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DETROIT (10/5/2015) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball squad opened fall practice Monday evening at Calihan Hall, exactly one month away from the first game for the Titans. Detroit enters its first year under new head coach Bernard Scott, who was hired by the university in May.

Scott and his staff welcomes back plenty of experience, including three players -- juniors Rosanna Reynolds and Haleigh Ristovski and sophomore Darianne Seward -- who started every game last season. Eight letterwinners return for the Titans overall as senior Lariah Stevens, junior Lizzy Connors and sophomores Brianne Cohen, Chea Taylor and Nicole Urbanick all lettered for Detroit last year.

Four players -- Brittney Jackson, Taylor Malone, Lola Ristovski and Cortney Williams -- are new to the Titans this season.

"We have a great group of young ladies who are working hard," Scott said. "We just want to get better every day. Every day that we come into this gym, we want to leave a little better than when we started. That's all I want."

The Titans were 12-18 last season and 7-9 in the Horizon League, placing fifth in the conference.

Reynolds, a Second Team All-Horizon League performer as a sophomore, was the top scorer for the Titans last season, averaging 15.7 points per game. Four of the top five scorers from 2014-15 return for the Titans. Seward was selected to the All-Horizon League Freshman Team last year.

The Titans open the season with three-straight contests at home, beginning with a Nov. 5 exhibition game against Lawrence Tech on Dick Vitale Court. Detroit hosts Bradley on Nov. 13 before hosting in-state foe Michigan on Nov. 15. The 11-game non-conference schedule also includes home games against Niagara (Nov. 29), Cincinnati (Dec. 2), IPFW (Dec. 9) and Eastern Michigan (Dec. 30).

Detroit opens the 18-game Horizon League schedule on Jan. 2, hosting Youngstown State. The Titans host Metro Series rival Oakalnd on Jan. 23 and finish the conference season on March 5 by hosting Milwaukee in the regular season finale. The Horizon League Championships are set for March 10-13 and are set to be held in Green Bay, Wisc. this season.

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