Thursday, November 16
East Lansing, Mich.
6:30 PM
Michigan State University
3-0,0-0Big Ten
105
vs
44
Detroit Mercy
2-2,0-0Horizon
1
2
3
4
F
Detroit Mercy
17
10
7
10
44
Michigan St.
20
33
26
26
105
Team Stats
UDM
MSU
FG%
.365
.709
3FG%
.231
.737
FT%
.600
.591
RB
20
34
TO
25
15
STL
7
11
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
3
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
School-Record Shooting Catapults MSU Past Detroit Mercy, 105-44
11/16/2023 10:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann scores a career-high 24 in the win.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - A record setting night from the field helped the Michigan State women's basketball team dominate Detroit Mercy 105-44 Thursday night at the Breslin Center.
Shooting 70.9 percent from the field (39-for-55), the Spartans broke the school record for field goal percentage in a game set in 1986 against Bowling Green. In that game MSU shot 67.2 percent (45-for-67) against Bowling Green on Dec. 23, 1986. The Spartans also tied school record for assists with 34.
With the win, the Spartans improve 3-0 this season, while Detroit Mercy falls to 2-2. This is the eighth-straight year that Michigan State has started the season 3-0.
For the third-straight game junior guard DeeDee Hagemann led MSU in scoring with 24 points, passing her previous career high of 23 against Oakland on Nov. 8. She also added a season-high seven helpers. Graduate guard Moira Joiner added a season-high 17 points and four assists. Graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment was stellar in the second half scoring 10 points, including going 2-for-2 from long range. She also had a game-high eight rebounds.
Detroit Mercy was led by nine points from both Myonna Hooper and Jada Moorehead.
The Spartans used an early 6-0 run to take a 10-5 lead midway through the first quarter. A fast-break layup from Julia Ayrault gave the Spartans the 17-11 advantage at the 2:29 mark, but could not shake the Titans. An Abbey Kimball trey put MSU on top 20-17 to end the period. The 17 first quarter points matched the Titans scoring for the next two period combined.
In the second quarter, MSU used an 8-0 run to open up its first double digit lead 32-21 with under seven minutes left in the half. With the help of junior guard Jocelyn Tate and senior guard Gabby Elliott the Spartan run increased to 12-2 and made the MSU lead 36-23. Michigan State was able to keep Detroit Mercy off the scoreboard for over four minutes to end the half on a 17-2 run. Joiner drained a long-range three with one second remaining to send the Spartans into the locker room with a resounding 53-27 lead.
The offensive onslaught continued for Michigan State in the third quarter. MSU used a 19-2 run over 5:16 to stretch its lead to 77-33 with 1:30 left in the period. The Spartans out-scored the Titans in the third quarter 26-7. Seven different Spartans scored in the third stanza led by 11 from Hagemann. Michigan State was 10-for-12, including going 4-for-5 from beyond the arc in the period.
Freshman center Mary Meng was a big contributor for MSU in the fourth quarter with six points. She was 2-for-2 from the field and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. Meng's jumper with 31 seconds remaining gave the Spartans' their biggest lead of the game, 105-44.
The Spartans conclude their four-game homestand against Evansville on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Breslin Center. It is the first half of a doubleheader with the Michigan State men's team.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes
• Shooting 70.9 percent from the field (39-for-55), the Spartans broke the school record for field goal percentage in a game set in 1986 against Bowling Green. In that game MSU shot 67.2 percent(45-67) against Bowling Green on Dec. 23, 1986.The last time they achieved that feat was an epic 114-106 game against Minnesota on Feb. 21, 2016 at the Breslin Center.
• Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann led the Spartans in scoring for the third time this season. She bypassed her career high with 24 points. Her previous career high was 23 against Oakland on Nov. 8. Overall, she has 25 double-figure scoring games for her career. The guard was 8-for-10 from the field and 5-for -6 from beyond the arc, both tying career highs. She also added seven assists.
• Michigan State's 61-point margin of victory was the most since a 65-point win against Florida A&M on Nov. 17, 2022. The school record for margin of victory is 66 against Niagara in a 116-50 win on Nov. 14, 2008.
• Michigan State leads the overall series with Detroit Mercy, 25-7. The Spartans have won the last 20 games in the series, leading 19-1 in East Lansing. MSU holds a 6-5 record in Detroit, while Detroit Mercy has won the only meeting in neutral territory.
• For the second-straight game, all 12 Spartans that played scored at least one point. Freshman center Mary Meng scored a season-high nine points, while junior guard Lauren Ross added seven. Graduate guard Moira Joiner (17) and graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment (11) both reached double figures.
• This was the Spartans' first 100-point performance since the 109-44 win over Florida A&M last season on Nov. 17, 2022.
• In tying the school record for assists with 34, 11 of the 12 Spartans that played had at least one helper. Hagemann led the way with seven, which was just shy of her season high of eight. Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault tied her career high with five assists. She previously had five assists against Northern Illinois on Dec. 20, 2020.
Shooting 70.9 percent from the field (39-for-55), the Spartans broke the school record for field goal percentage in a game set in 1986 against Bowling Green. In that game MSU shot 67.2 percent (45-for-67) against Bowling Green on Dec. 23, 1986. The Spartans also tied school record for assists with 34.
With the win, the Spartans improve 3-0 this season, while Detroit Mercy falls to 2-2. This is the eighth-straight year that Michigan State has started the season 3-0.
For the third-straight game junior guard DeeDee Hagemann led MSU in scoring with 24 points, passing her previous career high of 23 against Oakland on Nov. 8. She also added a season-high seven helpers. Graduate guard Moira Joiner added a season-high 17 points and four assists. Graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment was stellar in the second half scoring 10 points, including going 2-for-2 from long range. She also had a game-high eight rebounds.
Detroit Mercy was led by nine points from both Myonna Hooper and Jada Moorehead.
The Spartans used an early 6-0 run to take a 10-5 lead midway through the first quarter. A fast-break layup from Julia Ayrault gave the Spartans the 17-11 advantage at the 2:29 mark, but could not shake the Titans. An Abbey Kimball trey put MSU on top 20-17 to end the period. The 17 first quarter points matched the Titans scoring for the next two period combined.
In the second quarter, MSU used an 8-0 run to open up its first double digit lead 32-21 with under seven minutes left in the half. With the help of junior guard Jocelyn Tate and senior guard Gabby Elliott the Spartan run increased to 12-2 and made the MSU lead 36-23. Michigan State was able to keep Detroit Mercy off the scoreboard for over four minutes to end the half on a 17-2 run. Joiner drained a long-range three with one second remaining to send the Spartans into the locker room with a resounding 53-27 lead.
The offensive onslaught continued for Michigan State in the third quarter. MSU used a 19-2 run over 5:16 to stretch its lead to 77-33 with 1:30 left in the period. The Spartans out-scored the Titans in the third quarter 26-7. Seven different Spartans scored in the third stanza led by 11 from Hagemann. Michigan State was 10-for-12, including going 4-for-5 from beyond the arc in the period.
Freshman center Mary Meng was a big contributor for MSU in the fourth quarter with six points. She was 2-for-2 from the field and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. Meng's jumper with 31 seconds remaining gave the Spartans' their biggest lead of the game, 105-44.
The Spartans conclude their four-game homestand against Evansville on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Breslin Center. It is the first half of a doubleheader with the Michigan State men's team.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes
• Shooting 70.9 percent from the field (39-for-55), the Spartans broke the school record for field goal percentage in a game set in 1986 against Bowling Green. In that game MSU shot 67.2 percent(45-67) against Bowling Green on Dec. 23, 1986.The last time they achieved that feat was an epic 114-106 game against Minnesota on Feb. 21, 2016 at the Breslin Center.
• Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann led the Spartans in scoring for the third time this season. She bypassed her career high with 24 points. Her previous career high was 23 against Oakland on Nov. 8. Overall, she has 25 double-figure scoring games for her career. The guard was 8-for-10 from the field and 5-for -6 from beyond the arc, both tying career highs. She also added seven assists.
• Michigan State's 61-point margin of victory was the most since a 65-point win against Florida A&M on Nov. 17, 2022. The school record for margin of victory is 66 against Niagara in a 116-50 win on Nov. 14, 2008.
• Michigan State leads the overall series with Detroit Mercy, 25-7. The Spartans have won the last 20 games in the series, leading 19-1 in East Lansing. MSU holds a 6-5 record in Detroit, while Detroit Mercy has won the only meeting in neutral territory.
• For the second-straight game, all 12 Spartans that played scored at least one point. Freshman center Mary Meng scored a season-high nine points, while junior guard Lauren Ross added seven. Graduate guard Moira Joiner (17) and graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment (11) both reached double figures.
• This was the Spartans' first 100-point performance since the 109-44 win over Florida A&M last season on Nov. 17, 2022.
• In tying the school record for assists with 34, 11 of the 12 Spartans that played had at least one helper. Hagemann led the way with seven, which was just shy of her season high of eight. Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault tied her career high with five assists. She previously had five assists against Northern Illinois on Dec. 20, 2020.
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