The Basics
Final Score: #24/20 Michigan 86, Detroit Mercy 50
Records: Detroit Mercy 0-7, Michigan 6-2
Location: Detroit, Mich. (Calihan Hall)
DETROIT (12/4/2017) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team scored 17 of the first 24 points of the game against #24/20-ranked Michigan on Monday night from Calihan Hall, but the Titans were unable to maintain their quick start in an 86-50 loss.
Detroit Mercy, which has shown a quick start in first quarters all season, hit five 3-pointers in the opening four minutes of the contest to open a 17-7 lead over Michigan with 6:15 left in the first quarter.
Sophomore
Anja Marinkovic hit the first triple and was followed after a Michigan turnover by senior
Nicole Urbanick's 200th career 3-pointer to make it a quick 6-3 lead. Freshman
Lexey Tobel followed just seconds later with a 3-pointer and then Tobel found senior
Brianne Cohen for a 3-pointer from the top of the key. Junior
Brittney Jackson was the fifth to sink a triple, giving Detroit Mercy a 17-7 lead just 3:45 into the game.
Michigan chipped away at the lead in the first quarter and after one, the game was tied 20-20. The Wolverines shot 60 percent in the opening half overall as Michigan scored 27 second-quarter points to take a 47-28 lead at the halftime break. Cohen led the Titans at the half with nine points.
The Wolverines opened a bigger lead in the third quarter with Detroit Mercy unable to get on the scoreboard early in the frame. Sophomores
Ashley Miller and
Zoey Oatis had back-to-back buckets under the five-minute mark of the third, but Michigan continued to convert on the offensive end.
Tobel, who scored a team-best 14 points, scored five-straight points at the tail-end at the third quarter, hitting her second 3-pointer of the game and then sinking a tough jumper on the base line with 11 ticks left in the third.
Jackson converted on back-to-back lay-ups late in the fourth quarter to become the second Titan in double figures with 10 points, tying a season-best for points and just two off her career-high.
Tobel finished with 14 points, Jackson followed with 10 and Cohen had nine points for the Titans in the game. Tobel was 5-of-12 from the floor, making two 3-pointers and both free throw attempts. Miller and junior
Gracie Roberts each grabbed four rebounds for Detroit Mercy.
Detroit Mercy shot 31 percent in the contest (18-for-58) and connected on six 3-pointers in the game. The red, white and blue were 8-for-14 from the free throw line.
The Titans also forced Michigan into 20 turnovers in the game, scoring 21 points off of those turnovers. Detroit Mercy was out-rebounded in the contest, 47-25.
Titan News & Notes
• Urbanick became the fourth player in school history with 200 career 3-pointers.
• She is one 3-pointer behind Autumn Rademacher for third place all time.
• Tobel and Jackson each scored in double figures for the second time this season.
• Assistant coach
Madison Ristovski was coaching against her alma mater for the first time.
• Detroit Mercy was hosting its second Big Ten foe of the season.
• It was the 27th meeting between the two programs, with Michigan holding a 15-12 edge.
• The Titans honored their first women's basketball coach Sue (Kruszewski) Hardy and players from the first three Titan teams at halftime of the contest.
Up Next
The Titans return to the road later this week, visiting Western Michigan in Kalamazoo on Thursday before heading to Illinois for a meeting with the Fighting Illini on Sunday afternoon. The WMU game is set for 7 p.m. while the game at Illinois is slated for a 3 p.m. start time.
