MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU women's basketball team fell at home against Detroit Mercy, 66-58 on Saturday afternoon. The Colonials are now 5-8 on the season with a 1-3 mark in Horizon League play.

FIRST QUARTER

• The Colonials got off to a fast start by jumping out to a 6-1 lead in the first three minutes of action. The RMU defense forced two Detroit Mercy turnovers and three missed shots in the early part of the quarter.
• The Titans climbed back into the game by way of the three ball as Detroit Mercy converted on three of their five attempts from beyond the arc in the frame.
• Both teams exchanged three-pointers to end the quarter, starting with Noa Givon who nailed a triple with 47 seconds left and then Detroit's Emaia Brown hit a buzzer-beater to give the Titans a two-point lead going to the break.

SECOND QUARTER

• The Titans applied pressure this quarter from the free-throw line as Detroit Mercy scored half of their 18 total points from the charity stripe.
• The Colonials defense only allowed Detroit Mercy to shoot 36 percent from the field in the frame but the Titans still managed to outscore RMU, 18-14.
• RMU went on a short 6-0 run to close out the quarter and shrinked the Detroit Mercy lead to six going to the second half.

THIRD QUARTER

• The Colonials came out of the break ready to score as RMU started the frame on a 6-0 run and tied the game at 32 at the seven-minute mark.
• This was the lone quarter where RMU outscored Detroit Mercy as Mya Murray and Isys Grady each led the way with four points in the frame.
• RMU finished the quarter strong scoring five out of the last six points thanks in large part to a Madison O'Dell triple with under a minute remaining. RMU trailed 46-42 going into the final quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

• RMU struggled the most in this frame shooting the ball as the Colonials shot a game-low 31 percent from the floor.
• The Titans made half of their shots from the field but again succeeded from the beyond the arc as they finished the quarter going 3-6 from three-point land.
• RMU did however take advantage of Detroit's miscues with the Colonials scoring eight points off of Titan turnovers compared to UDM who had just two points off of RMU turnovers.
• The Colonials were forced to send Detroit Mercy to the free-throw line later in the quarter and would end up falling 66-58 against the Titans.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Junior guard Noa Givon led the Colonials with 12 points scoring in the contest while adding two rebounds and two assists. Isys Grady reached double digits with 10 points in the game while having a team-high three assists.
 
UP NEXT
The Colonials will have a week off before they hit the road and play IU Indy in Horizon League action next Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.
 
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