DETROIT (1/19/23) – After a five-game home stand, the Detroit Mercy women's basketball team travels to Indianapolis, Ind. for a game at defending #HLWBB champion IUPUI. The Titans and Jaguars tip off on Friday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live from The Jungle on ESPN+.
 
Notes:
LAST TIME OUT: Fourth Quarter Run Not Enough as Titans Fall in Metro Series Battle to Arch-Rival Oakland
Detroit Mercy 66 vs Oakland 81 (1/18/23)
Junior Irene Murua, freshman Amaya Burch, junior Lucia Fleta Robles and freshman Myonna Hooper each scored in double figures to spark a fourth-quarter rally as Detroit Mercy battled back from 23 points down cutting the deficit to 10 points on two occasions but could not get over the hump before falling 81-66 to arch-rival Oakland in Metro Series action on Wednesday night at Calihan Hall. Murua paced the Titans with a team-high 13 points and four rebounds while Burch and Fleta Robles each had 12 points and six boards followed by Hooper who socred 10 points while matching a career-best seven rebounds with three assists. Sophomore Emma Trawally Porta added eight points with eight rebounds while freshman Ana Cabañas Llorens chipped in with six points.
 
SCOUTING THE JAGUARS: IUPUI sits in fouth place with a 5-3 mark in Horizon League play and 9-8 overall record. Last season, the Jags claimed the #HLWBB regular season followed by winning the tournament title to advance to the NCAA Tournament where they fell by six points to No. 4 seed Oklahoma. IUPUI is led by senior forward Jazmyn Turner who leads the team and ranks fourth in the league in scoring (14.8 ppg) followed by graduate student guard Destiny Perkins who ranks second on the team and fifth in the HL (13.9) and is also tops on the team and in the league in assists per game (4.3). Senior guard/forward Rachel Kent leads the in rebounds per game and ranks ninth in the league (5.8).
 
SERIES BREAKDOWN: IUPUI leads the overall series at a perfect 8-0 mark over the Titans.
 
NATIONAL BLOCK PARTY: Sophomore Emma Trawally Porta leads the Horizon League and ranks 19th in the nation in blocks per game (2.0) and total blocks (32) which ranks 23rd Nationally. She has posted four blocks in each of the first three games and five total times of the season just missing her career-high of five by one at North Dakota (11/8), at Xavier (11/10), against Canisius (11/13) at Indiana State (12/21) and vs RMU (1/7). She also posted three blocks against NIU (11/22) and at Bowling Green (11/28).
 
DOUBLE FIGURE FOUR-PACK: Against Oakland (1/18), four players reached double figures in a game for the second time this season in Murua (13 pts.), Burch (12 pts.), Fleta Robles (12 pts.) and Hooper (10 pts.). The first time was in the Titans' home win over Miami-Hamilton by McNeal (23 pts.), Murua (19 pts.), Hooper (15 pts.) and Fleta Robles (10 pts.).
 
GRAB THE ROCK: Junior Irene Murua leads the league offensive rebounds per game (3.7 – 14th Nationally) and ranks third in the league in rebounds per game (8.4) followed by Trawally Porta (6.2) and Burch in (5.7) who rank eighth and 10th respectfully.
 
CRASH THE BOARDS: Detroit Mercy ranks second in the Horizon League in rebounds per game (39.4) and fifth in defensive rebounds per game (27.3) while ranking second in total rebounds (710) and fourth in offensive rebounds per game (12.2) and seventh in and seventh in rebounding margin (2.0).
 
DOUBLE-DOUBLE TRIFECTA: Trawally Porta, junior Murua and freshman Amaya Burch each posted double-doubles against WSU (1/13). In her second career-double, Trawally Porta scored a career-high 18 points shooting a staggering 8-for-10 from the field and 1-for-1 from long range while matching a career-best 13 rebounds. Murua posted her 11th career double and third of the season with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting with 10 boards while Burch posted her second consecutive double-double and third of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. The last time two Titans recorded a double-double was back on March 10, 2016 when Haleigh Ristovski (26 pts., 11 reb.) and Rosanna Reynolds (18 pts., 11 reb.) accomplished the feat against Valparaiso.
 
GOT THAT DUB-DUB: Freshman Amaya Burch posted her second consecutive double-double (11 pts., 11 reb.) and third of the season vs WSU (1/13). In her second career double-double, Burch scored a game-high 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting (3-of-7 from 3-point range) while grabbing a career-best 16 rebounds in the Titans first #HLWBB win of the season over RMU (1/7). Her first career double-double included a career and game-high 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting and career-best 5-of-11 from three-point range while grabbing 11 rebounds against NIU (11/22).
 
Murua posted her first double-double of the season scoring a team-high 16 points while grabbing 11 rebounds with three steals in the win against Canisius (11/13) and added her second with 13 points and 11 rebounds at Purdue Fort Wayne (12/2).
 
Trawally Porta posted her first career-double matching a career-best 10 points with 10 rebounds while going 2-for-2 from 3-point range and dishing a career-best three assists with four blocks defensively at Xavier (11/10).
 
DUB-DUB THREAT: Despite leading the team with three double-doubles, Murua also has come very close on six other occasions: 1. 12 pts., 8 reb. at Xavier (11/10), 2. 11 pts., 8 reb. at BGSU (11/28), 3. 19 pts., 9 reb. vs Miami-Hamilton (12/8), 4. 15 pts. 8 reb. vs Georgia Southern (12/11), 5. 8 pts., 11 reb. at MSU (12/17), 6. 9 pts., 11 reb. vs RMU (1/7).
 
MURUA DOES IT ALL: In addition to grabbing rebounds, Murua leads the Titans in scoring (11.1 – 15th HL), made field goals (78), and steals (17) and steals per game (1.1).
 
DOING WORK DOWN LOW: Detroit Mercy has done most of the scoring this season down low in the paint. In total, 462 of Detroit Mercy's 908 points (50.8%) have be scored down low. The Titans scored a season-high 56 points in the paint against Miami Hamilton and 51 points in the paint against of their 69 total points vs WSU (1/13) and 42 points in the paint of their 70 total points in the home opening win against Canisius.
 
POST PLAY PRODUCTIVITY: Trawally Porta leads the team in field goal percentage (56.3%) followed by Murua in second (49.1%). Trawally Porta shot an impressive season and career-high 8-for-10 (80%) fo a career-best 18 points vs WSU (1/13) while Murua shot a season-best 7-for-10 (70%) vs NKU (1/15).
 
MCNEAL BREAKS OUT: Senior Imani McNeal ranks second on the in scoring (8.6 ppg). In the Titans' second win of the season. She poured in a career-high 23 points on 6-of-9 shooting while adding a career-best 11-for-12 from the free throw line with three assists against Miami Hamilton (12/8). Her 11 made free throws were the most since Lexey Tobel made 11 against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 17, 2017.
 
MAKE EM COUNT: McNeal also leads the team and ranks third in the league in free throw percentage (84.1) followed by Burch (70.0) who is second on the team. Trawally Porta is third at 75.0%. 
 
SOLID AT THE LINE: Detroit Mercy had shot over 70% from the free throw line in four games this season with a 2-2 mark. In the victory against Canisius (11/13), the Titans shot a season-best 22-for-28 (78.6%) with four players in Murua (2-2), Trawally Porta (2-2), McNeal (5-5) and freshman Maite Lara Garcia (2-2) were perfect from the line. In the win against Miami-Hamilton, Detroit Mercy set season highs in free throw attempts and free throws made going 29-for-60 (68.1%). The Titans also shot 78.6% (11-for-14) at MSU (12/17). Detroit Mercy shot a season second-best 14-for-18 (77.8%) at Milwaukee (12/29) and 17-for-22 (77.3%) in the win over RMU (1/7).
 
DROPPIN' DIMES: Freshman Myonna Hooper leads the team in assists (29) and assists per game (1.7) with a career-best five dimes at Xavier (11/10) and vs NKU (1/15). Junior Lucia Fleta Robles (27 total, 1.6 assists per game) ranks second followed by freshman Ana Cabañas Llorens in third (26 total, 1.5 assists per game) who dished out a career-high three against NIU (11/22). They are followed closely by McNeal (23 total, 1.5 apg) who posted a season-high four at MSU (12/18). As a team, the Titans racked up a season-best 16 assists against Georgia Southern (12/11). The have reached double digits assists in nine games.
 
BURCH GETTING' BUCKETS: Burch has had no problem making the transition from high school to college basketball raking second on the team in scoring (8.4). She scored in double figures in her first four collegiate games and nine overall this season. After posting 20 points in exhibition action against Davenport (11/2), she poured in a team-high 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting with four rebounds in her official collegiate debut at North Dakota (11/7), 12 points against Canisius (11/13) in the Titans first win of the season and a career-high 23 points and 11 rebounds for her first career double-double vs NIU (11/22).
 
FROM WAY DOWNTOWN: Burch also leads the team in made 3-pointers (17) followed by McNeal (10). In both narrow setbacks at home against NIU and Georgia Southern, the Titans hit a season-high seven 3-pointers.
 
FLETA ROBLES WAS EN FUEGO: Junior Lucia Fleta Robles poured in a career-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 2-for-3 from 3-point range against Wright State (1/13). She also has scored in double figures with 12 points vs Oakland (1/18) and 10 ponits against Miami-Hamilton (12/8).
 
PERFECT DAY FOR TRAWALLY PORTA: Trawally Porta scored in double figures for the third time this season posting a career-high 13 points going a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line with eight rebounds in the Titans first #HLWBB win of the season over RMU (1/7).
 
SHE'S A HOOPER: Hooper posted a career-high 15 points in the Titans' win over Miami-Hamilton and has dished out a career-best five assists vs Xavier (11/10) and NKU (1/15). With 3.5 seconds remaining and Detroit Mercy clinging to three-point lead, she calmly stepped up and hit two clutch free throws to ice the game giving the Titans a 70-65 win over Canisius in the home opener and finished the game with 12 points and two assists snapping Detroit Mercy's 24-game home losing streak.
 
In her first career start, Hooper chipped in with seven points while dishing out a team-best five assists and three rebounds at Xavier (11/10). In her collegiate debut, she scored nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range with four assists at North Dakota (11/8).
 
GIVE ME THAT: The Titans grabbed a season-high 12 steals against Georgia Southern led by a career-high four from Cabañas Llorens and three from Hooper. Fleta Robles also posted a career-best five steals in the win over Miami-Hamilton (12/8).
 
PUT IN THE WORK: Murua (30.1), McNeal (28.1) rank ninth and 17th respectively in the HL in minutes per game.
 
BAKER BALLED OUT OFF THE BENCH: Sophomore Akyia Baker had quite the break-out performance scoring a career-high 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting and 3-for-4 from the free throw line with a 3-pointer coming off the bench vs NKU (1/15).
 
MOORE PLEASE: Junior Jada Moorehead added a career-best 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting with five rebounds in her first career start for the Titans vs Georgia Southern (12/11).
 
CHIQUEMBA CHECKS IN: Freshman Andrea Chiquemba saw her first collegiate action grabbing a rebound at Michigan State (12/18) and scored her first career points chipping in with four on 2-of-3 shooting from the field at Indiana State (12/21) and added five points at Green Bay (12/31) and against RMU (1/7).
 
23 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: Two Titans have scored 23 points this season in Burch (23 vs NIU) and McNeal (23 vs Miami Hamilton).
 
FOURTH QUARTER FIREWORKS: Trailing 65-57 heading into the fourth quarter, Detroit Mercy posted a season-high 34 points on 10-of-13 shooting (76.9%) in the fourth quarter to rally past Miami Hamilton (12/8) snapping a four-game skid. The last time the Titans scored 30 points in a quarter was against Oakland on Jan. 4, 2019 when they posted 31 in the fourth.
 
A LONG TIME COMING: The 91 points against Miami Hamilton were the most the Titans have scored since defeating UIC, 98-76, on Dec. 31, 2016.
 
DOMINATE THE GLASS: Detroit Mercy grabbed a season-high 61 rebounds in the win over Canisius. The last time the team grabbed that many boards was 58 against Marygrove on 11/16/14. The Titans grabbed a season second-best 51 in their first #HLWBB win of the season vs RMU (1/7). In the season opener at North Dakota, the Titans were dominant in the boards crashing the glass with 49 rebounds and 20 offensive boards that led to 20 second-chance points. 28 of the those came from two players as junior Murua who grabbed a career-high 17 boards while sophomore Trawally Porta pulled down 11 rebounds.
 
CABAÑAS LLORENS NAMED NIKE® #HLWBB FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Detroit Mercy women's basketball student-athlete Ana Cabañas Llorens was named Nike® Horizon League Freshman of the Week announced by the league office on Monday. Cabañas Llorens averaged 13.5 ppg and 4.5 rebounds per game (8 total) with four assists and four steals defensively, helping Detroit Mercy to a 1-1 non-conference mark for the week. In her first career start, Cabañas Llorens chipped in with nine points and four rebounds helping lead the Titans to a 91-84 win over Miami Hamilton snapping a four-game losing streak. In her second career start, Cabañas Llorens poured in a career-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting going 3-for-5 from 3-point range with a career-best four steals and four rebounds in Detroit Mercy's 82-79 overtime setback to Georgia Southern.
 
BURCH NAMED NIKE® #HLWBB FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Amaya Burch was named Nike® Horizon League Freshman of the Week announced by the league office on Monday. Burch, a native of Sicklerville, NJ, had quite the collegiate debut averaging 12.7 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game (17 total) per game in three games last week reaching double figures in all three contests helping Detroit Mercy to 1-2 non-conference start to the season.
 
CLOSE CALLS: Detroit Mercy has had two close setbacks at home. After tying the game at 63-63 with 0.6 seconds left on the clock to cap off a furious comeback. Northern Illinois made the game-winning lay-up just beating the buzzer giving the Huskies a 65-63 win. The Titans also lost the Georgia Southern in overtime.
 
THE IRON UNKIND: Detroit Mercy has been held scoreless in the second quarter twice this season at Bowling Green (23-0) and at Indiana State (24-0).
 
MIGHTY MAITE OFF THE BENCH: Freshman Maite Lara Garcia came off the bench scoring a career-high 11 points going a perfect 5-for-5 from the field with six rebounds against NIU (11/22). She chipped in with seven points going 2-for-2 from the free throw line and 1-for-1 from 3-point range in her Titan debut at North Dakota (11/8).
 
LUCKY 1,300: Not only did the Titans' 70-65 home opening win over Canisius (11/13) snap a 24-game home court losing streak, it was also the 1,300th game played in program history.
 
TRAWALLY PORTA FOR 3…SÍ: Last season, Trawally Porta only made one career 3-pointer against North Dakota. This season she doubled up hitting a career-best 2-for-2 from long range at Xavier (11/10) and added another 3-ball against NIU (11/22) and at MSU (12/18) for a total of four.

SPANISH CONNECTION: This year's squad features five student-athletes from Spain consisting of three returners in juniors Irene Murua and Lucia Fleta Robles, one sophomore and Emma Trawally Porta, freshman newcomers Ana Cabañas Llorens and Maite Lara Garcia along with one from Portugal in freshman newcomer Andrea Chiquemba.
 
WHERE YOU FROM?
Georgia (1) – Imani McNeal
Illinois (1) – Ambranette Storr
Michigan (2) – Myonna Hooper, Jada Moorehead
New Jersey (1) – Akyia Baker, Amaya Burch
Spain (5) – Irene Murua, Lucia Fleta Robles, Emma Trawally Porta, Ana Cabañas Llorens and Maite Lara Garcia
Portugal (1) – Andrea Chiquemba
 
ACHTER ERA BEGINS: Former collegiate standout and coaching veteran Kate Achter (OCK-terr) was named the 14th women's basketball Head Coach in school history by University of Detroit Mercy Director of Athletics Robert C. Vowels, Jr. on April 27, 2022.
 
Achter was an All-American student-athlete at Bowling Green and has coached at Loyola Chicago, St. Bonaventure and Xavier. Achter spent the six seasons as the Head Coach of fellow Jesuit institution Loyola Chicago, where she guided a program from 2-28 in her first season to 18-12 during the 2021-22 campaign, the most wins by the Ramblers since the 1988-89 season. In her six seasons, Loyola Chicago improved its overall win and conference victory total in five campaigns with a 10-8 mark in 2021-22 which ranked fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference.
 
Under her guidance, the Ramblers collected 13 All-Conference accolades, including five All-Freshman Team selections, four All-League picks and one Freshman of the Year recipient. The team GPA also grew from a 2.4 to a 3.5 in her six seasons.
 
She was one of the youngest coaches in the country when she took over Loyola Chicago. Achter had to deal with a roster turnaround that included just three returning letter winners and moved the win total to seven wins in her second season, 13 in her third and a winning record of 15-14 in her fourth year, just the third winning season by the program since 1988-89, where the Ramblers also earned their first-ever postseason berth in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI).
 
Prior to her arrival at Loyola Chicago, she was an assistant coach and the team's recruiting coordinator at Xavier during the 2015-16 season. In that one season, she helped the program to a 17-13 overall record and aided in the development of Briana Glover, who was named an All-BIG EAST Conference selection.
 
Before that, she was an assistant coach and associate head coach at St. Bonaventure, helping the program to three postseason berths, highlighted by a trip to the Sweet 16 in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. St. Bonaventure posted three seasons of 20 or more wins during her tenure, including a school-record 31 wins in 2011-12, and that season, the Bonnies also won their first-ever Atlantic 10 regular-season title.
 
In her coaching history, she has seen student-athletes receive 21 All-Conference selections, one Freshman of the Year and one Sixth Women of the Year accolades.
 
A 2008 graduate of Bowling Green and a member of the 2018 Hall-Of-Fame class, Achter was a driving force as the Falcons captured four straight Mid-American Conference (MAC) titles and made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament during her playing career, highlighted by a Sweet 16 berth in 2007, the deepest run a MAC team has ever made. In her time as a student-athlete, the Falcons were 108-23 overall, including 57-7 in the MAC play. She was a three-time All-MAC selection, three-time MAC All-Tournament Team member and a MAC Tournament MVP. The All-American point guard finished her career ranked fifth on the school's all-time scoring list (1,580) and as the Falcons' all-time leader in both assists (688) and free throws made (551). Following graduation, she played professionally for one season with Palaio Faliro in Athens, Greece, before returning to BG as a graduate assistant with its strength and conditioning staff.
 
COACHING STAFF: Coach Achter has added a new coaching staff in Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Nicole "Colie" Shelwick, Assistant Coach Juanita Cochran, Assistant Coach Kiefer Haffey and Director of Basketball Operations Andrea Cecil.
 
2022-23 HORIZON LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL: Detroit Mercy was picked to finish last in the 2022-23 HL Preseason Poll with 11 points.
 
#HLWBB SEASON REWIND:
Detroit Mercy 51 vs Northern Kentucky 75 (1/15/23)
Sophomore Akyia Baker had quite the break-out performance scoring a career-high 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting and 3-for-4 from the free throw line with a 3-pointer while junior Irene Murua posted a team-high 17 points (13 in the second half) on 7-of-10 shooting as Detroit Mercy scored 24 third-quarter points to rally from 23 points down cutting the deficit to nine points heading into the fourth quarter. However, it was not enough as Northern Kentucky outscored the Titans 21-6 in the final frame for a 75-51 #HLWBB win on Sunday afternoon at Calihan Hall.
 
Detroit Mercy 69 vs Wright State 82 (1/13/23)
Sophomore Emma Trawally Porta, junior Irene Murua and freshman Amaya Burch each posted double-doubles while junior Lucia Fleta Robles added a career-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 2-for-3 from 3-point range as Detroit Mercy fell 82-69 to Wright State in #HLWBB action on Friday night at Cailan Hall. In her second career-double, Trawally Porta scored a career-high 18 points shooting a staggering 8-for-10 from the field and 1-for-1 from long range while matching a career-best 13 rebounds. Murua posted her 11th career double and sixth of the season with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting with 10 boards while Burch posted her second consecutive double-double and third of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. The last time two Titans recorded a double-double was back on March 10, 2016 when Haleigh Ristovski (26 pts., 11 reb.) and Rosanna Reynolds (18 pts., 11 reb.) accomplished the feat against Valparaiso.
 
Detroit Mercy 64 vs Robert Morris 58 (1/7/23)
Freshman Amaya Burch had quite the performance posting her second career double-double scoring a game-high 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting (3-of-7 from 3-point range) while grabbing a career-best 16 rebounds to lead Detroit Mercy to a 64-58 win over visiting Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon at Calihan Hall. This was the first #HLWBB win of the season for the Titans which also snapped a six-game skid and was the first home league win since the Titans defeated CSU, 70-59, on Jan. 16, 2020.
 
Detroit Mercy 45 vs YSU 77 (1/5/23)
After trailing at halftime by double figures, Detroit Mercy made defensive adjustments holding YSU to only seven third-quarter points after they scored 23 and 28 points in the first and second quarters respectively. However, the first-half deficit was too large to overcome as the Titans fell 77-45 to the Penguins to open a five-game #HLWBB home stand on Thursday night at Calihan Hall. Junior Irene Murua led the Titans with a team-high 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting and a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line while grabbing six rebounds along with a block and steal defensively.
 
Detroit Mercy 33 at Green Bay 80 (12/31/22)
Senior Imani McNeal scored a team-high eight points on 4-of-7 shooting with six rebounds while senior Imani McNeal added seven points as Detroit Mercy fell 80-33 in #HLWBB action at Green Bay on New Year's Eve Saturday at the Kress Center. Freshman Andrea Chiquemba chipped in with a career-high five points while junior Jada Moorehead grabbed a team-high and career-best seven rebounds. Freshman Amaya Burch also had five points while freshman Myonna Hooper and junior Lucia Fleta Robles each had three points.
 
Detroit Mercy 29 at Milwaukee 63 (12/29/22)
Freshman Myonna Hooper scored a team-high 11 points going 5-for-8 from the free throw line to reach double figures for the third time this season while Senior Imani McNeal added six points going 4-for-4 front the charity stripe line as Detroit Mercy's offense struggled in a 63-29 #HLWBB set back at Milwaukee on Thursday night at the Klotsche Center. Sophomore Akyia Baker chipped in with five points while connecting on her first career 3-pointer. Freshman Amaya Burch added three points while freshman Ana Cabañas Llorens and junior Lucia Fleta Robles had two points each. As a team, Detroit Mercy (2-10, 0-3 HL) was solid at the free throw line going 14-for-18 for a season-best 78.8% clip.
 
Detroit Mercy 30 at Cleveland State 86 (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 Cleveland 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.
 
Detroit Mercy 49 at Purdue Fort Wayne 58 (12/2/22)
Junior Irene Murua recorded her second double-double of the season scoring a team-high 13 points while grabbing 11 rebounds for the second consecutive game with two assists as Detroit Mercy came up short in a defensive battle at Purdue Fort Wayne, 58-49, in #HLWBB opening action on Friday night at the Gates Sports Center.
 
NON-CONFERENCE SEASON REWIND:
Detroit Mercy 47 at Indiana State 72 (12/21/22)
Junior Irene Murua posted a team-high 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting while grabbing nine rebounds just missing a double-double to lead Detroit Mercy's strong second half at the Titans fell 72-47 at Indiana State on Wednesday afternoon at the Hulman Center. For the fourth time this season, sophomore Emma Trawally Porta recorded four blocks defensively just missing her career-high by one. Senior Imani McNeal had nine points while freshman Myonna Hooper added seven points with three boards. Freshman Amaya Burch and junior Lucia Fleta Robles each chipped in with six points while grabbing four and three rebounds respectively. Freshman Andrea Chiquemba added four points for her first career points.
 
Detroit Mercy 41 at Michigan State 91 (12/18/22)
Freshman Amaya Burch scored a team-high 10 points reaching double figures for the sixth time this season with four rebounds while junior Irene Murua added eight points with a team-best 11 rebounds as Detroit Mercy fell 91-41 at Michigan State on Sunday afternoon at the Breslin Center. Senior Imani McNeal dished out a team-high five assists as the Titans (2-8) posted 12 helpers on 13 made field goals. Sophomore Emma Trawally Porta also added five points with four boards. 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.
 
Detroit Mercy 79 vs Georgia Southern 82 OT (12/8/22)
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.
 
Detroit Mercy 91 vs Miami Hamilton 84 (12/8/22)
Trailing 65-57 heading into the fourth quarter, Detroit Mercy posted a season-high 34 points on 10-of-13 shooting (76.9%) in the fourth quarter led by senior Imani McNeal who poured in a career-high 23 points on 6-of-9 shooting while adding a career-best 11-for-12 from the free throw line with three assists as the Titans held off Miami Hamilton 91-84 to snap a four-game skid on Thursday night at Calihan Hall. The 91 points were the most the Titans have scored since defeating UIC, 98-76, in 2016.
 
Junior Irene Murua reached added a season-high 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting just missing her career-high of 20 points while grabbing a team-best nine rebounds. Freshman Myonna Hooper came off the bench and posted a career-best 15 points while fellow freshman Ana Cabañas Llorens chipped in with a career-best nine points with four rebounds in her first career start.
 
Detroit Mercy 29 at BGSU 76 (11/28/22)
Junior Irene Murua just missed her second double-double of the season scoring eight points while grabbing 11 rebounds while sophomore Emma Trawally Porta added six points with three blocks as Detroit Mercy had a tough night at the office falling 76-29 at Bowling Green on Monday at the Stroh Center.
 
Detroit Mercy 63 vs Northern Illinois 65 (11/22/22)
With three seconds left in the game, sophomore Emma Trawally Porta took an inbound pass from senior Imani McNeal, turned towards the baseline, and hit a pull-up jumper tying the game a 63-63 with 0.6 seconds left on the clock to cap off a furious Detroit Mercy come back. The game was looking to be heading to overtime. However, after Northern Illinois took a timeout to advance the ball to half-court, Emily Meinert broke free on a back-door cut, took a long inbounds pass from Chelby Koker and made the game-winning lay-up just beating the buzzer giving the Huskies a 65-63 win on Thursday evening at Calihan Hall.
 
Detroit Mercy 70 vs Canisius 65 (11/13/22)
With 3.5 seconds remaining and Detroit Mercy clinging to three-point lead, freshman Myonna Hooper calmly stepped up and hit two clutch free throws to ice the game giving the Titans a 70-65 win over Canisius in the home opener on Sunday afternoon at Calihan Hall. The win snapped a 24-game home court losing skid. Junior Irene Murua posted her first double-double of the season and was one of four players in double figures scoring a team-high 16 points while grabbing 11 rebounds with three steals. Hooper finished with 12 points going 8-for-12 from the charity stripe with two assists.
 
Detroit Mercy 57 at Xavier 71 (11/10/22)
Sophomore Emma Trawally Porta posted her first career-double matching a career-best 10 points with 10 rebounds while going 2-for-2 from 3-point range and dishing a career-best three assists with four blocks defensively for the second consecutive game in the losing effort as Detroit Mercy fell 71-57 at Xavier on Thursday night at the Cintas Center.
 
Detroit Mercy 61 at North Dakota 70 (11/7/22)
Sophomore Emma Trawally Porta had quite the all-around performance scoring nine points while grabbing a career-best 11 rebounds with four blocks just missing her career-high by one. Junior Irene Murua added six points and grabbed a career-high 17 boards as Detroit Mercy battled before falling 70-61 at North Dakota in season opening action on Monday night at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
 
EXHIBITION REWIND:
Detroit Mercy 73 vs Davenport 64 (11/2/22)
Freshman Amaya Burch had quite the collegiate debut scoring a game-high 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting going a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line while grabbing seven rebounds as Detroit Mercy used a late 11-2 fourth quarter run to move past Davenport in exhibition action on Wednesday night at Calihan Hall. Junior Irene Murua picked up where left off last season posting a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds going 5-for-10 from the floor and 4-for-6 from the free throw line while dishing a team-high five assists. Senior Imani McNeal was the third Titan in double figures with 14 points. Freshman Maite Lara Garcia and Ana Cabañas Llorens each had solid collegiate debuts as Lara Garcia had nine points going 7-for-8 from the charity stripe with seven boards while Cabañas Llorens chipped in with seven points and a team-second best four assists and two steals.