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DETROIT (2/12/2013) -- The Detroit women's basketball team has an exciting mid-week contest all set for Calihan Hall as Detroit looks to make it 15 in a row at home when the Wright State Raiders come to town on Wednesday in UDM's Play 4Kay initiative.

There will be a special $6 ticket for the contest with a part of the proceeds going to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund as part of the #Play4Kay Pink Initiative (formerly known as WBCA Pink Zone). The Play 4Kay initiative is an opportunity for a nation of coaches to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for research on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. Since its inception in 2007, the Play 4Kay initiative has raised over $2 million to support women's cancer research. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is the official charity of the initiative.

The game will be streamed live on the Horizon League Network with Dan York calling all of the action. The game will also be broadcast live on Comcast 900 on the Xfinity Sports network across Michigan as well as expanded coverage across the nation through the Comcast affiliates. There will also be live stats available for the contest.

With the second half of the Horizon League schedule already underway, the game between Detroit and Wright State is a pivotal one for playoff positioning. UDM is currently third in the Horizon League at 6-3 and can take a three-game lead over the Raiders (4-5) and Cleveland State (4-6) with just six left to play with a win. The top four teams in the standings will host a quarterfinals game in the Horizon League Championship.

The Titans are 13-8 overall having won six of their last seven games, including two from come-from-behind fashion. Its last time out, UDM was down by 12, 41-29, early in the second half when Detroit went on a 33-13 run to erase that deficit and beat Valparaiso, 70-61. Junior Senee Shearer had a game-high 17 points, while freshman Rosanna Reynolds had nine points, six rebounds and a game-high eight assists.

Detroit has won 14 games in a row at home, a streak that is tied for the seventh longest in the nation. The 14-straight home wins are also tied for the second longest in school history, behind only the 17 in a row won at home between the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons.

Wright State has dropped three of its last four games and enters the contest at 10-12 overall and 4-5 in the Horizon League.  The Raiders are coming off a loss to Cleveland State in which they led by 19 points in the first half only to fall, 68-63.

WSU is led by sophomore guard and Preseason HL Player of the Year Kim Demmings. She currently ranks fourth in the league in scoring (19.0), eighth in assists (3.7) and 12th in rebounding (5.7). She had 18 points and seven rebounds in the first meeting. Ivory James is second on the team in scoring at 11.2 ppg., while KC Elkins is averaging 10.8 ppg., and 3.5 assists per contest.

The Titans won the first game between the two schools, 86-76, in Dayton on Jan. 16. Sophomore Shareta Brown had 25 points and 16 rebounds, while senior Yar Shayok posted 12 points and 11 boards. Reynolds had a career-high 20 points and senior Demeisha Fambro added 15 in the triumph.

This will be Detroit's lone contest of the week as the Titans will return to action next Thursday, Feb. 21, when they travel to Chicago to play Loyola.

THE DETROIT-WRIGHT STATE SERIES
Detroit has won three of the last four against Wright State to take a 23-18 lead in the all-time series. Back on Jan. 16, UDM saw junior Senee Shearer return to action against Wright State, sparking a five-game winning streak as the Titans defeated the Raiders, 86-76.

UDM is 11-8 all-time at home versus Wright State and has come away with wins in two of the last three meetings in the Motor City. In the last six games at Calihan Hall, the winning team has posted a double-digit victory, including Detroit's 75-64 triumph last season and 68-47 tally in 2010.

HOME WINNING STREAK AT 14
UDM is 8-0 at home this season - averaging 83.6 points per game - and has now won 14-straight games on Dick Vitale Court dating back to last year, a streak that is currently tied for the seventh longest in the nation.

The 14-game home winning streak is also tied for the second longest in school history trailing the 17-game tally between 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons.

The Titans also won 14-straight at home between the 1979-80 and 1980-81 seasons and the 1980-81 and 1981-82 campaigns.

A RUDE HOST
During the 14-straight wins, UDM is tallying 80.7 ppg., and allowing just 58.4 (+22.3). UDM is shooting just under 50% from the field hitting 405-of-812 shots (40.98%), and is outrebounding its opponents by just under 10 a game (40.1-30.7).

The home winning streak is currently tied for the seventh longest in the nation and is the most for UDM since it set a school record with 17 consecutive victories, rolled up during the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons.

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

MORE ON CALIHAN MAGIC
Over a longer stretch of time, the Titans have posted a 20-3 ledger in their last 23 home games dating back to the 2010-11 campaign, as well as 35-11 in their last 46 home games.

UDM is also 43-22 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 271-143 (.634) home court record.

BROWN TOP 7 IN THE NATION
In the latest NCAA stats, released on Monday, sophomore Shareta Brown continues to be among the nation's leaders in scoring and field-goal percentage.

Brown is currently seventh in the nation in scoring at 21.8 ppg.

She is also second in the country in field-goal percentage hitting 59.6%, trailing only Stefanie Dolson of Connecticut (62.3%).

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
UDM has two players among the top 80 in rebounding as sophomore Shareta Brown is 67th with 9.3 per night, while senior Yar Shayok is 80th pulling down 9.0 per game.

Also, freshman Rosanna Reynolds is 54th with a 1.81 assist-to-turnover ratio and 99th handing out 4.1 assists per game.

As a team, Detroit is 16th in the country in field-goal percentage (44.7%), 29th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.04), 34th in scoring (71.1), 40th in rebounding margin (+5.9), 61st in assists (15.0) and 69th in scoring margin (7.9). 

The Titans are also top 100 in turnovers per game (37th – 14.4), 74th in personal fouls (15.0) and 84th in three-point field goals per game (5.8).

THE DEEP ASSASSIN
Junior Senee Shearer has seen 19 of her 23 field goals on the year come from behind the three-point line (82.1%), with a pair of games that saw her nail five triples in a game.

In her career, 100 of her 161 field goals have been 3-pointers (62.1%) with 10 career games of four or more and five games of at least five treys, with her career high set at six last year at home against Youngstown State.

NOW THAT'S RUNNING THE SHOW
Freshman Rosanna Reynolds has 28 assists in her last four games with a season-high nine against Cleveland State, eight against Valparaiso, six at Milwaukee and five at Youngstown State.

Even more impressive is that she has the 28 assists against just seven turnovers.

FAMBRO'S GOT GAME
Senior Demeisha Fambro reached double figures for the 12th time this season and a career-best sixth-straight game with a team-high 16 points at Youngstown State on Feb. 7.

During this streak, she posted a season-high 20 points against UIC. That came after she had 15 at Wright State 10 at Cleveland State and 16 versus Loyola.

In her last seven games, she is tallying 14.0 ppg., and is averaging 11.1 points - second on the team and 17th in the HL - on the season.

She also has 91 career 3-pointers, nine away from teammate Senee Shearer and 10th place in school history.

SHEARER NOW TOP 10 IN 3'S
Junior Senee Shearer recorded five 3-pointers against Valparaiso her last time out and now has 100 for her career, moving into 10th place in school history.

Up next for her to pass is Tia Winters (1997-02) in ninth place with 107 and Catie Goddard (2002-06) who has 112 for eighth.

#WHAT CAN BROWN DO 4 YOU
Sophomore Shareta Brown's offensive game has her among the nation's leaders as she is currently seventh in the country in scoring (21.8) and second in field-goal percentage (59.6%).

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.

INSTANT OFFENSE
Since coming off the bench against Cleveland State on Jan. 12, senior Yar Shayok has been an offensive weapon with double-digit performances in five of eight games, a pair of double-doubles and a season-high 22 points against CSU on Jan. 31.

She started her offensive surge at Cleveland State with 15 points and 10 rebounds and came back at Wright State with 12 points, 11 boards and four assists.

Her 22-point effort against the Vikings saw her shoot 10-of-14 from the field with nine rebounds, four assists and four steals.

In the last seven games, Shayok is averaging 9.9 ppg., 7.5 rpg.,  and shooting 50.0% (33-of-66).

NEVER COUNT US OUT
In the last two weeks, Detroit has twice trailed by 12 points, but has come all the way back to post a win. At Milwaukee on Feb. 2, UDM was down 29-17 late in the first half before coming back to win 61-59.

Against Valparaiso its last time out, the Titans were down 41-29, early in the second half but erased that to take the game 70-61. 

BROWN OWNS RECORD, SHEARER IN FIFTH FOR NOW
Sophomore Shareta Brown is the current school record holder in field-goal percentage at 57.5%, way ahead of Davida Boozer's (1980-83) 54.3%.

Junior Senee Shearer also finds herself in fifth place in school history in free throw percentage at 75.4%, just behind Michelle DeHaan's (1992-94) 76.0% and Katie Solner's (2002-06) 76.5%.

ROSIE THE PLAYMAKER
Freshman Rosanna Reynolds has taken over the point guard duties for Detroit and leads the team with 87 assists, with her 4.1 apg., third in the Horizon League.

She is also fifth in the HL with a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Reynolds has 14 games with four or more assists with a season high of nine against Cleveland State on Jan. 31.

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 8.9 ppg.

GETTING TO 70
The Titans are 37-6 when they score 70 or more - including 9-1 this year - and are also 12-1 (6-0 this season) when they score 80 or more - under head coach Autumn Rademacher.