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GREEN BAY, Wis. (1/29/2016) -- Coming off its third Horizon League road win, the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team aims at another as the Titans visit Green Bay in a Saturday afternoon contest at the Kress Center. The game is set to be streamed on ESPN3.com.
The Titans (9-10, 5-3 Horizon League) are in a tie for second place in the conference after earning an 89-79 victory at Milwaukee on Thursday night. Detroit matched a season-high with 89 points, while establishing new season-bests in shooting percentage, 3-point shooting percentage and free throw percentage. The Titans improved to 3-0 in road league contests this year.
Green Bay (17-3, 7-1 HL) had a 14-game win streak snapped on Thursday, dropping a 58-56 home game to Oakland. The Phoenix, who are ranked No. 22 in the most recent
USA Today Coaches Poll, are the reigning Horizon League champions.
| Game 20 - Detroit (9-10, 5-3 HL) vs. Green Bay (17-3, 7-1 HL) |
| Date | Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 | 2:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Green Bay, Wis. | Kress Events Center |
| Tickets | Adults: $10 / Children-Seniors: $8 |
| Live Stats | DetroitTitans.com |
| Stream / TV | ESPN3 & Watch ESPN Application |
| Social Media | Twitter (In-game tweets): @DetroitTitans | @Detroit_WBB | Facebook
Instagram | |
| All-Time Series | Green Bay leads, 43-7 | Last Meeting: Green Bay 52, Detroit 51 (March 7, 2015) |
Titans Improve to 3-0 in HL Road Games in 89-79 Win at MilwaukeeDetroit used a furious second half rally on Thursday to earn an 89-79 victory over Milwaukee. With the win, the Titans improved to 3-0 in Horizon League road games. UDM went on a 19-4 run to open the second half to take a double-digit lead over the Panthers. Milwaukee would never regain the lead as Detroit shot 50 percent in both halves and sank free throws late in the game to preserve the win.
The Titans finished the game 19-of-21 from the free throw line and 12-of-23 from beyond the arc.
Rosanna Reynolds scored a team-best 21 points and made all 12 free throws, including six in the final two minutes of the game. Detroit was 15-for-16 from the free throw line in the second half.
Five Titans were in double figures.
Nicole Urbanick finished with five triples and 17 points, while
Brianne Cohen also had 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Sisters
Haleigh Ristovski and
Lola Ristovski combined to go 7-of-7 from the field and 4-for-4 from downtown as each played scored 10 points.
Lola Ristovski was 3-for-3 from 3-point range and finished with a career-best 10 points. The Titans had a season-high 23 assists on 29 made field goals.
Historic Shooting NightThe Titans set new season-highs across the board in Thursday's victory at Milwaukee. Detroit shot 56.9 percent from the floor, 52.2 percent from 3-point range and 90.5 percent on free throws, which were all season highs. The shooting percentage was the best for a Titan team since Dec. 22, 2012, while the free throw percentage was the highest since March 9, 2011.
It's the third time this season that Detroit has shot 50 percent or better from the field. The Titans are 3-0 in those contests. Detroit also improved to 9-2 when shooting 40 percent or better from the floor. It was also the fifth time this year that UDM has scored 80 or more points. The Titans are 5-0 when reaching that plateau.
Quick Hits• Detroit is 5-0 when scoring 80 or more points this year.
• UDM leads the HL in fewest turnovers per game (13.5).
• After her 12-for-12 free throw performance at Milwaukee, Reynolds is tied for the Horizon League lead in FT percentage at 88.9. She is 72-of-81 this season.
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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 after
Rosanna Reynolds earlier this year.
Nicole Urbanick is one triple away from 100 for her career.
• Detroit is 9-2 when shooting 40 percent or better from the field. The Titans lone two losses came in Horizon League play against Youngstown State and Oakland.
• In conference-only games, Detroit ranks first in the league in scoring offense (76.5 ppg), while ranking second in field goal percentage (44.5) and FT percentage (77.0).
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Nicole Urbanick leads the league in 3-pointers made per game (3.1).
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. She has 33 assists to 8 turnovers (4.1 ratio) in eight HL contests.
• Rosanna Reynold's nine assists vs. Oakland tied a career-high. She is third in the league with 5.0 assists per game and is second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2).
• Detroit has three players in the top 10 in scoring in Reynolds (fourth, 16.1 ppg), Urbanick (fifth, 15.6 ppg) and Cohen (10th, 13.4 ppg). No other team has more than one player in the top 10 in scoring.
• The Titans have scored 70 or more points in seven of eight Horizon League games this season.
Scouting Green BayThe Phoenix had a 14-game win streak snapped on Thursday, when Green Bay fell 58-56 to Oakland at home. Green Bay opened the Horizon League season 7-0 and have a 7-1 league record entering Saturday's contest. Green Bay is 8-1 in games played at the Kress Center this season. The only other losses for Green Bay this season was Rutgers and Virginia.
Green Bay has just two players averaging in double figures, but five players averaging 9.0 points or more. Allie LeClaire leads the team with a 13.7 points per game avg. Jessica Lindstrom leads the squad at 8.1 rebounds per contest, while Kaili Lukan ranks first in assists (65) and steals (58). Green Bay is first in the HL allowing just 53.9 points to its opponents.
All-Time SeriesDetroit is 7-43 all-time against Green Bay. The Titans have just two of those wins on the road, but one of them came in 2012, when Detroit earned a 70-58 win over the Phoenix, who were ranked No. 9 in the country at the time. Last season, Detroit fell by just one point in Green Bay by a 52-51 score.
Last Year vs. Green BayThe Phoenix nearly pulled off a regular season ending upset last year, falling at Green Bay on March 7, 52-51. The Titans trailed by as many as 20 points, but came all the way back to within one point.
Nicole Urbanick hit five triples and led Detroit with 17 points in the defeat, while
Haleigh Ristovski (11 points) and
Rosanna Reynolds (10 points) also scored in double figures.
Urbanick sank four 3-pointers in the first meeting between the two teams, as Detroit fell 75-58 in its meeting with the Phoenix at home.
Up NextDetroit continues its road trip next weekend, visiting Cleveland State on Thursday, Feb. 4 before heading to Youngstown State for a battle with the Penguins on Saturday, Feb. 6. Detroit's next home game is Feb. 11, when the Titans host UIC for their inaugural Field Trip Day at Calihan Hall.
