2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans women's basketball team

2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans women's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record15–14 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach
  • Kate Achter (2nd season)
Associate head coachNicole "Colie" Shelwick
Assistant coaches
  • Juanita Cochran
  • Kiefer Haffey
  • Andrea Cecil
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 18 2   .900 29 6   .829
Green Bay 17 3   .850 27 7   .794
Purdue Fort Wayne 13 7   .650 23 13   .639
Wright State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Milwaukee 10 10   .500 16 16   .500
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 17 16   .515
Youngstown State 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Oakland 8 12   .400 12 17   .414
Northern Kentucky 8 12   .400 11 20   .355
IUPUI 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Robert Morris 2 18   .100 6 24   .200
2024 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans women's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Titans, led by second-year head coach Kate Achter, played their home games at Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

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The Titans finished the 2022–23 season 5–25, 3–17 in Horizon League play, to finish in last (11th) place.[1] As the #11 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they were defeated by #6 seed Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Imani McNeal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS South Georgia Tech Locust Grove, GA
G 1 Irene Murua 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Louisiana Tech Mondragón, Spain
G 2 Makayla Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bullis School Alexandria, va
G 3 Jaida Hampton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS SIU Edwardsville Lansing, MI
G 4 Myonna Hooper 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So West Bloomfield HS West Bloomfield, MI
G 10 Paris Gilmore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Warrensville Heights HS Youngstown, OH
G 11 Cyd Rivera 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Pepperdine Woodside, NY
G 12 Maddie Diabate 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Georgia Highlands Paris, France
G 13 Annika Corcoran 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Akron Chardon, OH
F 15 Emma Trawally Porta 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Institut Thalassa Tiana, Spain
F 21 Latifa Amzil 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Chipola College Helsinki, Finland
G 22 Amaya Burch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Timber Creek HS Sicklerville, NJ
F 23 Jada Moorehead 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Moberly Area CC Jackson, MI
G 24 Kamari Forrest 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Saginaw HS Saginaw, MI
G 55 Lucia Fleta Robles 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Laramie County CC San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
Lake Erie W 82–32 
                  Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan W 68–38  1–0
 13  Gilmore   11  Trawally Porta   5  McNeal  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,426)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chicago State W 83–48  2–0
 15  Hooper   14  Trawally Porta   3  2 tied  Calihan Hall (480)
Detroit, MI
November 12, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Butler L 61–68  2–1
 10  2 tied   9  Murua   4  McNeal  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,162)
Indianapolis, IN
November 16, 2023*
6:30 p.m., B1G+
at Michigan State L 44–105  2–2
 9  2 tied   5  Hooper   2  4 tied  Breslin Center (2,936)
East Lansing, MI
November 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dayton W 76–60  3–2
 21  Murua   9  2 tied   6  Hooper  UD Arena (1,586)
Dayton, OH
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
vs. USC Upstate
GATA Turkey Throwdown
W 71–64  4–2
 16  Amzil   10  Murua   5  McNeal  Hanner Fieldhouse (100)
Statesboro, GA
November 25, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern
GATA Turkey Throwdown
L 59–81  4–3
 17  Murua   8  Trawally Porta   3  2 tied  Hanner Fieldhouse (502)
Statesboro, GA
November 30, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Youngstown State W 59–50  5–3
(1–0)
 16  Hooper   10  Murua   3  Hooper  Beeghly Center (1,523)
Youngstown, OH
December 3, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oakland W 66–55  6–3
(2–0)
 13  Corcoran   11  Murua   2  4 tied  Calihan Hall (405)
Detroit, MI
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 62–59  7–3
 17  Murua   8  2 tied   3  McNeal  University Arena (640)
Kalamazoo, MI
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Illinois L 66–75  7–4
 16  Trawally Porta   6  Murua   5  Hooper  Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
December 18, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Bellarmine W 59–49  8–4
 19  Hooper   11  Murua   5  McNeal  Freedom Hall (252)
Louisville, KY
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida A&M W 72–66  9–4
 17  Hooper   8  Murua   2  4 tied  Calihan Hall (289)
Detroit, MI
January 1, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Kentucky W 67–55  10–4
(3–0)
 23  Trawally Porta   14  Trawally Porta   4  2 tied  Calihan Hall (313)
Detroit, MI
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at IUPUI L 76–81 OT 10–5
(3–1)
 22  Murua   12  Murua   4  Hooper  IUPUI Gymnasium (416)
Indianapolis, IN
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 60–56  11–5
(4–1)
 14  Gilmore   9  Murua   2  3 tied  Calihan Hall (279)
Detroit, MI
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 53–74  11–6
(4–2)
 20  McNeal   8  Murua   3  2 tied  Wolstein Center (313)
Cleveland, OH
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oakland L 55–89  11–7
(4–3)
 10  Moorehead   8  Murua   3  Fleta Robles  OU Credit Union O'rena (597)
Rochester, MI
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Green Bay L 48–75  11–8
(4–4)
 11  Trawally Porta   9  Trawally Porta   2  4 tied  Calihan Hall (251)
Detroit, MI
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Milwaukee W 54–52  12–8
(5–4)
 13  McNeal   8  Murua   2  McNeal  Calihan Hall (213)
Detroit, MI
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 56–39  13–8
(6–4)
 14  Trawally Porta   10  Trawally Porta   4  McNeal  UPMC Events Center (177)
Moon Township, PA
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cleveland State W 69–56  14–8
(7–4)
 20  Burch   9  2 tied   5  Gilmore  Calihan Hall (251)
Detroit, MI
January 31, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 54–73  14–9
(7–5)
 15  Murua   9  Trawally Porta   4  McNeal  Truist Arena (4,122)
Highland Heights, KY
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wright State L 53–59  14–10
(7–6)
 17  Trawally Porta   10  2 tied   3  Hooper  Nutter Center (1,108)
Fairborn, OH
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Robert Morris W 68–49  15–10
(8–6)
 13  Forrest   13  Trawally Porta   3  3 tied  Calihan Hall (248)
Detroit, MI
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Youngstown State L 49–54  15–11
(8–7)
 14  McNeal   7  4 tied   4  Hooper  Calihan Hall (303)
Detroit, MI
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 67–77  15–12
(8–8)
 16  Burch   9  Trawally Porta   4  Murua  Hilliard Gates Sports Center (729)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 22, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 55–61  15–13
(8–9)
 18  Moorehead   9  Trawally Porta   4  2 tied  Klotsche Center (517)
Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Green Bay L 44–87  15–14
(8–10)
 9  Jackson   5  Moorehead   3  Hooper  Kress Events Center (2,272)
Green Bay, WI
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
IUPUI       Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wright State       Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 5–12, 2024
       
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Valiant Fourth Quarter Rally Comes Up Short as Titans' Season Concludes with Setback to Purdue Fort Wanye in #HLWBB Tournament". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved February 6, 2024.