Box Score (in pdf)

In its third game in five days, the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team faced Bowling Green State University and fell by a score of 72-42 Wednesday evening at Anderson Arena in Bowling Green, OH. The Titans now own a 2-5 overall record, while the Falcons improve to 5-2 on the year.

After being down by 12 in the opening minutes of the first half, Detroit pulled within three at the 11:34 mark after scoring nine unanswered points to put the score at 14-11. During the run, UDM junior Brigid Mulroy (West Bloomfield, MI/Marian) converted a three-point play, while junior Chanica Hall (Minneapolis, MN/Benilde-St. Margaret's) scored four points. In addition, senior Sandi Brown (Toledo, OH/Start), who ended with game-high nine rebounds, and freshman Lauren Allen (Rochester Hills, MI/Rochester) each added a basket for the Titans.

BGSU, which scored 12 treys on the night, poured in three straight 3-pointers at one point from three different players to take a 23-13 advantage with just over nine minutes remaining. Mulroy made a jumper at 6:36 to narrow BGSU's lead to 27-18, but in the next 5:20 neither team was able to score a basket. Falcon redshirt junior Niki McCoy ended the scoring drought as she made both free throw attempts at 1:26 and BGSU ended up going into the break with a 34-18 advantage.

Junior Heather Hatter (Howell, MI/Howell) started the scoring for either team in the second stanza as she netted a 2-pointer in the opening minute. This put BGSU's lead at 34-20, which was the closest the Titans would get the rest of the contest. The Falcons went up by 20 with just under 10 minutes remaining and kept at least a 20 point lead the rest of the way.

Brown scored a team-high 11 points, while Mulroy added eight more for the Titans. UDM sophomore Kealy McNally (Rocky River, OH/Rocky River) grabbed a career-high six caroms in 14 minutes of play, while Brown added three steals.

BGSU sophomore Tracy Pontius led all scorers with 16 points, which included four made from long range, while McCoy added a team second-best 13 points.

The Titans shot 30 percent on the night (16-of-54), while the Falcons had a 23-of-56 showing from the field. Detroit edged BGSU in rebounds, but the Falcons tallied 15 steals to UDM's nine.

The Titans have an 11-day break as the next game is at Iowa State on Dec. 14 with tip-off set for 3 p.m. EST.