DETROIT MERCY'S WOMAN'S BASKETBALL TEAM LOSES TO RHODE ISLAND 70-59

Senior Senee Shearer nailed five 3-pointers and had 21 points and junior Ellisha Crosby finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds as the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team fell to Rhode Island, 70-59, in the first game of the FAU Thanksgiving Classic.

Detroit (1-6) raced out to an early 5-0 lead, but that disappeared with six-straight points from Rhode Island (1-5). The Rams went up 12-7 at the 11:19 mark of the first.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by Shearer gave UDM a 13-12 advantage and later on, Shearer's third trey of the contest at 8:35 put the Titans back up by one, 18-17. The tight contest continued Detroit extending its lead to three at 23-20 as senior Megan Hatter hit a jumper, and again with 3:25 left as Crosby knocked one in making it a 28-25 game.

The Rams though took the lead at the break, 32-31, and ran it to six, 41-35, four minutes into the period. Another 3-pointer from Shearer got Detroit within two, 43-41, but URI would get back up by eight, 50-42, midway through the half.