Horizon League Release

INDIANAPOLIS (11/4/2015) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team was picked to finish seventh as the 2015-16 Horizon League preseason poll was released by the league office on Wednesday. Detroit is entering its first year under new head coach Bernard Scott.

Detroit junior guard Rosanna Reynolds (Canton, Mich. / Divine Child) was one of three juniors selected to the Preseason All-Horizon League First Team. Reynolds, who was a Second Team All-Horizon League honoree last year as a sophomore, led the Titans with 15.7 points and 3.4 assists per game last year. She was second in the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4), fourth in three-pointers per game (2.0) and three-point percentage (37.8).

In the preseason poll, Detroit earned 157 points overall and finished just five votes out of fifth place. Fifth-place Oakland (162 points) and Cleveland State (161 points), who received one first-place vote, placed just in front of the Titans.

Reigning league champion Green Bay was picked to finish first in the conference and received 25 of the 31 first-place votes. Wright State received four first-place votes and was selected to place second. UIC, Youngstown State and the Golden Grizzlies rounded out the top five.

The Titans open the 2015-16 season on Thursday, hosting nearby Lawrence Tech for a 7 p.m. exhibition contest at historic Calihan Hall. Detroit opens the regular season on Friday, Nov. 13, welcoming Bradley to Dick Vitale Court. Tip-off against the Braves is set for 7 p.m.

2015-16 HL Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
1. Green Bay -- 302 (25 first-place votes)
2. Wright State -- 250 (4)
3. UIC -- 210 (1)
4. Youngstown State -- 181
5. Oakland -- 162
6. Cleveland State -- 161 (1)
7. Detroit -- 157
8. Northern Kentucky -- 134
9. Milwaukee -- 71
10. Valparaiso -- 70

All-League First Team
Ruvanna Campbell, UIC, Senior (Preseason Player of the Year)
Kim Demmings, Wright State, Senior
Mehryn Kraker, Green Bay, Junior
Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit, Junior
Tesha Buck, Green Bay, Junior

All-League Second Team
Dani Franklin, Valparaiso, Sophomore
Olivia Nash, Oakland, Senior
Terri Bender, UIC, Senior
Ashley Luke, Green Bay, Senior
Elena Popkey, Green Bay, Senior

.@Detroit_WBB guard Rosanna Reynolds voted to Preseason All-Horizon League First Team #HLWBB #FightForFirst pic.twitter.com/BCoU0DqW6H

— Detroit Titans (@detroittitans) November 4, 2015