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DETROIT (1/27/2016) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team hits the road for the next two weekends and opens the four-game road trip on Thursday, visiting Milwaukee for an 8 p.m. ET tip at the Klotsche Center on UWM's campus. The game is set to be seen live on ESPN3.com.

The Titans (8-10, 4-3 Horizon League) play seven of their next nine games away from Detroit after opening the season with five of seven in the familiar confines of Calihan Hall. Detroit went 4-3 during that stretch, winning both of its games on the road against Valparaiso and UIC.

Detroit will go up against two of the top three teams currently in the Horizon League, visiting second-place Milwaukee (5-2 HL) on Thursday before battling perennial Horizon League power and league-unbeaten Green Bay on Saturday. The Phoenix (7-0 HL) are on a 14-game win streak and are ranked No. 22 in the most recent USA TODAY Sports Top 25 Coaches Poll.
 

Game 19 - Detroit (8-10, 4-3 HL) vs. Milwaukee (11-7, 5-2 HL)
Date	Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016  |  8:00 p.m. ET
Location	Milwaukee, Wis.  |  Klotsche Center
Tickets	Adults: $6 / Children-Seniors: $4
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, 25-24  |  Last Meeting: Detroit 60, Milwaukee 56 (March, 4, 2015)

Ristovski, Cohen Reach New Career Highs in Loss to Oakland
Junior Haleigh Ristovski and sophomore Brianne Cohen established new career highs with 21 points each Saturday, but the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team fell to rival Oakland, 79-73, on Saturday.

Detroit trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half, but the Titans pulled to within two points late in the second half. Detroit was down by nine points with 3:38 left, but went on a 7-0 run to pull to within two points with 2:25 left. Haleigh Ristovski's fifth triple of the game and 100th career 3-pointer cut the lead to two points, 73-71, but Detroit was unable to tie or take the lead and OU made all four free throws late in the game.

Haleigh Ristovski also tied a career-high with 13 rebounds that she set earlier this season. Cohen has scored 19 points or more six times this season. Junior guard Rosanna Reynolds tied a career-high with nine assists, while sophomore guard Nicole Urbanick set a new career high with seven helpers.

For Ristovski, it was her fourth double-double of the year. Detroit had 20 assists as a team and shot 40 percent or better for the 10th time this season.

Quick Hits
• Haleigh Ristovski connected on her 100th career 3-pointer against Oakland. She is the 13th player in team history to reach that plateau and second this season.
• Detroit is 8-2 when shooting 40 percent or better from the field. The Titans lone two losses came in Horizon League play against Youngstown State and Oakland.
• UDM leads the HL in fewest turnovers per game (13.2).
• In conference-only games, Detroit ranks first in the league in scoring offense (74.7 ppg).
• Nicole Urbanick leads the league in 3-pointers made per game (3.0). Haleigh Ristovski leads the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4). She led the HL and ranked 11th in the nation last year in the same category.
• Rosanna Reynold's nine assists vs. Oakland tied a career-high. She is third in the league with 4.9 assists per game and is second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0).
• Detroit has three players in the top 12 in scoring in Reynolds (fourth, 15.8 ppg), Urbanick (sixth, 15.6 ppg) and Cohen (12th, 12.8 ppg).
• The Titans have scored 70 or more points in six of seven Horizon League games this season.
• Urbanick has two of the top three single-game scoring outputs in the Horizon League this year. She scored a HL-high 32 points against Eastern Michigan and tallied 31 at UIC, which is the high in a Horizon League matchup.

All-Time Series
The Titans have the edge in the all-time series with Milwaukee, 25-24. Detroit has won five of the last six contests in Milwaukee, including last year's contest by a 60-56 final. The Titans are 11-14 all-time in road games against the Panthers. UDM is 7-3 in its last 10 games vs. UWM and split the series with them last year.

Last Year vs. Milwaukee
Detroit split the season series with the Panthers with each team winning the road contests. Milwaukee earned an 84-68 win in Detroit early in the season, before the Titans picked up a 60-56 victory in Milwaukee in the final week of the 2014-15 season. Rosanna Reynolds averaged 19.0 points per game last year, while Haleigh Ristovski averaged 17.0 points per contest against Milwaukee last year.

Scouting Milwaukee
The Panthers already have more victories than the entire 2014-15 season (10) and have tied their league victories from last season with five. Milwaukee is 5-3 at home this season, which includes a 2-1 home mark in Horizon League play.

Milwaukee has four players who average in double figures, led by sophomore Steph Kostowicz at 12.9 points per game. She also leads the Panthers with 8.9 rebounds per contest and 30 blocks. In seven league games, Kostowicz is averaging 16.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per contest. Junior Sierra Ford-Washington (12.5 ppg), sophomore Jenny Lindner (11.8 ppg) and junior Alexis Lindstrom (10.5 ppg) also average in double figures for UWM. Lindstrom leads the squad in treys made with 44. Senior Sydney Howard leads the team in assists with 56.

Shooting Efficiency
In Horizon League play, the Titans rank near the top of the conference in field goal percentage (43.1, third), free throw percentage (74.8, second) and 3-point field goal percentage (36.5, second). The Titans lead the league in scoring offense (74.7) in Horizon League-only games, while ranking second in 3-pointers made per game (8.9).

Fourty and Up
Detroit is 8-2 when it shoots 40 percent or better from the floor. The Titans' two losses when they shoot 40 percent came in home defeats to Youngstown State and Oakland at Calihan Hall. The Titans shot a season-high 50.9 percent in a win at UIC. Detroit has shot 40 percent or better in six out of its past seven games.

Taking Care of the Rock
Detroit is first in the Horizon League and 19th in the NCAA in fewest turnovers per game. The Titans have been ranked among the league leaders all season and currently averages just 13.2 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 11.4 turnovers per game in Horizon League play (seven games) and have turned the ball over 11 times or less in four out of the seven games.

Urbanick Heats Up From Outside
Sophomore guard Nicole Urbanick continues to lead the Horizon League in 3-point field goals made, hitting 54 already in just 18 games. She ranks fifth in the HL in scoring at 15.6 points per game. Urbanick is 15th in the country in total 3-pointers made (54) and 12th in the nation in 3-pointers made per game (3.0). Urbanick ranks first in the Horizon League in both categories.

Urbanick tied a school record earlier this season, nailing eight treys vs. Eastern Michigan. The single-game school record tied that of Daphne Smith's record from 1987. Urbanick set a career-high with 32 points against the Eagles, which is tied with WSU's Kim Demmings for the highest in the league this season. Her 31 points at UIC is the most by a HL player in a league contest this season.

Cohen Continues Strong Play Off Bench
Since her move to the bench early in the season, Brianne Cohen has found her role as an instant scorer and rebounder for the Titans. She has scored in double figures in 12 out of the past 15 games, and scored a career-high 21 vs. Oakland. She posted her first career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds vs. Wright State on Jan. 14. The Toronto, Ont. native ranks third on UDM in scoring (13.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.0 rpg). She also leads the team with 50 offensive caroms and has recorded eight games of seven or more boards.

Reynolds Reaches 1,000 Points
Redshirt-junior guard Rosanna Reynolds became the 20th player in Detroit women's basketball history to reach the 1,000 point plateau when she made a lay-up with 56 seconds left in the first quarter against Wright State on Jan. 14. She is the first since 2013-14 to reach the milestone. Reynolds is currently in 18th place all-time in scoring with 1,043 points.

The three-year starter was named Horizon League Player of the Week on Jan. 11 and leads the team in scoring (15.8 ppg) and assists (4.9 apg). She also ranks second in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0) to teammate Haleigh Ristovski and is fourth overall in scoring in the Horizon League. Earlier this season, she became the 12th player in school history to make 100 career 3-pointers.

Up Next
Detroit continues its road swing on Saturday, visiting Horizon League-unbeaten Green Bay (7-0) on Saturday for a 2 p.m. ET contest. The Titans also return to the road the following weekend, heading to eastern Ohio for visits at Cleveland State on Feb. 4 and Youngstown State on Feb. 6.?