ANN ARBOR, Mich. (12-14-24) - Fifth-year senior
Aaliyah McQueen reached double figures for the fifth straight game, scoring a team-high 15 points while graduate student
Emaia O'Brien also hit double figures for the fifth consecutive time adding 11 points going 8-for-9 from the free throw line as Detroit Mercy suffered their second loss of the season to a Big Ten opponent with a 100-54 setback at No. 20 Michigan on Saturday afternoon at the Crisler Center.
Senior
Katie Burton made her season and Titan debut, chipping in with nine points. Freshmen
Anna Lassan added a new career-high eight points hitting a 3-pointer while going a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line.
Detroit Mercy (6-2) posted 10 steals and added nine points off 15 Michigan (9-1) turnovers. However, U-M got 37 points off of 23 Titan turnovers and used their size advantage, scoring 58 points in the paint, which proved to be the difference.
After falling behind 27-9 in the first quarter, McQueen scored 10 points in the second quarter as the Titans went 5-for-6 down the stretch scoring 18 total points to close out the half trailing 59-27.
U-M went on to outscore UDM 23-11 in the third quarter. The Titans hung tough in the fourth quarter scoring 16 points compared to 18 from the Wolverines.
Detroit Mercy resumes #HLWBB play at Youngstown State Michigan on Wed., Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+