DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (11/22/2017) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team will make its third appearance in the San Juan Shootout all-time this week, playing a pair of games Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Admission for all games of the tournament are free. Live stats are available for all games and the contests may also be seen live on SportsNetTV.com.
The Titans are making their first appearance in the San Juan Shootout since the 1997-98 season. The tournament was moved from Puerto Rico to Daytona Beach this season due to Hurricane Maria. It's the second-straight Thanksgiving tournament for the Titans under head coach
Bernard Scott.
The Titans (0-3) are coming off a loss at home to Michigan State on Tuesday and are in a stretch of three games in four days during the Thanksgiving week.
| Games 4 & 5 | Detroit Mercy (0-3) vs. Clemson (3-1) & North Texas (2-1) |
| Dates / Time |
Nov. 23 & Nov. 24 // 6:30 p.m. ET & 4:15 p.m. ET |
| Location / Tickets |
Daytona Beach, Fla. (Ocean Center) // Admission is Free |
| Live Stats |
Thursday // Friday |
| Live Steam / Audio |
SportsNetTV.com |
| Social Media |
Twitter (In-game Tweets): @Detroit_WBB | Facebook
Instagram | Tweet #DetroitsCollegeTeam |
| All-Time Series |
Titans third appearance in San Juan Shootout // Record: 2-4 |
San Juan Shootout History
The Titans are playing in their third San Juan Shootout and first since the 1997-98 season. Detroit Mercy has a 2-4 record all-time in the San Juan Shootout with wins coming over Michigan State and Southern Illinois.
Detroit Mercy's first San Juan Shootout was in Puerto Rico during the 1994-95 season, playing three games in three days. The Titans lost to Oklahoma State, before topping MSU and then falling to Southern Illinois. The Titans returned in 1997-98, defeating Southern Illinois in the first game. Detroit Mercy then fell to #15-Duke and dropped a contest against Providence.
Scouting Clemson
The Tigers are 3-1 on the season with victories coming over Kennesaw State, South Carolina State and Monmouth. Clemson's only loss of the season is to power South Carolina, 66-36. The Tigers are allowing 49.0 points per game. The team is shooting 32.9 percent from the floor and has sank just seven treys on the year.
Kobi Thornton is averaging team-leading totals of 11.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per contest. Danielle Edwards is also averaging in double figures at 10.8 ppg.
Scouting North Texas
The Mean Green are 2-1 on the season with the only loss coming in a 55-54 setback to Kansas State. North Texas also has victories over Mid-America Christian and Texas A&M International. The Mean Green open the San Juan Shootout on Thursday against Coastal Carolina.
North Texas is averaging 68.0 points per game as a squad with three players averaging in double figures -- Terriell Bradley (13.7 ppg), Micayla Buckner (12.7 ppg) and Lauren Holmes (12.0 ppg). As a squad, North Texas is shooting 44.4 percent from the floor in 2017-18.
All-Time Series
The Titans are unfamiliar with both teams they are playing at the San Juan Shootout -- meeting Clemson for just the second time ever and North Texas for the first time in program history.
Detroit Mercy and Clemson haven't played since the 1982-83 season, with the Tigers earning an 83-58 victory over the Titans on Feb. 13, 1983.
Tobel Named HL Freshman of the Week
Titan freshman
Lexey Tobel (Hartland, Mich.) earned the Horizon League Freshman of the Week honor following the second week of the season. Tobel sank five 3-pointers and scored 16 points in her home debut, adding two blocks, two rebounds and one assist.
Tobel's 16 points were the most by a Titan freshman in a home debut since 2012. It's the first honor from the league office in her Detroit Mercy career. She is averaging 9.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 blocks after three games and leads the squad with seven 3-pointers on the season.
Cohen, Urbanick Among Active Career Leaders
Seniors
Brianne Cohen and
Nicole Urbanick are among the NCAA active career leaders in several categories. Cohen is No. 15 among active players with her 57.5 field goal percentage. Cohen is also 82nd among active players in career scoring with 1,101 points.
Urbanick ranks 20th in the NCAA among active Division I players with 196 treys in her Titan career.
Up Next
Detroit Mercy returns to the road for its next game following the San Juan Shootout, playing Kent State on the road on Thursday, Nov. 30 in Kent, Ohio. The Titans' next game at home is set for Monday, Dec. 4 against the University of Michigan.
