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EAST LANSING, Mich. (11/20/13) – Junior Ellisha Crosby was in double figures again with 13 points and the shorthanded Titans left everything out on the floor in an 80-41 setback to No. 21/19 Michigan State on Wednesday night at the Breslin Center.

Crosby was 5-of-12 from the field with two assists as she was pressed into an emergency point guard role due to injuries. Senior Senee Shearer tallied nine points and three rebounds, while senior Megan Hatter finished with five points and six rebounds.

The Titans (1-4) might have been down a few players, but the fight was there for the red, shite and blue as UDM trailed by just two, 7-5, four minutes into the game. Crosby was able to get the first basket by driving to the rim and after a free throw from Shearer, Galloway was able to lay one in on the offensive end.

Later on, Shearer and Crosby – who had nine points in the first half - were able to knock down a pair of 3-pointers with the latter knotting the score at 11-all. UDM continued to play with poise turning it over just twice in the first 13 minutes, but the Spartans (3-1) went on a 29-6 run to open a 40-17 advantage with three minutes left in the period. A trey by Hatter ended that spurt and a Galloway jumper cut it to 42-22 at the break.

With Detroit just not catching any breaks on shots – the Titans had about eight rim out in the first 25 minutes – MSU scored 15-straight to begin the second stanza to take a 57-22 lead at the 13:51 mark. Sophomore DaVonna Bradford ended that with a great runner found its way in and freshman Minisha Frederick-Childress added a free throw. The freshman would then come up with a steal at find Bradford cutting the hole for a score.

Crosby would added on four points and a trifecta from Shearer cut the MSU lead to 67-36 with 7:01 left in the game. Junior Brie Wilcox also added some offense down the stretch with five points, but the Titans were turned away from an upset against MSU.

Freshman Megan Galloway scored four points and grabbed five boards and Bradford collected four points with three caroms.

The Titans will be back in action on Saturday with a busy day set for Calihan Hall. First the women host Ball State at 11:00 a.m., and then it will be day two of the 2K Sports Classic Benefitting Wounded Warrior Project with the men facing Toledo at 5:30 and Florida Atlantic squaring off with Stony Brook at 3:00.

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Game Notes:
Detroit now trails the all-time series, 19-7, with MSU winning the last 14 in a row… UDM is also 1-14 all-time in East Lansing… Both head coach Autumn Rademacher and Michigan State head coach Suzy Merchant starred as a prep at Traverse City High School… The last victory the Titans had over MSU was on Dec. 20, 1994, as head coach Rademacher was a sophomore guard and ended with 20 points in a 75-70 decision in Puerto Rico… Tayelor McCalister did not play due to an undisclosed injury as the Titans are already playing shorthanded with Rosanna Reynolds out for the season… Crosby has now been in double figures in all five games… Connors made her first collegiate start.

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