DETROIT (2/13/2019) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball squad continues a three-game homestand Thursday evening, hosting UIC for a 7 p.m. game on Valentine's Day inside Calihan Hall. The game may also be seen live via ESPN-Plus with Denny Kapp calling all of the action.
 

Game 24 // Detroit Mercy (3-20, 1-11 HL) vs. UIC (3-21, 1-12 HL)
Dates / Time	Thursday, Feb. 14 // 7:00 PM ET
Location / Tickets	Detroit, Mich. (Calihan Hall) // Tickets
Live Stats	Sidearm Live Stats
Live Stream	ESPN-Plus
Social Media	Twitter (In-game Tweets): @Detroit_WBB | Facebook | Instagram
All-Time Series	Titans lead, 30-24 // Last Meeting: Titans 42, UIC 36 (1/13/19)

Quick Hits
• The Titans hold a 5-2 mark against UIC under head coach Bernard Scott, including winning in each of the past three games. Detroit Mercy earned a 42-36 road victory over the Flames on the road earlier this season.

• Freshman Sophia DiMilia led the Titans with a career-best 20 points against Oakland on Feb. 9, hitting four 3-pointers. She became the third Titan this season to reach the 20-point mark.

• The red, white and blue have tallied 189 steals this season, the most for a Titan team in any of the four seasons under head coach Bernard Scott. Detroit Mercy ranks fourth in the Horizon League in steals per game (8.2).

• Detroit Mercy held UIC to 36 points in the last meeting between the two squads. It was the lowest output by a Titan opponent since allowing 34 points to Loyola on Feb. 12, 2005.

Last Time Out
Freshman Sophia DiMilia scored a career-high 20 points and three Titans scored in double figures, but the red, white and blue fell to rival Oakland at home, 76-65, on Saturday. Freshman Paige Bellman added 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for the Titans in the setback, while senior Lola Ristovski scored 10 points.

It was a back-and-forth game between the two crosstown rivals with Detroit Mercy leading for much of the first half and trailing at the break, 34-32. The Titans jumped off to a 10-0 run early in the third quarter with freshman Jess Bicknell scoring five points in the run. Oakland would take a lead after three, 52-47, and then close the home squad out in the fourth quarter.

DiMilia finished with four 3-pointers and hit 8-of-19 shots in the contest, adding three steals. Bellman was 6-of-11 from the floor as Detroit Mercy shot 41-percent in the game, overall. The Titans also went off for a season-best 10 3-pointers.

Scouting UIC
The Flames are 1-12 in Horizon League play and have dropped their past eight games overall. On the season, UIC is 1-11 away from Chicago. UIC is coming off an 83-59 loss to Youngstown State at home on Feb. 10.

Brittany Byrd leads the team in scoring, starting all 24 games and averaging 13.9 points per game, which ranks third in the Horizon League. Sophomore forward Jada Nneji leads the league and is among the national leaders in blocks (60) and blocks per game (3.0). She also leads the squad in rebounding at 6.6 caroms per game.

UIC is third in the Horizon League in blocks per game (3.9) and fifth in steals per game (8.1). Byrd has team-highs with 38 triples and 36 steals, while Jasmine Gaines leads the team in assists with 34.

All-Time Series
Detroit Mercy holds a 30-24 series lead over UIC and holds a 16-12 mark in home contests against the Flames. The Titans are winners in seven of the past 10 games and in each of the past three meetings.

Detroit Mercy is 5-2 against the Flames under head coach Bernard Scott. Earlier this season, the Titans picked up a 42-36 victory on the road in Chicago on Jan. 13, 2019. The Titans won both meetings last season.

Up Next
Detroit Mercy returns to the court Saturday, hosting IUPUI for its Pink Game and National Girls & Women in Sports Day from Calihan Hall. Admission into the 1 p.m. game is FREE for all fans.