DETROIT (12-11-22) - In her second career start, freshman
Ana Cabañas Llorens poured in a career-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting going 3-for-5 from 3-point range with four steals and four rebounds as Detroit Mercy used a late fourth-quarter rally highlighted by a 3-point bucket by freshman
Myonna Hooper to with 24.9 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. However, the Titans came up short in the extra frame falling 82-79 to visiting Georgia Southern on Sunday afternoon at Calihan Hall. Junior
Jada Moorehead added a season-best 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting with five rebounds while Junior
Irene Murua scored 11 second-half points to give her 15 for the game while grabbing eight rebounds and hitting 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
Senior
Imani McNeal chipped in with nine points with six rebounds while Hooper finished with eight points and seven boards. Junior
Lucia Fleta Robles and freshman
Amaya Burch also chipped in with eight points each.
Georiga Southern (7-1) used a 2-3 Zone for most of the game with allowed Detroit Mercy (2-7) to get hot from behind the arc matching a season-best seven 3-pointers. The Titans also dished out a season-best 16 assists on 28 made field goals.
After both teams played even in the first half with GSU leading 40-39, the Eagles used an 11-0 run before Murua connected on a layup to pull the Titans within eight points, 59-51, entering the fourth quarter. For the frame, Georgia Southern outscored the Titans 20-12.
In the fourth quarter, Detroit Mercy flipped the script outscoring GSU 20-12 in the frame sparked by a 6-0 run down the stretch. After a GSU jumper, Murua added pair of free throws which pulled the Titans within two points, 70-68. The Eagles add another free throw to lead by three points at 71-68 with 31.9 seconds setting the stage for Hooper's game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime at 71-71.
In the extra frame, freshman
Amaya Burch hit the Titan's first field goal tying the game at 74-74 with 2:23 left. Both teams added points mainly from the charity stripe as Murua hit four straight free throws to pull Detroit Mercy within a point, 80-79, with 18 sections left. The Eagles missed two free throws but Murua was called for a foul after grabbing the rebound off the second miss which proved to be costly giving GSU another pair of opportunities with they split to go up 81-79 with 16 ticks left. The Eagles added another free throw after Burch missed a 3-pointer to close out the win.
Detroit Mercy continues non-conference play at Michigan State on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m.
