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CLEVELAND (1/17/2015) -- Senior Ellisha Crosby led four Titans in double figures, but the Cleveland State Vikings staged a second-half comeback as the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team fell, 71-65, on Saturday at the Wolstein Center.
 
Crosby posted her seventh-straight game in double figures with a team-high 16 points. Redshirt sophomore Rosanna Reynolds and sophomore Haleigh Ristovski netted 14 apiece, while freshman Darianne Seward finished with 12.
 
Detroit (6-11, 1-3 HL) led by as many as 13 in the first half, but Cleveland State (10-6, 2-1 HL) was able to erase that with a 26-11 run from the end of the first and into the second.
 
The Vikings would go on to open a 12-point lead, 56-44, with 6:12 left in the game and held a 10-point advantage, 65-55, with 1:24 on the clock when the Titans made one last charge for the victory.  
 
Ristovski started the effort with a three ball and with under a minute remaining, Reynolds and Ristovski had back-to-back layups to cut it to 67-62. After a CSU free throw, Reynolds drove to the rim and was fouled, laying it in and making the bonus for the old fashioned three-point play to pull the Titans within three, 68-65, with 32 second left, but that was as close as they would get.
 
Crosby also had a team-high five assists and came away with four steals and six rebounds. Reynolds and Ristovski both pulled down a team best seven boards and handed out four assists, and Seward tied her season-high for the second-straight game with four steals.
 
Detroit shot 37.3 percent from the field with seven 3-pointers and forced 15 total Cleveland State turnovers, 10 off steals.
 
The Titans had a torrid start to the game as they scored the first 10 points of the contest. Detroit did it on both the offensive and defensive end, holding Cleveland State to 0-of-7 shooting and five turnovers in the first six and a half minutes. UDM capitalized as Crosby and Seward each had four apiece in that span, with the last layup by Seward giving the red, white and blue a 10-0 lead at the 13:44 mark.
 
Detroit would later extend its advantage to 13, 15-2, as Seward converted a layup and Ristovski nailed a triple. CSU would get within six, 15-9, but the Titans came right back as Reynolds added a layup and Crosby connected from downtown for a 20-9 lead with 8:22 left. A three by Crosby with 6:59 remaining would give UDM a 23-11 advantage, but the Vikings ended the first half on a 19-6 run to trim the lead at the break to just one, 30-29.
 
The Titan defense forced Cleveland State into missing 15 of their first 20 shots and hit on only 31.3 percent (10-of-32) in the first half, while the offense had nine assists on its first 12 baskets of the game.
 
The Titans will return home for a two-game homestand as the red, white and blue host Metro Series-rival Oakland on Thursday at 7:00 p.m., before welcoming first place Green Bay on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
 
The game against Green Bay will also be Frozen Daddy & Daughter Day. Young Titan fans are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Disney princess, and all fans that show up to Calihan Hall in costume will receive $1.00 off their ticket price.
 
Fans are also invited to an exclusive pre-game "tea" party in the Ed & Brooks room where Frozen's Elsa and Anna will make an appearance. The two characters will be available for photographs and face painting prior to the game.
 
Space is limited so please RSVP to this exclusive event by contacting the Detroit Titans Marketing Department at 313-993-1705.
 
Fans, to purchase tickets or for more information, contact the Titans' Ticket office at (313) 993-1700. The Titans' Ticket Office is located in Calihan Hall and is open Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 
Game Notes:
Detroit still leads the all-time series, 35-17… Detroit tied its season-high for the fourth time this year with 10 steals… Reynolds was held without a three for just the second time this season… Crosby is averaging 19.6 points in her last three games since returning from an injury…