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DETROIT -- Sophomore Senee Shearer (Detroit, MI/Pershing) was on fire in the second half hitting five 3-pointers to ignite a Titan rally, but it was not enough as the Titans dropped a 61-51 decision to Michigan on Thursday evening at Calihan Hall.

Shearer came into the game 0-of-14 from three and missed her first three of the game before connecting on her five triples in the second half ending with a career-high 15 points on 5-of-10 from the field, all 3-pointers.

Freshman Shareta Brown (Grand Blanc, MI/Grand Blanc) had 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. The 15 points also kept her streak alive of scoring in double digits in every game this season, while she also posted her fourth double-double of the year.

The Titans (1-8) were down by 17, 44-27, with 12:51 left when they staged a comeback, cutting the deficit all the way down to just two.

Shearer started the rally with back-to-back 3-pointers and that was followed by layups from junior Yar Shayok (Ottawa, ON/Hillcrest) and sophomore Megan Hatter (Howell, MI/Howell). The defense was doing its part holding Michigan (9-1) scoreless on four-straight possessions as the Titans were down by seven, 44-37.

After a Michigan basket, freshman Audrey Matteson (Monticello, IN/Twin Lakes) found a wide open Shearer and her third trey cut it to six, 46-40.

The Wolverines recovered from that to hit a three of their own to run the lead back to nine, 49-40, but the Titans came right back with a 10-3 spurt as Brown got inside for a bucket and Shearer knocked in her fourth trifetca of the game to make it a 49-45 contest. U-M eventually took a 52-45 lead, but Shayok's jumper and another 3-pointer from Shearer had the Titans within two, 52-50, with 3:15 left.

That was as close as Detroit could get as the Titans were outscored 9-1 down the stretch.

Shayok ended the game with four points, four boards, two blocks and two steals, while senior Lauren Allen (Rochester Hills, MI/Rochester) and junior Demeisha Fambro (Detroit, MI/Crockett Tech) each netted five apiece.

Detroit connected on a season-best eight 3-pointers and outrebounded an opponent for the seventh time this season with a 39-33 advantage.

The Titans started quick out of the gate with a 3-pointer by Fambro and a basket by Allen to take a 5-0 lead. A Brown jumper would give the Titans another five-point advantage, 7-2, just a little more than two minutes into the contest.

Michigan then went on a 15-0 run to jump put in front, 17-7. The Wolverines stayed hot from the outside and opened a 19-point lead, 31-12, when the Titans answered by outscoring U-M, 9-3 in the final 3:18 of the first half.

Back-to-back baskets from Brown got UDM going and after a trey from Michigan, Allen nailed her second trey of the game and Jones turned a Titan steal into two on the other end to send the red, white and blue into the half down by 13, 34-21.

Detroit will have some time off as finals week has arrived, with its next game not until Dec. 18, when UDM hosts IPFW at 1:00 p.m.

Game Notes:
Coach Rademacher was an assistant coach under current Michigan head coach Kevin Borseth at Green Bay (2004-07)…Junior Chanahl Putnam missed the game with a left foot injury and is day-to-day…The Titans are now 12-10 all-time against Michigan…Shearer came into the game 0-of-14 from three and missed her first three of the game before ending the contest with five triples… Matteson had her first collegiate basket, hitting a 3-pointer early in the first half…The Titans went to the free throw line a season-low four times.