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DETROIT (1/13/2016) -- Following a strong start to the Horizon League schedule, including a 3-0 mark last week, the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team returns home to host Wright State in a Thursday night tilt on Dick Vitale Court that is set to tip at 7 p.m. The next three games for the Titans will be played at home at Calihan Hall.

Detroit (7-8, 3-1 Horizon League) has won three-straight contests and are coming off an 89-80 road victory over UIC in Chicago. Wright State (13-3) is one of two remaining unbeaten teams in league play with a 3-0 mark in Horizon League play.

The game is set to be live streamed on ESPN3 and can also be seen on local television on WADL with the Voice of Detroit Titans women's basketball, Denny Kapp, calling all of the action.
 

Game 16 - Detroit (7-8, 3-1 HL) vs. Wright State (13-3, 3-0 HL)
Date	Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016  |  7:00 p.m. ET
Location	Detroit, Mich.  |  Calihan Hall
Tickets	Adults: $6 / Children-Seniors: $4 / Students: Free
Live Stats	DetroitTitans.com
Stream / TV	ESPN3 & Watch ESPN Application
Social Media	Twitter (In-game tweets): @DetroitTitans | @Detroit_WBB | Facebook Instagram | Tweet #DetroitsCollegeTeam
All-Time Series	Detroit leads, 25-22 | Last Meeting: Wright State 74, Detroit 59 (2/26/15)

Reynolds, Urbanick Earn Weekly Honors After 3-0 Week
University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball standouts Rosanna Reynolds and Nicole Urbanick each received honors on Monday following their play last week. Reynolds was named the Horizon League Player of the Week and Urbanick was selected the College Sports Madness HL Player of the Week after helping Detroit to a 3-0 record last week.

It's Reynolds second career Horizon League Player of the Week honor, while Urbanick has been named the College Sports Madness HL Player of the Week two times in the 2015-16 campaign. Reynolds, a redshirt-junior guard, averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 assists and 5.6 rebounds, while shooting 50 percent from the field and 85 percent from the free throw line in Detroit's three wins. She had a season-high eight assists against Valparaiso and a season-best 26 points in a win at UIC.

Urbanick led Detroit with 67 points last week, averaging 22.3 points per contest. The team's leading scorer connected on 48.7 percent (19-of-39) of her field goal attempts, posting 24 points against the Vikings and a game-high 31 points in Detroit's road win over UIC. The sophomore sharpshooter made 14, 3-pointers during the week and shot 14-of-29 from beyond the arc during the three-game stretch.

Rosie Four Points Shy of 1,000
Redshirt-junior guard Rosanna Reynolds enters Thursday's game against Wright State just four points shy of 1,000 in her Titan career. Reynolds surpassed the 800-point plateau mark against No. 8 Maryland and reached the 900-point mark against Western Michigan earlier this season.

She would become the 20th player in Detroit women's basketball history to surpass the 1,000-point mark and first since Senee Shearer during the 2013-14 season. Reynolds also became the 12th player in school history to hit 100 triples in her career when she sank a 3-pointer in the third quarter vs. Youngstown State.

Titans Win Third-Straight at UIC
Detroit shot better than 50 percent for the second time this season and used a strong second-half effort in an 89-80 victory over UIC on Jan. 9. The Titans had three players score more than 20 points, led by sophomore Nicole Urbanick, who finished with 31 points. Junior Rosanna Reynolds totaled a season-best 26 points and sophomore Brianne Cohen scored a career-high 20 points for the Titans. The trio combined for 77 of Detroit's season-high 89 points.

The Titans shot a season-high 50.9 percent (28-of-55) for the game, while connecting on 11-of-25 shots from beyond the arc. Detroit also made 22-of-29 free throws in the win. UDM was 14-of-22 from the field (63.6) in the second half, including 7-of-10 in the fourth quarter.

The contest was back-and-forth for much of the fourth quarter and was tied, 73-73, with 4:03 remaining after Urbanick split a pair of free throws following an offensive foul by UIC. Urbanick hit her 14th triple of the week and seventh of the game, giving Detroit a 76-73 lead with 3:45 left. UIC pulled to within two points three more times, the last coming at the 1:32 mark after Ruvanna Campbell hit a pair of free throws to cut the UDM lead to 82-80.

But Detroit's defense was solid in the final minutes, forcing UIC into 0-of-4 shooting in the last 46 seconds. The Titans were just as solid from the free throw line with Reynolds hitting 3-of-4 attempts and Urbanick both free throw shots in the last 32 seconds.

The last time Detroit had three players score 20 points was Dec. 7, 2013 when Ellisha Crosby (24), Megan Hatter (21) and Senee Shearer (20) each reached the plateau in a victory over Chicago State.

All-Time Series
The Titans lead the all-time series with Wright State, 25-22. Detroit is 13-10 at home against the Raiders in the series that began in 1994. WSU has won the last four meetings against the Titans, but Detroit is 5-5 against Wright State in the past 10 outings. Detroit's last win against the Raiders came during the 2012-13 season, when the Titans won all three meetings, including a 72-56 triumph in the Horizon League Tournament on March 13, 2013.

Last Year vs. Wright State
The Raiders won both meetings last season by double digits, winning at Calihan Hall by a 74-59 score in their most recent matchup on Feb. 26, 2015. Wright State had five players in double figures led by Breanna Stucke with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Detroit shot 40 percent in the contest, out-shooting the Raiders, but were out-rebounded in the game, 48-34. Rosanna Reynolds had 11 points, while Brianne Cohen tallied seven points, six rebounds and three blocks for the Titans. Reynolds averaged 14.0 points in two games vs. the Raiders last year, tallying 17 in a 76-57 road loss earlier in the season in Dayton.

Scouting Wright State
The Raiders have won nine out of their past 10 games, including the first three in Horizon League play. All three of WSU's conference games have come at home so far in the 2015-16 season. Wright State has earned wins over UIC, Valparaiso and Northern Kentucky, with the latter the closest of the three at 66-61. It's just the fourth true road game of the year for WSU, which holds a 2-1 road record and a 4-2 overall record away from Dayton.

Kim Demmings leads the Horizon League in scoring at 18.8 points per game. She shoots 38.7 percent from the floor and 31.7 from beyond the arc. She ranks third in the conference in 3-pointers made per game (2.5). Emily Vogelpohl (12.6 ppg) and Antania Hayes (12.0 ppg) both average in double figures for Wright State, while Vogelpohl leads the squad in steals (43) and assists (64). Riche van der Keijl is the team's top rebounder at 8.9 boards per game and ranks first in the Horizon League in blocks with 32.

Assist-to-Turnover Leaders
After leading the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio last year, Haleigh Ristovski and Rosanna Reynolds are once again doing it in 2015-16. Both players were in the top 20 nationally last season in the category and are 1-2 in the HL once again as Ristovski has a 2.4 ratio and Reynolds is at 2.2. Haleigh Ristovski has 53 assists and 22 turnovers, including a 21-to-3 mark in Horizon League games. Reynolds ranks third in the league in assists with 72 against 33 turnovers. Detroit leads the Horizon League in fewest turnovers per game (13.1).

Taking Care of the Rock
Detroit is tied for first in the Horizon League in fewest turnovers per game this season. The Titans have been ranked among the league leaders all season and currently averages just 13.1 turnovers per game.

The Titans have had six games this year of 10 turnovers or fewer. Detroit turned the ball over six times at St. Bonaventure and followed it up with just nine turnovers against Niagara in the team's first win of the year. Detroit is averaging just 9.75 turnovers per game in Horizon League play (four games) and have turned the ball over 11 times or less in each game.

Earlier in the year against No. 8-ranked Maryland, Detroit had just six turnovers in the second half against one of the top teams in the country in the Terrapins.

Shooting Efficiency
In Horizon League play, the Titans lead the conference in field goal percentage (44.8), free throw percentage (75.0) and 3-point field goal percentage (39.8). Detroit is tied with Green Bay in field goal percentage and tied with Northern Kentucky in field goal and free throw percentages, respectively.

The Titans also lead the league in scoring offense at 78.2 points per game, blocked shots per game (3.5) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) in conference play, while ranking second in assists (16.8 per game) and 3-point field goal made (9.8).

Urbanick Continues Hot Shooting
Sophomore Nicole Urbanick posted her second 30-point game of the season at UIC, tallying a game-high 31 points. Urbanick, who scored a career-high 32 points earlier this season vs. Eastern Michigan on Dec. 30, leads the Horizon League with 47, 3-pointers and 3.1 triples made per game.

Detroit's leading scorer also ranks fourth in the Horizon League at 16.5 points per game. Urbanick has some of the top point totals for a Titan in a quarter this season, scoring 17 points in the third quarter against Eastern Michigan, 14 points in the second quarter against Salem International and 13 points in the third quarter against UIC.

Urbanick's 32 points against Eastern Michigan came on the strength of eight triples, which tied the single-game school record set in 1987 by Daphne Smith. The 32 points were the most by a Titan since Reynolds' 33 points at IPFW in December 2014 and the mark is tied for the most in the Horizon League this season with Kim Demmings. Urbanick is hot as of late from downtown, converting on 24-of-46 shots (52.1 percent) from beyond the arc in her last five games.

Fourty and Up
Detroit is 7-1 when it shoots 40 percent or better from the floor. The Titans' lone loss when they shot 40 percent came against Youngstown State in the Horizon League opener. The Titans shot a season-high 50.9 percent in their last game at UIC. Detroit has shot 40 percent or better in its last four games.

Up Next
Detroit continues its homestand, hosting Horizon League newcomer Northern Kentucky to Calihan Hall for a 12 p.m. game on Saturday, Jan. 16. The game is the first of a doubleheader that day on Dick Vitale Court as the UDM men's basketball squad hosts #MetroSeries rival Oakland at 3 p.m.