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DETROIT (1/24/2013) -- The Detroit women's basketball team raised its 2012 WNIT banner prior to the start of the game, and then put the contest away with a late run as the Titans were able to extend their home court winning streak to 11 straight by holding off their Jesuit-rival Loyola, 76-66, on Thursday night in Calihan Hall.

Sophomore Shareta Brown led the way with a game-high 26 points and 17 rebounds, despite being limited in the second half due to foul trouble. She was 10-of-21 from the field and also came away with a team-high three steals. She will enter Saturday's game just three points shy of 1,000 for her career.

Senior Demeisha Fambro had 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists, which included a big three late in the game, while freshman Rosanna Reynolds netted 13, hitting a season-high three 3-pointers and handing out four helpers.

The game was tied at 60-60 with 7:23 left when Detroit (9-7, 2-2 HL) took the lead for good on the strength of an 8-0 run over the next three minutes. Junior Senee Shearer got that started with a triple and that was followed by Brown getting an inside bucket and a three from Fambro. Meanwhile, the Titan defense forced Loyola (6-11, 1-3 HL) into missing five-straight shots with a pair of turnovers.

UDM saw that lead trimmed to four, but that was as close as the Ramblers came as Fambro and Reynolds both calmly hit a pair of free throws in the final minute to ice the game away.

Detroit had a nine-point lead coming out of the half, but a 12-4 run by Loyola to start the second period had the visiting Ramblers behind by just one, 45-44, five minutes into the stanza. Senior Yar Shayok hit a jumper right after that to push it to three, but Loyola would tie it at 47-all with 13:59 left.

The Titans responded with five quick points as Fambro had a bucket and Reynolds connected on a trey, but Loyola then scored seven-straight to take its first lead of the game, 54-52, with 9:48 remaining. Back-to-back 3-pointers by junior Megan Hatter and freshman Destiny Lavita-Stephens had the red, white and blue once again out in front, 58-54, but the Ramblers came back to knot the contest at 60-all.

Shearer finished the game with nine points and Hatter added seven points and five rebounds.

UDM outrebounded Loyola, 44-35, and shot 45.2% from the field connecting on 28-of-62 with nine coming from behind the arc.

Both teams got off to a fast start offensively as Detroit hit five of its first seven shots, while Loyola was 5-of-8. Trailing by one, 9-8, UDM took the lead, 22-13, by going on a 14-4 run.

Loyola would cut that to four, 22-18, but back-to-back layups by Brown – who had 19 points in the first half - pushed the margin to eight, 26-18.

Detroit would then fend off a Rambler run that cut the Titan advantage to three, 33-30, but Brown then had five-straight points and Reynolds ended the first-half scoring with a trey to give UDM a nine point lead at the half, 41-32.

Before the game started, the team took part in a pregame ceremony to raise a banner to remember its WNIT appearance from a year ago, the first postseason action for Detroit since the 1997 NCAA Tournament.

The Titans will now look to make it 12 in a row at home when the Flames of UIC come to town on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m., and it will be "Ladies Afternoon Out" with the Titans offering a special Buy One, Get One FREE for all ladies. For more information, contact Titan athletics at 313-993-1700.

Game Notes:
The Titans now lead the all-time series, 47-20, over their Jesuit rivals, including 25-6 at home…It was only UDM's fifth home game of the year…It was Brown's seventh double-double of the season and 19th of her career… Detroit scored 41 points in the first half, the sixth time this season the Titans have scored 40 or more in the first 20 minutes of action… Senior Yar Shayok moved past Mary Lillie (1978-82) for 16th place in school history in scoring with 1,034 points, and is now just four behind Katie Solner (2002-06) for 15th place… The 18 assists marked the sixth time this year UDM had 15 or more in a game…Fambro was in double figures for the third-straight game and ninth time this season… Reynolds is now 19 for her last 21 at the free throw line (90.4%)… Hatter's cousin is Loyola sophomore forward Molly Crosby.