DETROIT (1-11-25) - Fifth-year senior
Aaliyah McQueen's second consecutive double-double was a sweet one as she poured in 21 points with a Titan career-high 17 rebounds against her former team to lead Detroit Mercy to a 67-59 Metro Series win over arch-rival Oakland securing Head Coach
Kate Achter's 100th career-win. Graduate student
Emaia O'Brien also scored a game-high 23 points on 4-for-9 shooting from long range and 7-for-11 from the free throw line.
McQueen and O'Brien accounted for 44 Detroit Mercy's (11-4, 5-2 HL) 67 points and this was the second game of the season with them each scoring 20 points or more.
Junior
Myonna Hooper added nine points, while freshman
Kailey Starks and sophomore
Makayla Jackson each chipped in with six points.
After Detroit Mercy trailed the first quarter by a point at 14-13, the Titans turned up the offense and took command in the second quarter, opening on a 10-run to move ahead 23-13. However, Oakland (6-10, 4-3 HL) came right back with an 8-0 spurt to pull within one point, 23-22. UDM closed out the frame on a 8-3 clip to lead by six points at the break, 31-25.
The Titans went on to outscore the Golden Grizzlies 15-10 in the third quarter to take an 11-point lead at 46-35 into the fourth quarter.
Both teams scored over 20 points in the final frame, with Oakland holding a 24-21 advantage. UDM was able to maintain a 10-point advantage, 57-47, off a layup by Starks by mid-way point with 4:58 to go. OU pulled to within five points at 61-56 with 55 seconds left but was forced to foul to try and extend the game. The Titans scored their final 10 points from the free-throw line to seal their second Metro Series win over the last three match ups.
Detroit Mercy hits the road for a game at Green Bay on Thur., Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
