DETROIT - The IUPUI women's basketball team scored a season-low 48 points and shot just 25.4 percent from the floor as the Jaguars fell on the road to Detroit Mercy inside Calihan Hall, 57-48. The typically dependable three-point shooting Jaguars connected on just 5-of-27 (18.5 percent) attempts and left an additional seven points at the free throw line as the balanced Titans led nearly wire-to-wire. 

Rachel Kent scored a game-high 17 points and Jazmyn Turner added eight points, seven rebounds and four steals in the loss. Irene Murua led the Titans with 13 points and Imani McNeal contributed 12 points for the victors. Emma Trawally Porta made life tough on the inside for the Jaguars as she closed with nine points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots. 

The IUPUI (14-12, 10-7 HL) never got going for any extended period as the Jaguars shot just 6-of-34 (17.6 percent) in the second half. The Titans (5-21, 3-14 HL) built a 10-point lead late in the second quarter, only to see the Jaguars score the final seven points of the half to cut the lead back to 29-26 at the break. The hosts outscored IUPUI 9-1 to start the third quarter and the Jaguars were held without a field goal until Kent splashed a three at the 5:09 mark. However, an 8-0 UDM run pushed the lead out to 15 late in the third stanza as IUPUI hit just 2-of-18 shots in the period, but from Kent. 

Despite holding Detroit Mercy to just 11 points in the fourth quarter, IUPUI got no closer than nine points over the final 10 minutes. 

Destiny Perkins labored to a 3-of-16 shooting night, including 1-of-9 from deep, and Turner closed at 1-of-11 overall. Ali Berg finished with five points and seven rebounds and Natalie Andersen had four points and five rebounds. Logan Lewis added four points and four rebounds off the IUPUI bench. 

IUPUI will close out the road trip at Oakland on Saturday (Feb. 18) at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN3.