The Basics
Final Score: #23/22 Green Bay 85, Detroit Mercy 27
Records: Detroit Mercy 1-17 (1-6 HL), Green Bay 16-2 (6-1 HL)
Location: Detroit, Mich. (Calihan Hall)
DETROIT -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball fell to No. 23/22-ranked Green Bay on Thursday night, 85-27, from Calihan Hall.
Sophomore
Zoey Oatis had eight points and freshman
Lexey Tobel added seven points and a team-best six rebounds off the bench for the Titans.
Detroit Mercy shot 9-of-45 from the floor (20 percent), including 3-of-21 from beyond the arc. Oatis made all six of Detroit Mercy free throws during the contest.
Frankie Wurtz led Green Bay with 15 points off the bench. The Phoenix shot 50 percent in the game (30-for-60), including 7-for-17 from downtown.
Junior guard
Brittney Jackson opened the game with a lay-up, but Green Bay would go on a run to take a double-digit advantage midway through the first quarter. The Phoenix continued its offensive and defensive pressure throughout the first half, holding a 38-6 halftime lead.
The Titans scored 15 points in the final quarter, five of them coming from senior Cortney Williams, who scored a season-high-tying five points.
Senior
Nicole Urbanick made one of the three Titan 3-pointers in the game, moving into sole possession of second place with 218 career treys. She's 13 behind former Titan Senee Shearer for the all-time career mark (231).
Up Next
Detroit Mercy returns to the hardwood at 1 p.m. Saturday, hosting Milwaukee in the opener of a doubleheader with the Titan men's basketball team at Calihan Hall.