The Basics
Final Score: IUPUI 91, Detroit Mercy 59
Records: Detroit Mercy 2-24 (2-13 HL), IUPUI 20-6 (12-3 HL)
Location: Detroit, Mich. (Calihan Hall)
DETROIT (2/17/2018) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team suffered a 91-59 setback to visiting IUPUI on Saturday afternoon, falling in the first game between the new league foes at Calihan Hall.
Sophomore guard
Anja Marinkovic led Detroit Mercy in scoring for the second consecutive game, sinking four 3-pointers and scoring a team-high 17 points. Senior forward
Brianne Cohen added 13 points for the Titans, while junior guard
Gracie Roberts scored a career-high eight points.
IUPUI scored the first seven points of the contest, but Detroit Mercy scored the next six with freshman
Lexey Tobel and Cohen hitting back-to-back 3-pointers for the Titans. Marinkovic connected on her first trey late in the stanza and then converted on a jumper from the wing late in the first, but IUPUI held a 21-13 lead after the first quarter.
Marinkovic knocked down a triple to open the second quarter and Cohen drilled her second of the game midway through the frame as Detroit Mercy trailed by just seven, 28-21, with 5:05 left in the opening half. The Jaguars would close the first half on a run, however, to take a 44-25 halftime lead.
Marinkovic hit her third and fourth 3-pointers of the game early in the third quarter -- both off assists from senior guard
Nicole Urbanick, who tied a season-best with five assists. Sophomore
Zoey Oatis then scored five-straight points midway through the third, hitting Detroit Mercy's eighth 3-pointer of the game. The Jaguars continued their offensive pressure however, to take a 74-44 lead after three quarters.
Tobel and Roberts each hit 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as Detroit Mercy finished the game 10-of-24 from beyond the arc (41.7 percent). Roberts scored all eight of her career-high eight points in the fourth quarter. She scored on consecutive lay-ups and then hit a free throw before nailing the Titans' 10th 3-pointer.
Roberts was 3-of-4 from the floor, while Oatis finished 3-for-3 for seven points. Urbanick had five assists and no turnovers, while Roberts led Detroit Mercy in rebounds with five and steals with two. Marinkovic hit 4-of-7 3-pointers in the contest.
Overall, Detroit Mercy shot 38 percent from the floor (21-of-55), while IUPUI was 33-of-64 (51.6 percent) from the field during the contest. The Jaguars had the advantage in rebounding (45-26) and also went 16-of-21 from the free throw line.
Titan News & Notes
• Marinkovic is one 3-pointer shy of 100 in her Titan career with her four makes Saturday.
• Urbanick also had five assists earlier this season at home vs. Northern Kentucky.
• Roberts' previous career-best was seven points, done twice last season.
• Cohen is just eight points shy of 1,400 in her Titan career after her 13 on Saturday.
• Cohen also moved into 11th place in career field goals made (519).
• Urbanick made the 97th start of her Detroit Mercy career, ranking 10th all-time in school history.
• Tobel became the fourth-straight freshmen to register 40 or more triples (41) in their rookie campaign.
• Urbanick (40),
Brittney Jackson (41) and Marinkovic (48) have all sank 40 or more treys in their respective freshmen seasons.
• Detroit Mercy made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game for the sixth time in 2017-18.
• It was the second meeting between the two schools.
Up Next
Detroit Mercy returns to the hardwood Monday night for its Senior Night from Calihan Hall against rival Oakland. The opening tip is set for 7 p.m. from Dick Vitale Court. The Titans will honor
Brianne Cohen,
Cortney Williams and
Nicole Urbanick prior to the contest for Senior Night.
