DETROIT (2/15/2019) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team closes a three-game homestand Saturday, hosting IUPUI for a 1 p.m. contest from Calihan Hall. The game against the Jaguars is the Titans' Pink Game as well as the National Girls & Women in Sports Day. The Titans are coming off a Thursday night win over UIC.

Proceeds from the Pink Game are set to go to Gilda's Club, a cancer support organization based in nearby Royal Oak. The Titans have raised money for Gilda's Club with their Pink Game in all three previous years under head coach Bernard Scott, helping raise more than $7,000. The Titans are looking to raise more than $5,000 in this year's game against IUPUI. Donations may be made at any Titan basketball home game in February and fans may also buy raffle tickets for Pink Game items.

Between 150-200 kids are expected for National Girls & Women in Sports Day. Tori Petry, a journalist with the Detroit Lions, is set to be the guest speaker to open the event at 10 a.m. from Calihan Hall. Registration for NGWSD begins at 9 a.m. Admission into the game is FREE.
 

Game 25 // Detroit Mercy (4-20, 2-11 HL) vs. IUPUI (16-9, 10-4 HL)
Dates / Time	Saturday, Feb. 16 // 1:00 PM ET
Location / Tickets	Detroit, Mich. (Calihan Hall) // Admission is FREE
Live Stats	Sidearm Live Stats
Live Stream	ESPN3.com / Watch ESPN Applications
Social Media	Twitter (In-game Tweets): @Detroit_WBB | Facebook | Instagram
All-Time Series	Titans trail, 0-3 // Last Meeting: IUPUI 82, Titans 47 (1/11/19)

Quick Hits
• Freshman Sophia DiMilia has scored 20-plus points in each of her past two games -- both her first two collegiate starts. DiMilia knocked down four 3-pointers in both contests, scoring 20 points against Oakland and a career-high 21 vs. UIC. The Titans have four 20-point scoring games this season -- two of them in the past two games by DiMilia.

• Freshman Paige Bellman recorded her first career double-double in Thursday's win over UIC. The forward tied her career-high with 14 points and had a career-best 12 rebounds, adding three assists and three steals. Bellman has scored 14 points in three games this season, while tallying 10 or more rebounds three times.

• Detroit Mercy went over 200 steals on the season against UIC, swiping 15 balls. The Titans' 204 steals is the most since the 214 thefts in 2014-15. It was the 10th game of the season recording 10 or more steals in a contest.

• The Titans have 35 assists in each of the past two games -- totaling 18 dimes vs. Oakland and 17 against UIC on Thursday.

Last Time Out
Titan freshman Sophia DiMilia scored 20-plus points for the second-straight game and classmate Paige Bellman secured her first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds as Detroit Mercy earned a 62-45 victory over UIC on Thursday. It was the fourth consecutive win over the Flames dating back to last season.

DiMilia knocked down four 3-pointers in the game and scored a career-best 21 points. Freshman guard Jess Bicknell was the third Titan in double figures with 12 points. Bellman tied her career-high with 14 points, while setting a new mark with her 12 caroms.

Detroit Mercy surged ahead in the second quarter, leading 30-20 at halftime. The Titans used a 12-2 run in the early stages of the third quarter to help take command of the contest. Detroit Mercy led by as many as 25 points in the second half. The Titans had 15 steals, the second most of the season, as well as 17 assists and made eight 3-pointers in the contest. Junior Zoey Oatis added eight rebounds, while freshman Alex Burr had seven points.

Scouting IUPUI
The Jaguars are coming off a 76-70 road victory over Oakland in their last game as Tamya Sims led the way for IUPUI with 18 points. IUPUI is winners in each of the past three contests and hold a 10-4 record in the Horizon League as they sit in fourth place in the league.

Sophomore center Macee Williams leads the squad in both scoring and rebounding and ranks first in the Horizon League in points per game (17.3) and third in rebounds per game (8.5). She is also second in field goal percentage (52.4). Guard Holly Hoopingarner also averages in double figures (10.9 ppg), while leading the team in assists per game (3.1).

As a team, IUPUI leads the HL in rebounding margin (7.9) and ranks third in scoring offense and defense.

All-Time Series
IUPUI and Detroit Mercy have met just three times in women's basketball with all three meetings having come since the Jaguars joined the Horizon League prior to the 2017-18 school year. The Jaguars have won all three contests in the all-time series. Detroit Mercy fell 82-47 earlier this season and dropped a 91-59 game in last year's matchup from Calihan Hall on Feb. 17, 2018.

Up Next
The Titans return to the road next weekend, visiting Milwaukee and Green Bay on Thursday and Saturday, respectively, in Wisconsin. Thursday's game is set for an 8 p.m. ET start time, while Saturday's contest against the Phoenix is set for a 2 p.m. ET start. Following the two-game road swing, the Titans return home for their final two games of the regular season.