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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (11/14/2013) -- It was a high-scoring contest right from the start and despite 20+ point-performances from both Senee Shearer and junior Ellisha Crosby, the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team fell on the road at Western Michigan, 103-86, on Thursday night.

Shearer tallied a career-best 29 points on 9-of-17 from the field, including four 3-pointers, and Crosby posted a season-high 23 points and her second double-double of the year with 12 rebounds.

It was all offense right from the start as three treys by Shearer and five points from Crosby early gave Detroit (1-2) a 16-15 lead not even five minutes into the game. The Broncos (2-1) then went on a 24- 4 run over the next eight minutes to open a 19-point advantage, 39-20.

WMU still had a big lead, 46-28, with 5:23 left when the Titans began pecking away at that deficit closing to within nine, 50-41, with over a minute left in the first half before trailing at the break, 54-43. Shearer was the catalyst in that spurt with six points and sophomore Tayelor McCalister had a big play with a steal and fast-break layup to make it a nine-point game at the 1:32 mark.

The Broncos extended the lead to 15, 58-43, early in the second period, but a quick 8-2 charge cut that to single digits. Shearer had a three-point play and that was followed by a trifecta from Crosby. McCalister then grabbed a rebound and freshman Lizzy Connors was able to get inside to make it a 60-51 contest.

The home team once again was able to stop the Titan comeback and get the lead back to as many as 15, but a basket from rookie Reyna Montgomery and then and an offensive rebound and put back by freshman Megan Galloway had the red, white and blue trailing by just eight, 73-65, with 11:45 remaining. After a free throw by WMU, McCalister drove to the rim for a score and the Titans were down by just seven, 74-67, with 11:08 left.

From that point, Western Michigan went on a 12-2 run to open the game back up and UDM was not able to muster one last run.

McCalister finished with a career-high 12 points, three rebounds, and three assists. Montgomery had five points and three boards, while Galloway tallied six points and six rebounds.

UDM was 31-of-70 from the field and collected nine steals, but Western Michigan was 34-of-77 shooting and 25-of-27 at the free throw line.

Detroit will have a quick turnaround as the Titans get ready for a visit from Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 16. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m., and the contest will be televised live on WADL.

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Game Notes:
The all-time series between UDM and WMU is now tied at 14-14… UDM is now 74-63 all-time against teams from the MAC and 9-5 in its last 14 games… Head coach Autumn Rademacher spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at WMU from 1997-04… The 54 points scored by WMU in the first half against the Titans was the most in one period since Loyola had 57 in the second half last year… Shearer's previous high was 24 points against Western Michigan in 2011… Crosby's collegiate high was 25 as a freshman at Cornerstone in 2010… Galloway had the first block of the season for Detroit… Sophomore Rosanna Reynolds left the game early in the first with an undisclosed injury…The 103 points allowed by UDM were the most since the Titans lost 107-94 to Loyola on Feb. 15, 2001.