Beacons Fall Late to Detroit Mercy

The Valpo women's basketball team held a six-point lead with just over four minutes to play Saturday afternoon in its home opener at the ARC, but visiting Detroit Mercy outscored the Beacons 15-5 down the stretch to emerge 67-63 victors.

How It Happened

- The opening quarter was played almost entirely within one possession either way, until the Titans scored six points in their last three possessions to take a 14-10 lead 10 minutes in.

- UDM scored early in the second quarter to push out to a six-point edge, but the Beacons kept the Titans from pulling any further away. Hillary Offing (Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork [Purdue Fort Wayne]) and Constanza Aravena (Concepcion, Chile/Academy of Central…