DETROIT (1/30/2019) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team opens the second half of the Horizon League schedule Thursday evening at Cleveland State. The 7 p.m. contest may be seen live via ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN Applications. Admission into the game is free.

It's the third road game in seven days for Detroit Mercy, which concludes its four-game road trip on Saturday afternoon at Youngstown State. The red, white and blue close out the regular season with five of seven at Calihan Hall.
 

Game 21 // Detroit Mercy (3-17, 1-8 HL) vs. Cleveland State (7-13, 4-5 HL)
Dates / Time	Thursday, Jan. 31 // 7:00 PM ET
Location / Tickets	Cleveland, Ohio (Wolstein Center) // FREE Admission
Live Stats	Cleveland State Live Stats
Live Stream	ESPN3.com & WatchESPN Applications
Social Media	Twitter (In-game Tweets): @Detroit_WBB | Facebook | Instagram
All-Time Series	Titans lead, 40-21 // Last Meeting: CSU 67, Detroit Mercy 49 (12/30/18)

Quick Hits
• The Titans rank third in the Horizon League in steals per game (8.7) and has 173 steals on the season. Detroit Mercy has tallied nine games of 10 or more steals this season including 16 steals against Omaha, the most in a game since 2009.

• Junior Zoey Oatis ranks fourth in the Horizon League in steals per game (2.1) and has a career-best 42 steals. Freshman Paige Bellman leads all HL freshmen in steals (31) and steals per game (1.6), which also ranks eighth in the conference.

• Freshman guard Jess Bicknell ranks sixth among Horizon League freshmen in scoring at 8.2 points per game. Bicknell has 81 points in eight HL games (10.1 points per game).

• Detroit Mercy is leads the Horizon League in 3-point field goal defense, allowing triples at a 27.8-percent clip (121-for-435). It's currently the No. 1 mark in school history.

• Senior guard Brittney Jackson leads the squad in scoring at 9.8 points per game. She scored a career-high 20 points in last weekend's loss at Northern Kentucky, hitting 8-of-14 shots from the floor. Jackson also leads the Titans in scoring in Horizon League games, averaging 10.1 points per game.

Last Time Out
Freshman guard Jiera Shears tied her career-high with 16 points and junior forward Ashley Miller added nine points and six rebounds, but Detroit Mercy was topped at visiting Wright State, 78-59, on Sunday. Detroit Mercy tied a season-high with 41 rebounds with freshman Jess Bicknell also grabbing a career-high eight caroms. The Titans also knocked down 7-of-16 3-point attempts.

Detroit Mercy cut the Wright State advantage to six points, 44-38, early in the third quarter after going on an 11-4 run. Bicknell opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer and then freshman Paige Bellman followed with two 3-pointers. Senior Brittney Jackson then converted on a lay-up to cut the deficit to six. Wright State answered, however, and pulled away in the fourth quarter for the victory. Shears knocked down two first-half triples and also sank 6-of-8 shots from the free throw line. She added three rebounds and two assists. Bicknell and classmate Sophia DiMilia also each added seven points in the contest.

Scouting Cleveland State
Cleveland State went 4-5 in Horizon League play during the first half of the league slate and enters Thursday's contest at 7-13 overall through 20 games. The Vikings are coming off a loss against Youngstown State last Saturday. CSU earned victories over the Titans and travel partner Oakland at the beginning of Horizon League play in late December.

Mariah Miller leads the team in scoring at 15.9 points per game, which also ranks second in the league. Mariah White averages 12.3 points per game to rank 11th in the HL. Freshman standout Savanna Crockett ranks first in the league in rebounding at 8.8 boards per game. She is also third in the league in blocks per game (1.5). As a team, the Vikings are at the top in the league in steals per game (9.5).

All-Time Series
Detroit Mercy is 40-21 all-time in 61 meetings with Cleveland State. The Titans are 14-14 in 28 true road games against the Vikings. Under head coach Bernard Scott, the red, white and blue is 4-4 against CSU.

Earlier this season, the Titans fell 67-49 to Cleveland State on Dec. 30 at Calihan Hall during the opening weekend of Horizon League play. Junior Ashley Miller led the Titans with 11 points.

Up Next
Detroit Mercy visits Youngstown State on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET from Youngstown, Ohio. The contest may be seen live via ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN Applications from the Beeghly Center. The Titans then host Oakland for a home game at 1 p.m. Saturday from Calihan Hall on Feb. 9.