MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU women's basketball team moved to 2-0 in Horizon League action and 8-2 overall with a 60-52 win over Detroit Mercy on Tuesday night at the UPMC Events Center.
 
FIRST QUARTER

• The Colonials got on the board first with 8:15 on the clock as Aislin Malcolm hit a jumper to put RMU up 2-0.
• With 2:07 left in the first quarter, Noa Givon got her second layup of the night to put RMU up by three, with the Coloinals leading 10-7.
• A made free-throw by Malcolm gave the Colonials an 11-9 lead going into the second quarter.
• The Colonials shot 41.7% while holding Detroit Mercy to 30.8%. Neither team was able to sink a three in the first quarter, and RMU held a 10-8 rebounding advantage over the Titans.

SECOND QUARTER

• The Titans started the second quarter with a quick jumper to tie the game at 11-11.
• A Bailey Kuhns (6 points) put back with 4:25 on the clock, extended RMU's lead to four, with the Coloinals out 17-13.
• Aislin Malcolm got her eighth point of the contest with a layup at 2:43 to put RMU out front 20-15.
• Back-to-back baskets by Layke Fields and a pair of made free throws from Noa Givon gave the Colonials a 26-16 lead going into the half, with RMU closing out the quarter on a 6-0 run.

THIRD QUARTER

• The Colonials continued their run from the second quarter, extending it to 12-0, giving RMU a 32-16 lead after Myriam Traore hit a pair of free throws.
• A 6-0 run by Detroit Mercy cut the Colonials' lead down to seven after back-to-back threes by the Titans made it 38-31.
• The Colonials shot 9-for-15 from the floor in the third quarter, shooting 60%.

FOURTH QUARTER

• An 8-0 run by the Colonials extended their lead to 51-35 as Myriam Traore scored a layup on a turnover to give RMU a 16-point lead.
• With 6:50 on the clock, Traore hit a free throw to give the Colonials their biggest lead of the night, with RMU going up 55-37.
• Detroit Mercy attempted a comeback with the Titans going on a 6-0 run to cut the score to 55-41 before going on another 6-0 run with back-to-back threes to make it 57-49.
• The Colonials were able to shut down the Titans the rest of the way to secure a 60-52 conference win.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Five Colonials scored double-digits on the night, with Myriam Traore leading the way with 13 points. Aislin Malcolm was second on the team with 11 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Noa Givon and Bailey Kuhns each had 10 points to round out the major scorers. Givon also pulled down a season-high nine boards to lead the Colonials on the glass.
 
On the glass, RMU held a 44-33 advantage over the Titans. The Coloinals shot 44.4% in the contest, going 24-for-54 from the floor. Detroit Mercy shot 31.1% from the floor and was led by Myonna Hooper (13) and Makayla Jackson (12).
 
QUOTE FROM COACH MCCABE
"I'm proud of the toughness are team showed today. Detroit Mercy is a really, really good team. They're super, super tough. We told them that if we could be tougher than them and be the better team, we thought we could come out with a win, and that's what kind of showed in that dog fight. We've got to be a lot better offensively. Turning the ball over 22 times is unacceptable. We were up, I think 16 at one point, and then they started pressing us, and we just were coughing it up. So, we've got to take care of the ball better, but proud of Myriam and Jada, both stepped up after halftime. They had zero points at half, and I challenged Jada. She did a really, really good job, and in that 3^rd quarter, which really gave us a good lead. So just overall, good team effort, I told them, I think we're playing okay right now. So, we've got to continue to get better and start playing good and then great."