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DETROIT (12/21/2013) -- Senior Senee Shearer posted her seventh-straight game with 20 or more points to tie a school record, and despite a game-high 23 points, the visiting IPFW Mastodons (7-6) came out with an 84-73 victory on Dick Vitale Court at Calihan Hall Saturday afternoon over the Detroit Titans.

IPFW finished with 12 three-pointers and hit 12-29 attempts (42%) from downtown.

Shearer and senior Megan Hatter each finished with four three-pointers as Hatter tallied 18 points and five rebounds.

Shearer started the game with the 175th three of her career and then followed that with a four-point play at the 16-minute mark of the first half for seven of the team's nine early points as Detroit (3-9) led 9-5.

A 13-2 IPFW run over the next 3:16 gave the Mastodons an 18-11 advantage with 12:43 left in the opening frame, a lead that the visitors would held the rest of the way.

Freshman Megan Galloway hit a free throw and sophomore Tayelor McCalister followed that with a jumper to cut it to 18-14, but IPFW countered with a pair of three-pointers to take a 24-14 lead with just under eight minutes left in the opening half.

Crosby's first points came next to make it a 24-16 game and Galloway followed with two free throws. The teams traded baskets up until the end of the first half as Hatter netted a layup and added two free throws, while sophomore DaVonna Bradford finished off the first half of scoring for the Titans, but IPFW was still up by 12, 36-24, at the break.

Detroit shot 20% (7-35) overall in the opening frame compared to 36% (13-36) for IPFW and the Mastodons made seven threes.

The Titans came out of the break firing as Hatter nailed a 3-pointer nine seconds in the half, but a 7-0 IPFW run put the visitors up 41-27.

Detroit started a rally of seven-straight points as Crosby hit a lay-up and Shearer netted another three ball. On the ensuing possession, Shearer was fouled and made both free throws to pull UDM within seven, 41-34.

The Mastodons answered again by hitting another three followed by a basket before the Titans closed to within five on the strength of a 14-5 run over a span of 4:44, making it a 46-41 contest and 14:25 left in regulation. Crosby started the run with a layup and Shearer had five-straight points, including another three from downtown. McCalister also hit a jumper and Crosby finished off the Titan scoring with the last five points.

IPFW, though, had one final spurt to seal the game as the Mastodons scored 14-straight points to take a 60-41 advantage. The teams would trade baskets over the next four minutes and IPFW was still up 71-51 with 7:11 left to play.

Over the final seven minutes, the Titans outscored IPFW 22-13 but the Mastodons held on for the victory.

Bradford and Galloway finished with five points and five rebounds apiece, while McCalister totaled six points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.

The Titans did force 21 IPFW turnovers, but the Mastodons shot just under 50% from the field connecting on 30-of-61, including 12 treys.
 
Detroit will next host Madonna in a doubleheader on Dec. 30 starting at 5:00 p.m. at Calihan Hall. The UDM men's basketball team will play Bethune-Cookman following the game at 7:00 p.m. Click HERE for ticket info.

Game Notes:
Detroit still leads the all-time series, 6-2… Shearer made her first collegiate start at IPFW on Dec. 10, 2011, scoring 13 points – her only double-digit performance as a freshman… Shearer now has 178 career triples, just 10 away from Patrice Martin (1989-93) for fourth in school history… Hatter was in double digits for the fifth-straight game… Megan Galloway returned to the team after missing last game with an injury… The 12, 3-pointers by IPFW was the most by an opponent since #21/23 Green Bay connected for 15 in Detroit last season… It was the third time this season that Detroit has forced 20 or more turnovers with the 21 the most since UDM forced Lawrence tech into 26 in the second game of the year.