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SERIES RECORD
Detroit is 1-4 all-time against Valparaiso, which includes a 70-65 overtime loss on Jan. 10 in Detroit earlier this season. Last year, the Crusaders won both meetings as Valpo claimed a 71-50 victory in Detroit on Jan. 26 and then defeated the Titans by a score of 75-65 in Indiana on Feb. 21. The lone win against the Crusaders for UDM came on Feb. 20, 1989 in Valparaiso, IN (80-72).

ABOUT VALPARAISO
Valparaiso heads into Friday's contest with a 10-9 overall record and a 5-4 mark in Horizon League games to stand tied for fifth in the conference. Valpo is 5-2 overall when playing on its home court this year and the last loss in Valparaiso came against Cleveland State on Jan. 5 (65-88). The Crusaders dropped their last outing by a score of 76-45 at Green Bay on Jan. 31, but started off the weekend with an 83-65 win at Milwaukee. Aimee Litka leads Valpo with 12.4 points per game, while Lauren Kenney averages a team-best 6.7 rebounds per contest.

EIGHT IS GREAT
Junior Heather Hatter matched her career-high of eight rebounds, which was also a team-best, at Wright State on Jan. 31.

SET HER FREE
Senior Sandi Brown set a career-high of made free throws at Wright State (Jan. 31) as the Ohio native had a 10-of-13 showing at the line. Brown ended the game with a team second-best 16 points.

ASSISTS-A-PLENTY
Junior Chanica Hall matched her career-high and tied for a game-best seven assists at Wright State on Jan. 31. Hall also tied her season-high of four steals against the Raiders.

START YOUR ENGINES
One Titan has started all 20 games for Detroit
this season in junior Brigid Mulroy, who is averaging a team second-best 10.9 points per game.

FEBRUARY OPENER
Since 1977-78, Detroit is 16-15 overall when playing in its first game in February and the Titans are 6-10 when playing this contest on the road.

DOUBLE DIGITS
Junior Brigid Mulroy led the Titans with 18 points at Wright State (Jan. 31) and this marked the 12th time this season in which Mulroy has scored in double figures. Senior Sandi Brown added 16 points for Detroit against the Raiders and she leads the Titans as she has scored in double figures 14 times thus far this year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Junior Chanica Hall celebrated her 21st birthday on Feb. 5.

LAST TIME OUT
The Detroit Titans women's basketball team's late second half rally fell short as the Titans suffered a 65-58 setback to Wright State at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on Jan. 31.

Trailing by 10 with just 2:29 left in the game (57-47), Detroit went on a 9-2 run, which was sparked by a jumper from junior Brigid Mulroy and a 3-pointer from junior Heather Hatter to pull within three, 59-53.

After WSU's sophomore LaShawna Thomas missed the front end of a one-and-one, UDM had the ball with a chance to tie but committed a costly turnover, which forced the Titans to foul. Raider sophomore Shey Peddy made both free throws attempts to put Wright State up by five, 61-56, with 1:23 remaining. On the next trip down the floor, Detroit lost the ball and, once again, was forced to foul. Peddy connected on two more attempts at the line to help secure the victory for the Raiders.

Detroit also could not capitalize on its free throw opportunities as Wright State was in foul trouble for most of the second half putting the Titans in the double bonus. Consequently, UDM only made 13-of-25 attempts (52 percent) in the second half and shot 15-for-29 (51.7 percent) for the game.

In the first half, Detroit built an early 8-4 lead by pressuring Wright State, which took the Raiders out of their rhythm. After a 30 second timeout, WSU regrouped as both teams traded baskets over the next 10 minutes. With the game tied at 17 (5:44), WSU went on a quick 5-0 spurt, before a triple by junior Chanica Hall pulled UDM within two, 22-20 with just under five minutes left. The game remained nip and tuck down the stretch with freshman Maria Bennett scoring WSU's last nine points, all from beyond the arc, to give the Raiders a 31-27 lead at intermission.

The Titans were led by Mulroy who tallied 18 points after shooting a blistering 4-for-8 from behind the arc, while senior Sandi Brown poured in 16 points, which included a 10-of-13 showing from the charity stripe. Brown pulled down a team second-best six caroms, while Hatter grabbed a career-high eight boards and added seven points. Hall scored seven points, tied a season-high four steals and matched her personal-best of seven assists.

WHERE ARE THE TITANS?
Prior to the games on Feb. 5, senior Sandi Brown was fifth among conference peers in scoring average (12.6 ppg), while junior Brigid Mulroy stood at 15th (10.9 ppg). In addition, Brown was sixth in rebounding (6.5 rpg), while Mulroy sat ninth in 3-point FG percentage (.378) and third in 3-pointers made (2.1). Junior Chanica Hall ranked fourth with 3.8 assists per game, while freshman Jalesa Jones was tied for seventh in the same category (3.1).

MARGIN OF VICTORY
Detroit's 73-50 victory over Youngstown State on Jan. 24 marks the largest margin of victory for the Titans thus far this season since a 61-51 defeat over Colgate in New York on Nov. 29.

STEALING AWAY
Detroit's 13 steals against YSU on Jan. 24 matches its season-high from UDM's 76-75 double overtime victory at Eastern Michigan (Dec. 20).

DOUBLE TIMES FOUR
On Jan. 10, for the second time this season, Detroit had four players score in double figures in a single game. Senior Sandi Brown led the Titans with 16, while junior Chanica Hall (15), junior Brigid Mulroy (13) and freshman Jalesa Jones (12) were the other Titans to post double digit points. The double-overtime win at EMU (Dec. 20) had six Detroit players score in double figures, which still stands as a season-high.

OVERTIME AT CALIHAN
Detroit's overtime game against Valparaiso on Jan. 10 marked the first time the Titans played an extra session at Calihan Hall since a 74-73 setback against Milwaukee on Jan. 27, 2005.

ANOTHER FIRST
In her first Horizon League game at the helm of the Detroit Titans women's basketball program, head coach Autumn Rademacher notched a 71-64 win at Loyola on Jan. 3.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Two Titans registered double-doubles against Loyola on Jan. 3 in redshirt freshman Talicia Washington and senior Sandi Brown. Washington scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Brown pulled down a game-high 11 caroms and poured in 12 points.

GIVING TO CHARITY
The Titans made a season-high 22 free throws against Loyola on Jan. 3 and ended with a 67 percent showing from the line. In the final 34 seconds against the Ramblers, Detroit made seven of eight free throw attempts to help secure its first Horizon League victory of the season.

TWO EXTRA SESSIONS
Prior to Detroit's 76-75 double-overtime win at Eastern on Dec. 20, 2008, the last time the Titans played in a double overtime contest was a 107-102 setback to Kentucky on Dec. 28, 1983 in Detroit.

PLENTY OF POINTS
The 76 point showing at Eastern Michigan on Dec. 20 marks the most points the Titans have scored in a single game since a 78-65 victory against Wright State in Detroit on Feb. 19, 2004.

VS. RANKED TEAMS
The Detroit Titans made history on Nov. 22 as UDM defeated #23 Georgia by a score of 70-66 at Calihan Hall. This marked the first time since the conference changed its name to the Horizon League (2001-02) in which the Titans defeated a ranked opponent. UDM now owns a 1-11 mark in this category.

GOING BACK IN TIME
Detroit's win over Southeastern Conference member school, Georgia, was the first win against an SEC school since Nov. 23, 1979 when the Titans defeated Louisiana State by a score of 84-76 in Detroit. Prior to Saturday's victory, the Titans had lost 13 straight to SEC schools.

COACHING DEBUT AT HOME
Autumn Rademacher coached her first game for the Titans on UDM's home court against #23 Georgia and Detroit came out on the winning end, 70-66. Since the start of UDM women's basketball (1977-78), Rademacher and the eight full-time head coaches prior, now own a collective 4-5 record in their coaching debut on Detroit's home court.

DETROIT INKS THREE
UDM head coach Autumn Rademacher announced that three student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Titans, beginning with the 2009-10 season. The signees are: Demeisha Fambro (G, 5-9, Detroit, MI/Crockett Tech), Kassandra Hooten (F, 6-0, Moorhead, MN/Moorhead) and Cherridy Thornton (F, 6-1, Detroit, MI/Frank Cody Senior).

FINAL FOUR IN DETROIT
The University of Detroit Mercy will serve as the host institution for the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Final Four, which will be held on April 4 & 6, 2009 at Ford Field in Detroit, MI.