University of Detroit Mercy head women's basketball coach Autumn Rademacher has announced that two student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Titan squad, beginning with the 2010-11 season. The signees are: Megan Hatter (F, 6-0, Howell, MI/Howell) and Senee Shearer (G, 5-7, Detroit, MI/Pershing).

Megan Hatter (F, 6-0, Howell, MI/Howell)
Will graduate from Howell High School in 2010… Has earned three varsity letters in basketball… Current member of the varsity basketball squad… Earned All-Kensington Lakes Activities Association First Team honors sophomore and junior seasons… Named to the all-conference second team in 2007… Garnered All-Livingston County first team honors junior year and was named to the second team previous season… Served as team captain junior year… Earned MVP Award for the Highlanders in 2009… Tabbed as member of KLAA All-Academic team in 2008 & '09… Ended junior year averaging 10.0 points per game, 9.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.5 spg and 1.5 bpg… Shot 70 percent from the free throw line and 67 percent from beyond the arc in 2009… Earned one varsity letter in track & field (2007)… Competed in varsity high jump, shot put, discus and 200-meter… Tabbed as all-conference shot put champion… Earned All-Livingston County First Team honors in shot put… Named HHS MVP of Field Events... Played for the Michigan Cagers Elite for two years… Older sister, Heather, is a current member of the Detroit Titans women's basketball team.

“Megan Hatter is a fundamentally sound forward that has an outstanding perimeter shot, can run the floor as well as any guard, and has an arsenal of moves on the block," said Rademacher. "I am really looking forward to having Megan join our team and it will be fun for her to be able to play with her older sister Heather for a year.”

Senee Shearer (G, 5-7, Detroit, MI/Pershing)
Will graduate from Detroit High School for Technology in 2010 and plays basketball for Pershing High School… Three-year varsity letterwinner in basketball at Pershing… Current member of the varsity basketball squad… Named Doughgirls Co-MVP in 2009… Serving as co-captain for PHS senior year… Earned All-Detroit Honorable Mention Honors in 2009… Scored career-high 32 points junior season against Southeastern High School… Headed into senior season averaging 19.0 points per game… Played for the Brick City Bombers for eight years and Michigan Crossover for one… Earned two varsity letters in softball, one in track and one in cross country… Garnered All-Detroit honors for cross country senior year.

“Senee Shearer is one of the fastest guards in the State of Michigan," commented Rademacher. "She has an explosive first step which allows her to get by defenders and create for others or for herself. She can bury the three-point shot with a very high degree of accuracy and defensively, she is stifling.”

This week Detroit opens up its season at Oakland on Friday at 2 p.m. and then will host #10 Michigan State on Sunday at noon, which precedes a men's match-up against Western Michigan (3 p.m.). As a reminder, all kids (18 and under) get in FREE to both games on Sunday, Nov. 15.