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The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team dropped a 74-60 decision to Indiana State Tuesday evening at Calihan Hall. With this loss, the Titans fall to 1-3 on the year, while the Sycamores improve to 1-2 overall.

In the first half, the Titans scored 10 unanswered points, which included a 3-pointer from both juniors Brigid Mulroy (Birmingham, MI/Marian) and Chanica Hall (Minneapolis, MN/Benilde-St. Margaret's) to give Detroit a 14-8 advantage at 13:51. Indiana State tied it at 16 with 11 minutes remaining and followed with a 14-0 scoring run, which was capped off with a 2-pointer from sophomore Kelsie Cooley to put the score at 30-16 in favor of the Sycamores (3:46).

In the closing minutes of the first stanza, UDM senior Sandi Brown (Toledo, OH/Start) made two free throws and Mulroy, who finished with a personal-best five treys, netted another 3-pointer to pull the Titans within seven at the break (35-28).

Junior Heather Hatter (Howell, MI/Howell) cut two more points off ISU's lead in the opening minutes of the second half (37-32), but the Sycamores responded with a 16-7 run to take a 51-35 lead over the Titans at 12:31. Mulroy hit a jumper in the paint to pull UDM within six (49-55) at 5:37, but that was the closest Detroit would get to the Sycamores in the final minutes of the contest.

Mulroy led all scorers with a career-high 21 points after making a personal-best eight field goals, while Brown tied for a game second-best 18 points. Freshman Lauren Allen (Rochester, MI/Rochester) and Brown each tallied six rebounds, while Hall tied her career-high of seven assists.

Four Sycamores scored in double figures, which included a team-high 18 points from junior Kelsey Luna and a team second-best 15 points from senior Leah Phillips. Cooley and freshman Deja Mattox each added 10 for Indiana State.

Detroit shot 34 percent on the night and made eight 3-pointers, while the Sycamores had a 26-of-53 showing from the field (49 percent) and sank 10 from long range. UDM had a 21-18 advantage in assists, but ISU outrebounded Detroit, 37-32.

The Titans will play their next four games on the road with the next contest at Colgate on Nov. 29, with tip-off set for 1 p.m.