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DETROIT – Four Titans scored in double figures, led by career highs from sophomores Senee Shearer (Detroit, MI/Pershing) and Megan Hatter (Howell, MI/Howell), and Detroit never trailed as UDM raced past IPFW, 90-60, on Sunday afternoon on Dick Vitale Court at Calihan Hall.

The 90 points were the most since UDM tallied 90 in a win at Milwaukee last season and the most Detroit has scored at home since a 94-67 win over Cleveland State on Jan. 12, 2002.

Shearer led the way with a game and career-high 23 points along with a career-best five steals and two blocks. Hatter had a career-high 16 on 7-of-9 from the field, while senior Lauren Allen (Rochester Hills, MI/Rochester) had a season-high 16 and junior Demeisha Fambro (Detroit, MI/Crockett Tech) netted 13.

The Titans (2-8) shot a season-high 65.5%, nailing 38-of-58 from the field, including 75% in the second half where they were 22-of-29. The 38 field goals are the most by a Horizon League team this season. UDM also outrebounded IPFW (4-7), 40-23, collected a season-high 13 steals, forced 17 Mastodon turnovers and swatted six shots.

The Titans started early and never trailed as Shearer connected on her first 3-pointer of the game. UDM was ahead, 5-4, when they opened its first double-digit lead with an 11-2 run. It was all Allen and Shearer during that span as Allen netted six and had a pair of steals, while Shearer put in five and added a takeaway of her own.

IPFW was able to dwindle the Titan lead to single digits twice, the latest at 19-10, but the red, white and blue then went on a 12-4 spurt to open its largest lead of 17, 31-14, with 5:15 left in the half. Shearer was once again the catalyst with nine points in that run, while adding an assist, a block and a steal.

The Titans shot over 55% in that opening half hitting 16-of-29 shots – with Allen nailing all five of her attempts - as Shearer eclipsed her career high with 17 in that stanza, while Hatter tied her career-best with seven.

It was more of the same in the second even though the Mastodons made one final push to get back in the game, cutting the Titans' advantage to 10, 39-29, at the 18:08 mark.

Detroit calmly responded with a 14-4 run to double its lead to 20, 53-33. Hatter had six of her 16 in that run and it was sweet sailing from that point as Detroit never saw its lead dip under 18 and ran its lead to as many as 33.

Freshman Shareta Brown (Grand Blanc, MI/Grand Blanc) had eight points and four rebounds. Freshman Audrey Matteson (Monticello, IN/Twin Lakes) netted a season-high seven points and grabbed three boards, while junior Yar Shayok (Ottawa, ON/Hillcrest) pulled down a game-high nine rebounds and added six markers, two steals and a block.

Senior Jalesa Jones (Detroit, MI/Pershing) handed out five assists with a season-high seven rebounds. Her five assists give her 391 in her career, just eight away from tying for fourth in school history. Allen also contributed by tying her season high with six boards, while handing out three assists and coming away with three steals.

The Titans will be right back in action on Tuesday as Detroit hosts in-state rival Eastern Michigan at 7:00 p.m.

Game Notes:
Detroit is now 5-1 all-time against IPFW and 15-8 against the Summit League…The 90 points were the second most by an HL team this season behind Youngstown State's 91 it had against IPFW…The 38 field goals were the most UDM knocked in since Dec. 2, 1986, when Detroit tallied a school record 50 in a 115-45 victory over Wayne State...The Titans outscored IPFW 62-26 in the paint and had a 31-0 advantage in fast-break points...Shearer had 13 in her first collegiate start at IPFW last season in 38 minutes of action and matched that production today in the game's first 13 minutes… The Titan's six block shots were the most since they had eight against UIC on Feb. 28, 2008…The Titans had four players in double figures for the second time this season (at Ball State)…Jones missed tying her career high in rebounds by one (8 vs. Cleveland State on Feb. 21, 2009)…The 13 steals were the most by UDM since they had 15 against Marygrove last season…Brown's streak of consecutive games in double figure scoring ended at nine with her eight points on the day…Chanahl Putnam missed her second-straight game due to an injury and is listed as day-to-day.