MILWAUKEE, Wis. (7/10/2019) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team has released the first portion of its 2019-20 non-conference schedule with the Titans being announced as one of the 10 teams that are set to play in the 2019 South Point Shootout, held in Las Vegas, Nevada over Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 29-30.
The Titans are slated to play in the first game each of the two days of the tournament, playing at 11:00 a.m. locally in Las Vegas and 2:00 p.m. ET back in Detroit each day. Detroit Mercy is set to play Sacred Heart in the first game of the tournament on Friday, Nov. 29 before taking on Tennessee Tech the next day on Saturday, Nov. 30. All games are being played at the four-star South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
"The South Point Shootout will be a great opportunity for us to continue to prepare ourselves for the Horizon League," head coach
Bernard Scott said. "We will face two quality programs that we have not played during my time here. Every year we travel during the Thanksgiving holiday to play in a tournament or an area we have not been before. I'm happy we're able to give our players these type of experiences!"
It's the first meeting ever between the Titans and the two opponents. Sacred Heart went 19-13 last season and made its fourth WNIT appearance in the last seven seasons during the 2018-19 campaign. Tennessee Tech posted 22 victories last season, going 22-11 overall and earning a birth to the WBI Tournament.
Several Power Five opponents are also part of the tournament in Big Ten members Nebraska and Ohio State, SEC foe Alabama and USC out of the Pac-12.
Detroit Mercy has competed in a Thanksgiving weekend tournament in three seasons under head coach
Bernard Scott, competing in the Cal State Northridge Thanksgiving Classic in 2016 and the San Juan Shootout in 2017. The Titans also traveled to New York City last year to play in a road game with Manhattan over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Stay tuned later this summer for the full 2019-20 women's basketball non-conference schedule and further announcements regarding the program.
2019 South Point Shootout Schedule
Friday, Nov. 29 (All times PST)
11:00 AM -- Sacred Heart vs.
Detroit Mercy
1:15 PM -- Tennessee Tech vs. Northern Illinois
3:30 PM -- South Dakota vs Ohio State
5:45 PM -- USC vs. Nebraska
8:00 PM -- Northern Iowa vs. Alabama
Saturday, Nov. 30 (All times PST)
11:00 AM --
Detroit Mercy vs. Tennessee Tech
1:15 PM -- Northern Illinois vs. South Dakota
3:30 PM -- Nebraska vs. Sacred Heart
5:45 PM -- Ohio State vs. Northern Iowa
8:00 PM -- Alabama vs. USC
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