Detroit (8-11, 6-2 HL) vs. Cleveland State (10-9, 5-3 HL)
Jan. 30, 2010 (1:30 p.m.)
Detroit, MI
Calihan Hall (8,295)

Game Notes (in pdf)

SERIES RECORD
Detroit leads the overall series with Cleveland State, 30-8, which includes a 16-2 advantage on the Titans' home court. Last season, the Vikings won both meetings, with the last coming on Feb. 21 by a score of 60-50 in Ohio. The last time UDM defeated CSU was on Feb. 16, 2008 at Calihan Hall, 68-57, which is the same year that the Vikings went on to capture the Horizon League Championship.

SCOUTING THE VIKINGS
Cleveland State heads into Saturday's match-up with a 10-9 overall record and, with a 5-3 mark in Horizon League play, the Vikings are currently tied for third place in the conference. CSU has won four of its past five games, with its most recent outing a 60-58 setback at Wright State this past Thursday. Kailey Klein is averaging team-bests in both points and rebounds with 15.7 and 6.9, respectively.

RPI
As of Jan. 25, Detroit is ranked 156th in the 2010 NCAA Women's Basketball RPI. The Titans ended last season at the 220th spot and, in the year before Autumn Rademacher was the head coach, UDM finished at the 291st slot.

HOME SWEET HOME
Detroit has won five-straight games at Calihan Hall, which began against Colgate on Dec. 30 (67-44) and the most recent win was an 80-44 victory over Youngstown State (Jan. 28). The last time the Titans won five consecutive contests at Calihan Hall was during the 1999-2000 campaign as Detroit defeated Milwaukee on Jan. 15 (71-68), Wright State on Jan. 27 (48-33), Butler two days later (76-64), Cleveland State on Feb. 5 (91-83) and then Loyola by a score of 78-66 on Feb. 17.

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO
With a 6-2 conference record, Detroit is currently tied with Green Bay for first place in the Horizon League. These two teams will square-off in Detroit on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.

FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK
The Titans are 4-0 thus far this year when playing on Thursdays.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Thus far this season, Detroit owns a 4-0 mark in Horizon League games that are played at Calihan Hall. In those four contests, UDM is outscoring its opponents by an average of 15.3 points.

80 OR MORE
Detroit's 80-point effort on Thursday marks its largest scoring output in a single game thus far this season and is the largest amount of points the Titans have scored during head coach Autumn Rademacher's tenure. The last time UDM scored 80 or more points was on Jan. 5, 2005 when the Titans defeated Loyola at Calihan (88-73).

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Sophomore Yar Shayok collected her fifth double-double of the season as she tied for a game-high 11 rebounds and scored 10 points against Youngstown State on Thursday. Shayok is the only Titan thus far this season to have registered a double-double.

IT'S RAINING THREES
As a team, the Titans drained 11 total 3-pointers against the Penguins on Thursday, which marks a season-high for Detroit in this category.

“CRASH...INTO ME”
The Titans were relentless on the boards on Thursday as they grabbed a season-high 53 rebounds against Youngstown State.

ADVANTAGE: DETROIT
Detroit led by a score of 36-17 at the half on Thursday, the least amount of points an opponent has scored in the opening half against the Titans since head coach Autumn Rademacher took over a year and a half ago.

OVER 10 YEARS AGO
The Titans defeated Youngstown State by 36 points on Thursday (80-44), which is the largest margin of victory for UDM since Jan. 29, 1998 when Detroit defeated Wright State at home by 37 points (93-56).

TWO DECADES WORTH
Sophomore Sierra Spaude not only started her first collegiate game on Thursday, but she netted a game-high and personal-best 20 points after shooting 7-of-13 from the field and 3-of-8 from long range. She also added a team second-best eight rebounds.

WHERE IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE?
As of Jan. 29, senior Brigid Mulroy is first among conference peers in 3-point field goal pct. (.513) and in 3-point field goals made (3.1/gm). She is also sixth among conference peers in scoring (14.4 ppg) and first in free throw percentage (.891). Sophomore Yar Shayok is currently second in the Horizon League in rebounds (9.1 rpg), is 15th in scoring (11.1 ppg), second in defensive rebounds (6.5/gm) and is eighth in offensive rebounds (2.6/gm). In addition, sophomore Jalesa Jones is 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.3) and is tied for second in assists (4.6 apg), while Lauren Allen is 10th (3.5 apg).

ALMOST PERFECT
Senior Brigid Mulroy is shooting an impressive 95 percent from the charity stripe (20-of-21) in Horizon League games. Mulroy has made 15-straight free throws, dating back to Milwaukee (Jan. 7) when she made the second of her two attempts at the line.

BEST IN THE NATION
In the latest NCAA National Rankings (thru Jan. 28), senior Brigid Mulroy ranks third in 3-point field goal pct. (.513) and 16th in 3-point field goals made (3.1/gm). In addition, as a team, the Titans are 71st in the nation in 3-point field goal pct. (.345).

HELP IS ON THE WAY
Sophomore Jalesa Jones has collected at least one assist in every game except one and is averaging a team-high 4.6 assists per game. Jones has led or tied for the lead among her teammates in assists 13 times this year.

NO THORN FOUND IN SIDE
Freshman Cherridy Thornton tied her personal-best of four rebounds and set a new season-high of two assists against Butler this past Saturday.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES
Sophomore Jaimee Stoner saw 13 minutes of action at Butler on the 23rd to match her personal-best in this category. Stoner also tied her personal-high of one steal and went on to set new personal standards in rebounds and assists with three and one, respectively.

MAKING IT COUNT
Sophomore Sierra Spaude was subbed back into the game with 28 seconds left in regulation against Valpo on Jan. 21 and, five seconds later, she made a crucial basket from beyond the arc to pull Detroit within two, which eventually helped force overtime with the Crusaders.

EXTRA SESSION
The Titans have played in three overtime games in head coach Autumn Rademacher's tenure and Detroit owns a 2-1 mark in these games, including last Thursday night's 72-70 victory over the Crusaders. The other victory came in double overtime at Eastern Michigan on Dec. 20 (76-75).

STEALING FOR THE BETTER
Sophomore Jalesa Jones has a good heart, but when it comes to stealing on the court, no one could hold her back against Valpo on Jan. 21 as she collected a career-high and game-best six steals. One of them was critical in setting up the game-tying basket by sophomore Yar Shayok in the closing seconds of regulation.

BATTER-UP!
Senior Brigid Mulroy will don another Titan uniform after basketball season is over as the West Bloomfield native is going to play infield for Detroit's softball squad.

DID YOU KNOW?
Senior Brigid Mulroy has been ranked in the top-5 in the nation for 3-point field goal percentage every week thus far this season, except for one and she has been ranked first in the Horizon League in the same category since Nov. 24.

OUT OF BREATH?
Forget the 40-minute club, two Titans are now part of the 45-minute club for the season as sophomores Jalesa Jones and Lauren Allen played every minute against the Crusaders on Jan. 21. This ties a personal-best for Allen and sets a career-high for Jones in this category.

DOUBLIN' UP, TIMES FIVE
Four players scored in double figures for Detroit on Jan. 28, which marks the sixth time this season that at least four athletes have scored in double figures. The five other times this occurred was: Oakland (Nov. 13), Morehead State (Dec. 13), Colgate (Dec. 30), Wright State (Jan. 3) and Milwaukee (Jan. 21). The Titans own a 5-1 record in those games, with the lone loss coming at Morehead State.

TEN PLUS FIVE
Freshman Demeisha Fambro came off the bench to score a team second-best 15 points against Valpo on Jan. 21, 10 of which were scored in regulation and the remaining five were the first points scored in overtime.

“2000, ZERO, ZERO...”
The last time Detroit had a great start to conference play was during the 1999-2000 season when it was the MCC. The Titans opened up conference play on Jan. 13 with a 70-56 loss against Green Bay and then went on to win six straight: Milwaukee (71-68), UIC (81-73), Loyola (88-73), Wright State (48-33), Butler (76-64) and Cleveland State (91-83), with the sixth victory happening on Feb. 5.

CAREER NUMBERS
Sophomore Yar Shayok collected a career-high and game-best 16 rebounds, 14 on the defensive end, this against Loyola on Jan. 16 and also dished out a personal-best five assists to help Detroit capture its fourth Horizon League win.

TWICE AS NICE
Senior Brigid Mulroy was named Horizon League Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 18, to mark the second time this season in which Mulroy has received this honor (Nov. 16). She averaged a team-best 18.0 points per game on the week and shot 10-of-14 from 3-point range, which included a flawless 5-for-5 showing against the Flames on Thursday. Mulroy shot a combined 10-of-15 from the field and made all six free throws on the week. In addition, Mulroy was voted as the Horizon League Network's “The People's Choice” winner (Jan. 21) for the second time this year.

FIVE IS DEFINITELY ALIVE
Not only did senior Brigid Mulroy make all five attempts from long range against UIC on Jan. 14, but her last one left her hands just as time expired to help propel the Titans to a 66-65 win over the visiting Flames. In addition, Mulroy missed only one attempt all night as she had a 5-of-6 showing from the field and she also made both attempts at the line to end with a game second-best 17 points.

SEVEN-UP
Mulroy now stands all alone at the seventh spot in Detroit's record books with 126 career 3-pointers.

HERE TO HELP
Sophomore Lauren Allen dished out a game-high seven assists against the Flames on Jan. 14. Allen also added a team third-best 10 points, which included two treys, to tie for a season-high.

LEADING THE WAY
Sophomore Yar Shayok shot 9-of-14 from the field to end with a game-high 18 points against the Flames on Jan. 14. Shayok also led the Titans in rebounds as she added a game second-best eight caroms.

THREE TO GET READY
As a team, the Titans made nine 3-pointers against UIC on Jan. 14, which is the second-best showing for Detroit in this category thus far this year. Detroit set the standard for the season at Indiana State (Dec. 1) when the Titans poured in 10 from beyond the arc.

I'LL TAKE THREE OF THOSE
Two points wasn't enough for sophomore Lauren Allen, so she sank one from long range with 30 seconds left in the game against Milwaukee (Jan. 7) to help lift the Titans to their third-straight win.

RUNNING FROM THE LAW
When we were young, we were taught that it's not okay to steal, but there's an exception and sophomore Yar Shayok proved that on Jan. 7 as she collected a career-high and game-best six steals.

MAKING A 'BIG' IMPACT
Sophomore Jalesa Jones, also known as 'Lil' Bit', poured in a team-high 14 points after making a career-high six field goals and also added a team-best five assists against Milwaukee on Jan. 7.

OPENING ON A WINNING NOTE
This marks the second straight season in which the Titans have won their Horizon League opener as Detroit defeated Wright State (Jan. 3) 68-47, and last year UDM captured a 71-64 victory over Loyola in Chicago on Jan. 3.

ASSISTING TOGETHER
The Titans dished out a season-best 17 assists against Wright State on Jan. 3.

STEALING AWAY
The Titans collected 12 steals against Colgate (Dec. 30) and Wright State (Jan. 3), which ties for a season-high in this category.

THAT'S DY-NO-MITE!
Sophomore Jalesa Jones (JJ) led all scorers with a career-high 17 points after making a five field goals against Colgate on Dec. 30. Jones shot 70 percent from the line (7-of-10) and dished out a game second-best five assists versus the Raiders.

BOARD WORK, NOT BRIDGE WORK
Senior Brigid Mulroy pulled down a career-high and game second-best 12 rebounds against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 5.

LONE SENIOR HONORED
Detroit's lone senior, Brigid Mulroy, came out of the gate raring to go in UDM's opening week as she averaged 20.5 points in the two games. For her efforts, Mulroy was named Horizon League Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 16 and also earned the Horizon League Network's “The People's Choice” honor (Nov. 19).

MORE MULROY
Mulroy opened the 2009-10 campaign with a team third-best 14-point effort in Detroit's 74-65 win at Oakland on Nov. 13 and, two days later, in UDM's home opener, she shot 8-of-11 from the field, including 4-of-5 from long range, and made all seven attempts at the line to end with a career-high and game-best 27 points versus #10 Michigan State. The eight made field goals matches her career-high and the seven free throws is a personal best for Detroit's lone senior.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Sophomore Yar Shayok made a huge impact for the Titans against Oakland on Nov. 13 as she collected a double-double with game-highs in both points and rebounds with 26 and 14, respectively.

LAST TIME OUT
Behind a game-high 20-point performance by Detroit sophomore Sierra Spaude and three other Titans scoring in double figures, UDM defeated Youngstown State by 80-44 in a Horizon League match-up Thursday evening at Calihan Hall. This marks the Titans' highest-scoring output thus far this season and their fifth straight home victory.

The tone was set early on as senior Brigid Mulroy, who ended with a game second-best 15 points, hit one from beyond the arc just 12 seconds into the game, the first of 11 treys Detroit netted on the night to set a new season-high of 3-pointers made in a single contest.

The Titans dominated the entire contest, leading by double digits from the 16:33 mark (12-2) on and they had their largest lead of the first stanza with just over four minutes remaining after freshman Demeisha Fambro netted a 3-pointer with help from Spaude to put the score at 31-9.

YSU sophomore Makala Gasparek made two free throws in the closing seconds, but UDM had a 19-point advantage at the break (36-17). The 17 points is the least amount of points an opponent has been held to in an opening half in head coach Autumn Rademacher's tenure.

Sophomore Yar Shayok, who collected her fifth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 caroms, added two points early on in the second half for the Titans to put the score at 41-19. Fambro sank one from long range off an assist from sophomore Lauren Allen with just over five minutes remaining to give Detroit its largest lead of the contest (74-35). Fambro ended with 15 points, which included making all three 3-point attempts.

The Titans owned the boards as they grabbed 53 compared to 32 from YSU and Detroit had a 20-2 advantage in assists. UDM shot 45 percent from the field, while the Penguins had a 12-of-56 showing on the night.

HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK
All of Detroit's home games and every road conference contest for the Titans will be televised on the Horizon League Network this year.

DETROIT INKS TWO
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). Hatter is the sister of current Titan, Heather Hatter.

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RADEMACHER'S WEEKLY BLOG
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