CLEVELAND (12-4-22) - Junior
Irene Murua reached double figures for the fourth time this season scoring 11 points while grabbing five rebounds while sophomore
Akyia Baker matched a career-best adding eight points off the bench with two assists and two rebounds as Detroit Mercy could not get the offense going at Clevland State falling 86-30 on Sunday afternoon in #HLWBB action on Sunday afternoon at the Wolstein Center.
Freshman Ana Cabañas Llorens also set a career-best coming off the bench with six points, three rebounds, and two assists. Junior
Lucia Fleta Robles and freshman
Maite Lara Garcia each chipped in with three points.
Cleveland State (7-1, 2-0 HL) set the tone early jumping out with an 18-4 run by the first media timeout and took a 27-8 lead after the first quarter. Murua had six of the Detroit Mercy's (1-6, 0-2 HL) eight points.
The Vikings continued to pour it on in the second quarter outscoring the Titans 20-5 to take a commanding 47-13 lead at the half.
After trailing 53-15 in the third quarter, Detroit Mercy continued to fight going on a 13-0 run to trail 53-28 sparked by Baker who came off the bench scoring six points. The Vikings then respond with an 11-0 run of their own to close out the fame to take a 64-28 lead into the fourth.
CSU's run continued with a 9-0 spurt to open the fourth as they move ahead 73-28 en route to their seventh consecutive win and second conference win of the season.
Detroit Mercy resumes non-conference play at home against Miami Hamilton on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.
