INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women's basketball team defeated the Detroit Mercy Titans on Friday night, 74-64. Four Jaguars finished in double figures with Jazmyn Turner leading with 18 points.
 
"It was nice for our team to get to play at home after being on the road for a couple weeks," said head coach Kate Bruce. "I thought we did a much better job in the second half of executing defensively. Our team continues to work hard and we just need to be more consistent on both ends of the floor."

Detroit Mercy took the lead in the first quarter, but it didn't last long as the Jaguars bounced back to take a 41-38 lead heading into the half. In the third quarter the Jags extended their lead to 58-49 with Destiny Perkins sinking the layup with two seconds to spare. IUPUI finished out the fourth and final quarter taking a ten-point lead, 74-64.
 
Natalie Andersen started out hot for the Jaguars shooting 3-for-3 from the arc in the first quarter and ended with 17 points shooting 5-for-6 from three. Turner led the Jags in scoring with 18 points shooting 6-for-12 from the floor. Perkins finished with 11 points, five assists and four steals while Rachel Kent totaled ten points and seven rebounds.
 
IUPUI shot 42.9 percent (27-for-63) from the floor as a team and 39.1 percent (9-for-23) from the three-point line. The Jags outrebounded the Titians 35 to 33 and forced the Titans to make 15 turnovers.
 
The Jaguars improved to 10-8 and 6-3 in the Horizon League and will continue their two-game home stretch when they host Oakland on Sunday, January 22nd with tipoff at 2:00 PM.