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BOCA RATON, Fla. (11/29/13) -- Senior Senee Shearer nailed five 3-pointers and had 21 points and junior Ellisha Crosby finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds as the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team fell to Rhode Island, 70-59, in the first game of the FAU Thanksgiving Classic on Friday.

Detroit (1-6) raced out to an early 5-0 lead, but that disappeared with six-straight points from Rhode Island (1-5). The teams then traded baskets, but the Rams went up 12-7 at the 11:19 mark of the first.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by Shearer gave UDM a 13-12 advantage and later on, Shearer's third trey of the contest at 8:35 put the Titans back up by one, 18-17. The tight contest continued with the red, white and blue extending its lead to three at 23-20 as senior Megan Hatter hit a jumper, and again with 3:25 left in the stanza as Crosby knocked one in from behind the arc to make it a 28-25 game.

The Rams though took a slight lead at the break, 32-31, and ran it to six, 41-35, four minutes into the period. Another 3-pointer from Shearer got Detroit within two, 43-41, but URI would get back up by eight, 50-42, midway through the half.

The Titans had one last run in them as Crosby sank a shot and then went to the line for a pair of free throws to trim it to 50-46, but the Rams were able to recover and extend their advantage into double digits.

Shearer was 7-of-18 in the game and 5-of-10 from three, while grabbing two rebounds. Crosby was 6-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-6 from long range, as she added two assists and a steal.

Freshman Megan Galloway scored a season-high seven points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out two assists and Hatter ended with five points and five boards. Both sophomore DaVonna Bradford and freshman Reyna Montgomery tallied four points and four caroms with Montgomery collecting two helpers.

Detroit will now meet Georgia Southern tomorrow at 12:30 p.m., in the consolation game of the FAU Thanksgiving Classic. The showdown will not feature live video, but live stats will be available. The Eagles lost to host Florida Atlantic, 82-58, in the first game of the day.

Game Notes:
This was the first career meeting between Detroit and Rhode Island… Assistant coach John Motherwell served as interim coach for today's game as head coach Autumn Rademacher served a one game administrative suspension… Shearer has 11 3-pointers in the last two games… It was Crosby's fourth double-double of the season… UDM has now dropped 10-straight in-season tournament games with its last win over New Hampshire in the 2006 at the Lady Luck Classic in Blacksburg, Va… Galloway has pulled down five or more rebounds in four of her last five games.

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