2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans women's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Titans, led by second-year head coach Kate Achter, played their home games at Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans women's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	15–14 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach	Kate Achter (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Nicole "Colie" Shelwick
Assistant coaches	Juanita Cochran Kiefer Haffey Andrea Cecil
Home arena	Calihan Hall

2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cleveland State	18	–	2		.900			29	–	6		.829
Green Bay †	17	–	3		.850			27	–	7		.794
Purdue Fort Wayne	13	–	7		.650			23	–	13		.639
Wright State	11	–	9		.550			18	–	15		.545
Milwaukee	10	–	10		.500			16	–	16		.500
Detroit Mercy	9	–	11		.450			17	–	16		.515
Youngstown State	9	–	11		.450			14	–	18		.438
Oakland	8	–	12		.400			12	–	17		.414
Northern Kentucky	8	–	12		.400			11	–	20		.355
IUPUI	5	–	15		.250			7	–	23		.233
Robert Morris	2	–	18		.100			6	–	24		.200
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

The Titans finished the 2022–23 season 5–25, 3–17 in Horizon League play, to finish in last (11th) place. As the #11 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they were defeated by #6 seed Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round.

Roster

2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Imani McNeal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS South Georgia Tech Locust Grove, GA G 1 Irene Murua 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Louisiana Tech Mondragón, Spain G 2 Makayla Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bullis School Alexandria, va G 3 Jaida Hampton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS SIU Edwardsville Lansing, MI G 4 Myonna Hooper 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So West Bloomfield HS West Bloomfield, MI G 10 Paris Gilmore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Warrensville Heights HS Youngstown, OH G 11 Cyd Rivera 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Pepperdine Woodside, NY G 12 Maddie Diabate 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Georgia Highlands Paris, France G 13 Annika Corcoran 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Akron Chardon, OH F 15 Emma Trawally Porta 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Institut Thalassa Tiana, Spain F 21 Latifa Amzil 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Chipola College Helsinki, Finland G 22 Amaya Burch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Timber Creek HS Sicklerville, NJ F 23 Jada Moorehead 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Moberly Area CC Jackson, MI G 24 Kamari Forrest 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Saginaw HS Saginaw, MI G 55 Lucia Fleta Robles 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Laramie County CC San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain	Head coach Kate Achter (Bowling Green) Assistant coach(es) Nicole "Colie" Shelwick (Belhaven) Juanita Cochran (Wayne State) Kiefer Haffey (Wayne State) Andrea Cecil (Florida Gulf Coast) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 11:00 a.m.		Lake Erie	W 82–32	–	–	–	–	Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Eastern Michigan	W 68–38	1–0	13 – Gilmore	11 – Trawally Porta	5 – McNeal	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,426) Ypsilanti, MI
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Chicago State	W 83–48	2–0	15 – Hooper	14 – Trawally Porta	3 – 2 tied	Calihan Hall (480) Detroit, MI
November 12, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Butler	L 61–68	2–1	10 – 2 tied	9 – Murua	4 – McNeal	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,162) Indianapolis, IN
November 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., B1G		at Michigan State	L 44–105	2–2	9 – 2 tied	5 – Hooper	2 – 4 tied	Breslin Center (2,936) East Lansing, MI
November 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN		at Dayton	W 76–60	3–2	21 – Murua	9 – 2 tied	6 – Hooper	UD Arena (1,586) Dayton, OH
November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		vs. USC Upstate GATA Turkey Throwdown	W 71–64	4–2	16 – Amzil	10 – Murua	5 – McNeal	Hanner Fieldhouse (100) Statesboro, GA
November 25, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN		at Georgia Southern GATA Turkey Throwdown	L 59–81	4–3	17 – Murua	8 – Trawally Porta	3 – 2 tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (502) Statesboro, GA
November 30, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN		at Youngstown State	W 59–50	5–3 (1–0)	16 – Hooper	10 – Murua	3 – Hooper	Beeghly Center (1,523) Youngstown, OH
December 3, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Oakland	W 66–55	6–3 (2–0)	13 – Corcoran	11 – Murua	2 – 4 tied	Calihan Hall (405) Detroit, MI
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Western Michigan	W 62–59	7–3	17 – Murua	8 – 2 tied	3 – McNeal	University Arena (640) Kalamazoo, MI
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Northern Illinois	L 66–75	7–4	16 – Trawally Porta	6 – Murua	5 – Hooper	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
December 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN		at Bellarmine	W 59–49	8–4	19 – Hooper	11 – Murua	5 – McNeal	Freedom Hall (252) Louisville, KY
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Florida A&M	W 72–66	9–4	17 – Hooper	8 – Murua	2 – 4 tied	Calihan Hall (289) Detroit, MI
January 1, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Northern Kentucky	W 67–55	10–4 (3–0)	23 – Trawally Porta	14 – Trawally Porta	4 – 2 tied	Calihan Hall (313) Detroit, MI
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at IUPUI	L 76–81 OT	10–5 (3–1)	22 – Murua	12 – Murua	4 – Hooper	IUPUI Gymnasium (416) Indianapolis, IN
January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 60–56	11–5 (4–1)	14 – Gilmore	9 – Murua	2 – 3 tied	Calihan Hall (279) Detroit, MI
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Cleveland State	L 53–74	11–6 (4–2)	20 – McNeal	8 – Murua	3 – 2 tied	Wolstein Center (313) Cleveland, OH
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Oakland	L 55–89	11–7 (4–3)	10 – Moorehead	8 – Murua	3 – Fleta Robles	OU Credit Union O'rena (597) Rochester, MI
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Green Bay	L 48–75	11–8 (4–4)	11 – Trawally Porta	9 – Trawally Porta	2 – 4 tied	Calihan Hall (251) Detroit, MI
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Milwaukee	W 54–52	12–8 (5–4)	13 – McNeal	8 – Murua	2 – McNeal	Calihan Hall (213) Detroit, MI
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Robert Morris	W 56–39	13–8 (6–4)	14 – Trawally Porta	10 – Trawally Porta	4 – McNeal	UPMC Events Center (177) Moon Township, PA
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Cleveland State	W 69–56	14–8 (7–4)	20 – Burch	9 – 2 tied	5 – Gilmore	Calihan Hall (251) Detroit, MI
January 31, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN		at Northern Kentucky	L 54–73	14–9 (7–5)	15 – Murua	9 – Trawally Porta	4 – McNeal	Truist Arena (4,122) Highland Heights, KY
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Wright State	L 53–59	14–10 (7–6)	17 – Trawally Porta	10 – 2 tied	3 – Hooper	Nutter Center (1,108) Fairborn, OH
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Robert Morris	W 68–49	15–10 (8–6)	13 – Forrest	13 – Trawally Porta	3 – 3 tied	Calihan Hall (248) Detroit, MI
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Youngstown State	L 49–54	15–11 (8–7)	14 – McNeal	7 – 4 tied	4 – Hooper	Calihan Hall (303) Detroit, MI
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 67–77	15–12 (8–8)	16 – Burch	9 – Trawally Porta	4 – Murua	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (729) Fort Wayne, IN
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Milwaukee	L 55–61	15–13 (8–9)	18 – Moorehead	9 – Trawally Porta	4 – 2 tied	Klotsche Center (517) Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Green Bay	L 44–87	15–14 (8–10)	9 – Jackson	5 – Moorehead	3 – Hooper	Kress Events Center (2,272) Green Bay, WI
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		IUPUI						Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Wright State						Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 5–12, 2024
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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