DETROIT (11/17/2020) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team and head coach AnnMarie Gilbert has announced four non-conference games, which will begin next week, starting with a home game against Jesuit foe Xavier from Calihan Hall.

The Titans, entering their 44th season overall and first under Gilbert, are slated for two non-league games at home and two contests on the road leading up to the Horizon League schedule. Detroit Mercy opens the season hosting the Musketeers on Wednesday, Nov. 25 in a 2 p.m. ET game from Calihan Hall. The Titans then welcome Indiana State to Detroit on Sunday, Nov. 29, also in a 2 p.m. contest.

Both home games will be streamed live on either ESPN3 or ESPN-Plus from inside Calihan Hall. The Titans are playing all home games in the 2020-21 season without fans in attendance due to the pandemic.

The red, white and blue then hits the road for two non-conference contests, facing Big Ten opponent Michigan State on Wednesday, Dec. 2 before heading just across the border for a road battle at Toledo on Saturday, Dec. 5. Game times for both of those games have yet to be announced.

The contest against MSU is a homecoming of sorts for Gilbert, who was an assistant coach for the Spartans for five seasons (2002-07).

The Horizon League announced a 20-game conference slate for the Titans, earlier this fall with Detroit Mercy playing 10 games at home and 10 games away from Calihan Hall in December, January and February. Detroit Mercy opens the HL slate at home on Dec. 12-13, hosting Wright State in 2 p.m. games on both days.

2020-21 Detroit Mercy Women's Basketball Non-League Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 25 -- Xavier (H), 2:00 PM
Sunday, Nov. 29 -- Indiana State (H), 2:00 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 2 -- Michigan State (A), TBA
Saturday, Dec. 5 -- Toledo (A), TBA

Titans vs. Xavier
• It's the first meeting since the Musketeers were part of the Horizon League in 1994-95.
• The season opener for both teams is the 27th meeting between the two programs overall.
• The Titans hold a 14-12 edge in the all-time series with the Musketeers.

Titans vs. Indiana State
• It's the seventh meeting between the two programs and first since 2011.
• It'll be just the second game with the Sycamores in Calihan Hall.
• The all-time series is tied, 3-3.

Titans vs. Michigan State
• Detroit Mercy and MSU are meeting for the 30th time in women's basketball.
• The game marks the second-straight season the two programs are playing and ninth time in the past 13 years.
• MSU leads the all-time series, 22-7.

Titans vs. Toledo
• The Titans and Rockets are playing for the 31st time.
• It's the fifth consecutive season the two schools are meeting and eighth time in the past nine years.
• Toledo leads the all-time series, 21-9, with the Titans last earning a victory in 2014.