Saturday, January 21, 2017
Staff Report
detroit
Detroit Mercy outscored the Youngstown State women’s basketball by 10 in the first eight minutes and by 13 in the final eight minutes to defeat the Penguins 80-63 on Friday evening at Calihan Hall.
YSU had to battle uphill the entire night, falling behind by as many as 16 in the second period. The Penguins fought back and got within two early in the fourth period before Detroit pulled away.
Alison Smolinski had another standout shooting night with six 3-pointers and a team-high 20 points. She was the only Penguin to score in double figures. Jenna Hirsch and Indiya Benjamin both had nine points, and Melinda Trimmer came off the bench to contribute eight points.
Rosanna Reynolds led all players with 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Brianne Cohen scored 18 for the Titans.
Cohen scored the game’s first six points, and the closest Youngstown State would get would be 13-12 with 4:18 left when Smolinski made her second of three triples in the opening quarter. The Titans hit four straight 3-pointers to go up 22-12, and they led 28-19 at the end of the period. Seven of Detroit’s points came following offensive rebounds.
Youngstown State shot just 33.8 percent and went 9-for-30 for 3-point range. Detroit shot 47.1 percent and made 10 3-pointers in 25 attempts.