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DETROIT (3/1/2014) -- It was the best present a senior can ask for as the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team used a big first half run to take control and the Titans never looked back in beating Youngstown State, 75-60, on Saturday afternoon in historic Calihan Hall.

The Titans honored their three seniors in Megan Hatter, Abby McCollum and Senee Shearer prior to the game.

The win moved Detroit to 6-21 and 3-11 in the Horizon League, giving the red, white and blue a much needed tiebreaker over Valparaiso to host the 8-9 opening round game and to even inch closer to Milwaukee for seventh place.

It was also a special Senior Day for one veteran as Shearer nailed her first three of the game to set the school record as she ended with 15 points and a team-high four assists with her two 3-pointers moving her to 219 career triples.

Freshman Megan Galloway posted her third-straight double-double with 16 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, while sophomore Tayelor McCalister added 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.

It was a trade of offensive charges early as Detroit started the game on an 11-5 run before Youngstown State (13-14, 9-5 HL) answered with seven-straight points to take the lead, 12-11.

UDM then went on a 5-0 run, but YSU countered with its own 5-0 attack to give the Penguins a 17-16 advantage at the 8:12 mark. That is when the Titans went on a 17-0 run and a 20-2 spurt over the next five minutes to take control, 36-19.

Freshman Minisha Frederick-Childress started it with a layup and then Hatter had three-straight free throws. A three by Ristovski followed and Galloway was fouled inside leading to a pair of free throws. Freshman Reyna Montgomery was next with a layup and Frederick-Childress hit another 3-pointer for a 31-17 advantage. Galloway connected on another jumper and after a Penguins' basket, Hatter ended the barrage with a trey and the 17-point lead.

During the run, Detroit held Youngstown State to just 1-of-10 from the field, while Detroit was 6-of-6.

The Titans would take a 36-22 lead at the half and extended their advantage to 18, 40-22, early in the second half. YSU got within 12, 42-30, at the 16:27 mark, but UDM held off any type of Penguins run and eventually opened back a 17-point lead, 49-32, with 12:23 left.

UDM's advantage would never get under double digits as YSU pulled within 11, 58-47, with six minutes remaining, but Detroit kept its composure and went on to win by 15.

Frederick-Childress finished with 10 points, while Ristovski had six points and six rebounds. Montgomery netted seven points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in her first game back after missing four straight with an injury and Hatter had nine points and eight boards.

Detroit held Youngstown State to 28.8% shooting (19-of-66) and 4-of-26 (15.4%) from behind the arc. The Titans outrebounded the Penguins, 47-37, and handed out 16 assists.

The Titans will now get ready to hit the road for a pair of games to end the regular season, starting with UIC on Thursday, Mar. 8. UDM will then finish out the regular season at Green Bay next Saturday.

Game Notes:
Detroit has now won six in a row at home over Youngstown State and lead the overall series, 19-13… Shearer moved into 15th place in school history with 1,195 points, four away from 14th place… Detroit has had four or more players score in double digits for the fifth-straight game… Head Coach Autumn Rademacher is now just two wins away from second place in school history as she has 89 victories at her alma mater… Galloway now has six games on the year with 10 or more rebounds…