The Basics
Final Score: Milwaukee 90, Detroit Mercy 45
Records: Detroit Mercy 2-26 (2-15 HL), Milwaukee 20-9 (11-6 HL)
Location: Milwaukee, Wis. (Klotsche Center)

MILWAUKEE (2/23/2018) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team fell on the road Friday night at host Milwaukee, dropping a 90-45 contest from the Klotsche Center.

Sophomore forward Ashley Miller posted a career-high 10 points, adding five rebounds and two blocks. Senior forward Brianne Cohen tallied a team-high 12 points, sinking two of the six Titan 3-pointers in the game.

Sophomore guard Anja Marinkovic scored eight points in the first quarter -- hitting two triples -- as Detroit Mercy trailed by just four after the opening stanza, 21-17.

Milwaukee used a second quarter run, however, to take a 47-27 halftime lead. Cohen had eight points at the halftime break, with Miller adding six points on 3-of-5 shooting in the opening 20 minutes.

The Panthers maintained control in the third quarter, using another run to take a big lead after three quarters.

Detroit Mercy shot 28.7 percent in the contest (19-of-67), hitting 6-of-17 shots from outside (35 percent). The Titans were issued just five foul shots in the game, going 1-of-5. The red, white and blue were out-rebounded in the game, 56-32.

The Titans, who lead the Horizon League in blocks, tallied six more in the contest with five different players recording swats. Cohen and junior guard Brittney Jackson each tallied two steals. Jackson also had three assists, while senior Nicole Urbanick had a team-best seven boards.

Titan News & Notes
• Freshman Lexey Tobel knocked down two more 3-pointers and moved into sole possession of fourth in Titan freshmen history with 44 treys.
• Miller's previous career-high in points was nine vs. Toledo earlier this season.
• Cohen scored in double figures for the 22nd time this season and 69th in her career.
• Cohen has sank two 3-pointers in a game five times in her Titan career.
• Detroit Mercy is just four 3-pointers away from a fourth-straight season of sinking 200 or more.
• Cohen also moved into ninth place in field goals made in the Titan record books (531).
• It was the 55th career meeting between the two schools (Detroit Mercy leads series 28-27).

Up Next
Detroit Mercy returns to the court on Sunday for its regular-season finale, playing host Green Bay for a 2 p.m. ET & 1 p.m. CT contest from the Kress Events Center. The Titans then will return home to prepare for the 2018 Motor City Madness basketball championship.