DETROIT (11/29/2016) -- It's Field Trip Day inside Calihan Hall on Wednesday with the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team hosting George Mason for an 11 a.m. contest. It's the second-straight year that the Titans are welcoming area schools to Calihan Hall for the contest. Admission for the game is FREE and the contest is set to be streamed live on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN Applications with
Denny Kapp calling all of the action.
Detroit Mercy (3-3) and George Mason are meeting for the first time in women's basketball. The Patriots are 3-4 on the season and has dropped three of their last four games. George Mason and Detroit Mercy has both played Delaware this season with the Patriots falling on the road to the Blue Hens by a 67-51 margin in their second game of the year.
Titan News & Notes
• Senior guard
Rosanna Reynolds was named to the CSUN Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team following Detroit Mercy's 66-64 victory over Delaware on Saturday. Reynolds averaged 10.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.0 blocks in two games during the tournament.
• Reynolds is ninth all-time in scoring with 1,326 points. She is just three points away from eighth place and 36 points away from seventh place all-time in career scoring. Reynolds is fourth all-time in career assists with 425 and is 14 away from third place.
• Detroit Mercy ranks first in the Horizon League in defensive rebounds per game (32.5) and 3-pointers made per game (7.7). The Titans are third in the Horizon League in blocks per game (4.30).
• Reynolds ranks sixth in the league in scoring (16.7 ppg) and second in assists per game (5.2).
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Brianne Cohen is third in the HL in field goal percentage (58.8). She was second in the league and among the nation's leaders last year in the category.
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Kelsey Mitchell leads the team in rebounding at 8.2 boards per game off the bench.
• Three current Titans are in the top 11 all-time in 3-pointers made --
Nicole Urbanick (8th, 137),
Haleigh Ristovski (10th, 127) and
Rosanna Reynolds (11th, 122).
• Urbanick and
Haleigh Ristovski are third and fourth in the conference in 3-pointers made per game. Urbanick is sinking 2.3 per game, while
Haleigh Ristovski is making 2.0 treys per game.
• Reynolds became the sixth Titan in school history to start in her 100th career contest earlier this year.
• Detroit Mercy has totaled 40 rebounds or more in five of six games this season.
• Over its past four games, Detroit Mercy has recorded 23 blocks after opening the season with three in the first two contests.
• The Titans shot a season-best 47.1 percent in their last game, including a 57-percent clip in the first half as Detroit Mercy jumped out to a 42-23 halftime lead over Delaware.
• Head coach
Bernard Scott is 18-18 in his second season as the leader of the Titans.
Last Time Out
Detroit Mercy scored the first nine points of the game and opened up a double-digit advantage throughout the first half against Delaware in the finale of the Cal State Northridge Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday. The Titans led 19-11 after one quarter and 42-23 at halftime. Delaware would eventually come back to tie the game, but Detroit Mercy's defense was up to the task in the late stages of the game and
Brianne Cohen sank two free throws with 23 seconds left to help lift the Titans to a victory.
Haleigh Ristovski made her first six 3-point shots and finished 7-of-9 from the field on her way to scoring 20 points in the victory.
Rosanna Reynolds added 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Detroit Mercy tallied nine 3-pointers in the victory.
All-Time Series / Scouting George Mason
Detroit Mercy and George Mason are meeting for the first time in women's basketball. The Patriots are 3-4 on the season and have dropped three of their last four games. George Mason and Detroit Mercy have both played Delaware this season with the Patriots falling on the road to the Blue Hens by a 67-51 margin in their second game of the year. George Mason's victories have come over Radford, LIU Brooklyn and Norfolk State.
George Mason is shooting 41.6 percent from the field this year and scoring 66.6 points per game. The Patriots are giving up 63.0 points per contest. George Mason has a +5.7 rebound margin.
Kara Wright (14.0 points per game) and Jacy Bolton (10.0 ppg) are the leaders in scoring and both are shooting above 50.0 percent from the floor and 80.0 percent at the line. Wright also leads the team with 18 assists. Five players average more than 5.0 rebounds, led by Tiffany Padgett, who pulls down 5.7 per game.
Home Cooking
Detroit Mercy is 9-8 in home games under head coach
Bernard Scott. The Titans went 8-8 last season and are 1-0 this year in Calihan Hall after earning a 21-point victory over Kent State in their home opener on Nov. 21. The Titans are 9-6 in their past 15 home contests.
Moving On Up
Senior guard
Rosanna Reynolds began the season 15th on the all-time scoring list and is quickly moving up the list as she is up to ninth place with 1,326 points. She is three points away from eighth place. Reynolds also reached the 400-assist plateau, becoming the fourth player in school history to do so and is 14 assists away from third place in career helpers. In her start against Bradley, Reynolds became the sixth player in school history to start in 100 career games.
Senior
Haleigh Ristovski is also moving up in the Titan record books, having moved into the top 10 in rebounds. She ranks seventh all-time with 651 caroms. Ristovski is also 10th in career 3-pointers made (127) and 11th in total blocks (73).
Senior Leaders
Rosanna Reynolds has led the Titans in scoring in four of six games so far in 2016-17 and ranks sixth in the HL in scoring at 16.7 points per game. She has displayed her great all-around game all season and is second in the conference in assists (5.2 apg) and 18th in rebounding (5.7 rpg). She is fifth with a 44.4 3-point shooting percentage and also ranks third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9). Reynolds is the top active scorer in the Horizon League with her 1,326 points, which is also 36th in the NCAA among active players. She is also the active HL leader in assists with 425, which is 14th in the country.
Haleigh Ristovski has made 40 or more 3-pointers in each of the past two seasons and already has 12 through six games in 2016-17. She has started in 77 of 96 career contests entering Wednesday's game, including every game since the start of her sophomore year, and leads the Titans with 20 games of 10 or more rebounds in her career. She is second on the squad at 6.8 rebounds per game this season.
Starting Cohen
The reigning Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year has moved to the starting lineup in 2016-17 and has picked up where she left off, scoring in double figures in four games already. She scored a season-best 23 points at Cal State Northridge on Nov. 25 and ranks third in the league with a 58.8 shooting clip. Cohen is also 21-for-25 from the free throw line (84.0 percent).
Mitchell's Role Off Bench
Graduate transfer
Kelsey Mitchell has played an important role for the Titans off the bench this season, as she leads the team in rebounding at 8.2 caroms per game, which ranks eighth in the league. Mitchell, who had a career year in her final one at Michigan and was named the Most Improved Player for the Wolverines in 2015-16, has already set a career-high with 16 boards in a game against Bradley earlier this season.
Urbanick Fires From Deep
Junior sharp-shooter
Nicole Urbanick led the Horizon League last season at 2.77, 3-pointers per game and has sank 14 in six games in 2016-17. She currently is third in the conference at 2.3 triples per contest. The Divine Child graduate has 137 career 3-pointers to her name which already ranks her eighth on the all-time list. She has made a triple in every game this season.
Sister, Sister
Lola Ristovski and
Haleigh Ristovski enter their second season playing together for the Titans. The pair started in all but two games last year and have started all six games in 2016-17. Haleigh, a senior, and Lola, a sophomore, went to high school at nearby University Liggett in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan.
Their eldest sister, Madison, played collegiately at the University of Michigan. All three played with and against each other when the Wolverines visited Calihan Hall in the second game of the 2015-16 season.
Strong Contributors
The Titans have a bevy of depth this year after a season when the bench was only three deep. Freshman
Anja Marinkovic has scored at least three points in each game thus far and ranks sixth on the squad at 5.3 points per game. She is 8-for-10 from the free throw line.
Sophomore
Brittney Jackson was a vital reserve last year for the Titans. She has two games of five or more assists already in 2016-17 and ranks second on the team with 14 assists.
After sitting out last season,
Cortney Williams is back and has played in all six games this year. In her first game in a Titan uniform, she scored eight points in a win over Delaware State.
Junior
Chea Taylor started 28 games last year and has made 5-of-6 shots this season. Freshman
Ashley Miller has nine rebounds in four games thus far and transfer guard
Gracie Roberts had a season-best three assists in her last game against Delaware.
On Tap
The Titans are back on the road this weekend, visiting Big Ten foe Minnesota for a Saturday afternoon contest in Minneapolis. The Titans are in the middle of a five of six away from home stretch to open the season.
Detroit Mercy then returns to the state of Michigan for its next contest, visiting Eastern Michigan on Dec. 6 for a 7 p.m. contest in Ypsilanti.
