game.

The "Family Feud" centers around the Ristovski sisters as Detroit freshman Haleigh Ristovski takes on her sister in Michigan sophomore guard Madison Ristovski with their uncle Dean Ristovski an assistant coach for UDM.

Both players attended University Liggett High School with Madison earning Michigan Miss Basketball in 2012 along with the 2012 Class C Player of the Year and was the No. 1 rated player as a senior. Meanwhile, Haleigh was named All-State as a sophomore, junior and senior and was tabbed the Associated Press Class C Player of the Year in 2013.

The Titans and Wolverines both come into the game with identical 1-2 marks, alternating wins and losses to start the season. UM has dropped games to Bowling Green and Xavier, while defeating Arizona.

UDM is coming off a 103-86 decision at Western Michigan as senior Senee Shearer poured in a career-high 29 points. Junior Ellisha Crosby tallied 24 points and 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and sophomore Tayelor McCalister netted a career-best 12 points.

UDM leads the overall series, 12-11, but the Wolverines have won eight of the last nine. The lone exception was a 67-48 victory in 2011 in Ann Arbor. Detroit is also 6-5 against Michigan at home, but has dropped the last four in Calihan Hall.

After the game, Detroit will play its second straight Big Ten foe as the Titans visit Michigan State next Wednesday, Nov. 20.

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THE DETROIT-MICHIGAN SERIES
The in-state rivalry dates back to 1978 when Detroit won a 91-86 overtime thriller at home in the first-ever season of Titan basketball. The win started a streak of seven-straight wins, but recently UM has had the upper edge winning eight of the last nine. The lone exception was in 2011 as the red, white and blue led from start to finish in a 67-48 victory in Ann Arbor.

UDM is 6-5 at home against the Wolverines, but Michigan has won the last four in the Motor City. The last home win by the Titans was in 1994, 79-69.

ABOUT THE WOLVERINES
Michigan comes into the game at 1-2 with setbacks to Bowling Green and Xavier and a win over Arizona.

The Wolverines returned just three letter winners and one starter - which equaled just11.6 percent of its scoring - from last year's 22-11 squad that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship.

UM has played just eight players so far this season, but four are in double digits in scoring.

Shannon Smith leads the team in scoring at 17.3 ppg., while Nicole Elmblad is tallying 13.7 ppg., and a team-best 9.7 rpg.

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY
The game against Michigan marks the fourth in eight days to open the 2013-14 season.

With Michigan State next Wednesday and Ball State next Saturday, UDM will play six games before Thanksgiving.

FAMILY BRAWL
It will be a bit of a family rivalry going on inside Calihan Hall as Michigan sophomore guard Madison Ristovski will face her sister in Titan freshman Haleigh Ristovski as well as her uncle in UDM assistant coach Dean Ristovski.

Both players attended University Liggett High School with Madison earning Michigan Miss Basketball in 2012 along with the 2012 Class C Player of the Year and was the No. 1 rated player as a senior.

Meanwhile, Haleigh was named All-State as a sophomore, junior and senior and was tabbed the Associated Press Class C Player of the Year in 2013.

AGAINST THE GREAT LAKES STATE
UDM is 105-65 all-time against teams from the Michigan, and 11-5 since the start of the 2010-11 season, with the only losses coming to Michigan (2x), Michigan State (2x) and Western Michigan.

TITANS VS. THE BIG TEN
The Titans are 32-41 all-time against the Big Ten, with their last victory coming against Michigan on the road in 2010, 67-48.

In fact, Detroit has actually dropped 22 of its last 23 games against current members of the Big Ten dating back to the 1997-98 season.

SHE'S A SHOOTER
Senior Senee Shearer poured in a game and career-high 29 points against Western Michigan going 9-of-17 from the field, 4-of-9 from three and 7-of-12 from the charity stripe.

The 29 points eclipsed the 24 she had at WMU as a sophomore and it was also her ninth career 20-point game.

ELLISHALICIOUS
Junior Ellisha Crosby continued her strong start to her Division I career with her second double-double of the season tallying 24 points and a career-best 12 rebounds at Western Michigan.She was 10-of-23 from the field.

Her collegiate high is 25 as a freshman when she was at Cornerstone in a game against Northwestern Ohio in 2011.

HIGH-SCORING AFFAIR
The Titans 103-86 setback at Western Michigan put itself in the record books at Detroit.

The 189 combined points were the fifth most in school history and the third most in a non-overtime game

227 - 116-101 at Butler 1/16/99
209 - 107-102 vs. Kentucky 12/28/83 (2ot)
201 - 107-94 at Loyola 2/15/01
192 - 97-95 vs. Xavier 2/22/90 (ot)
189 - 103-86 at Western Michigan 11/14/13)

It was also the 14th time in school history that UDM has allowed 100+ points in a contest and the most since the 107-94 loss at Loyola in 2001.

GETTING SHOTS UP
UDM has attempted 209 shots in its first three games with at least 69 shots in each contest (70 at Canisius and at Western Michigan and 69 versus Lawrence Tech). The 70 shots were the most since the Titans threw up 70 at Loyola on Jan. 31, 2008.

Detroit netted 31 field goals against Lawrence Tech and at WMU, the most since it had 31 at Loyola last year.

MY BALL
Detroit has forced 61 turnovers through the first three games, with 26 against Lawrence Tech and 21 in the season opener at Canisius.

The 26 turnovers were the most by an opponent since Jan. 31, 2009 when Wright State committed 32.

UDM also has 34 steals in the first three games with 14 against Lawrence Tech. The 14 thefts were the most since taking 14 against Cleveland State in the quarterfinals of the HL Championship in 2012, a 79-43 win.

SHEARER NOW TOP 7 IN 3'S
With four 3-pointers at Western Michigan, senior Senee Shearer now has sole possession of seventh place on the Titan all-time list with 142 career trifectas.

Shearer is just 18 away from sixth place and Brigid Mulroy's ('10) 160.

She will have a chance at the top spot trailing Titan head coach Autumn Rademacher '97 by 59 (201) for second and school record-holder Michelle James '02 by 75 (217).

DOUBLE DEBUT
Junior Ellisha Crosby waited two years to get back on the court and she had a strong game in her Division I debut posting a double-double and leading the team with 15 points, 11 rebounds and three steals at Canisius.

She then added another double-double with 24 points and a team-high 12 rebounds at Western Michigan.

Crosby - who scored over 2,600 points in high school - leads the team in rebounding as a guard (10.3), is second in scoring (17.3), third in assists (2.0) and is tied for third with three steals.

HOLDING THEIR OWN
While the Titans feature a guard oriented roster and offense, they have held their own in the paint outscoring teams, 108-96, so far on the season.

A RUDE HOST
UDM was 16-1 at home last season - averaging 76.6 ppg - with a +16.6 scoring margin. In fact, Detroit's 16 home victories were tied for the second most in the nation with Kentucky trailing only North Carolina's 17-1 mark.

The 16 wins were also a school record breaking the 13-0 mark of the 1986-87 squad.

MORE ON CALIHAN MAGIC
Over a longer stretch of time, the Titans have posted a 28-4 ledger in their last 32 home games dating back to the 2010-11 campaign, as well as 43-12 in their last 55 home games.

UDM is also 51-23 in Calihan Hall since head coach Autumn Rademacher returned to her alma mater in 2008.

In their 37-year history, the Titans have enjoyed a 279-144 (.657) home court record.

IT'S TAY TIME
Tayelor McCalister had a fine start to her sophomore year posting career highs in nearly every statistical category.

At Western Michigan, she shot a career-best 6-of-13 and ended with a career-high 12 points, while tying her career mark with four steals.

In the season opener at Canisius, she finished with 11points and a career-high four assists, and then came back with 10 points, four assists and a career-high four rebounds against Lawrence Tech.

On the year, she is averaging 11.0 points, 3.7 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game.

OK GALLOWAY
Titan freshman Megan Galloway did not play in the season opener at Canisius and saw limited minutes against Lawrence Tech, but the rookie forward did her job when her number was called at Western Michigan.

Galloway tallied six points and six rebounds in just 13 minutes - all in the second half - and also had the first and only block on the year for the Titans.

NOTHING SMALL HERE
Freshman Minisha Frederick-Childress - or as her teammates call her Minnie - had six points, two assists and a steal in nine minutes against Canisius in her collegiate debut and added four points, two rebounds an assist and a steal at WMU.

MAKE IT RAIN
Freshman Reyna Montgomery has provided some quality minutes off the bench coming up with five points with five boards in the win over Lawrence Tech and then five points, three rebounds and a pair of steals at Western Michigan.

LIZZY UP
Freshman Lizzy Connors saw 19 minutes of court time against Western Michigan and made some nice plays ending the contest with four points, three assists, a steal and a rebound.