Saturday, October 5, 2024
By Tim Krafchak VN SPECIAL WRITER From Griz the Grizzly of rival university Oakland University to Pistol Pete of Oklahoma State, college mascots exist all throughout the college sports world. Consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed or inflatable mascots, they give fans something to look forward to at […]
The Titans host Youngstown State Saturday at 2 p.m. at Calihan Hall. The game will be part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The free event starts at 10:30 a.m. Participants will get many freebies: lunch, T-shirts, gift bags and tickets to the game. The Titans are 5-5 […]
BY KARIC JONES VN SPORTS Writer Detroit Titan Anton Wilson is one of the top three-point shooters in the Horizon League – and not a man of many words. But he agreed recently to sit down for a Q&A with The Varsity News. Anton, you’re a top three-point […]
BY VITO CHIRCO VN SPORTS EDITOR Intense. Fiery. Passionate. Any of the three aforementioned adjectives can be used to aptly describe the coaching style of one Autumn Rademacher, head women’s basketball coach. And no longer is she just the women’s basketball head coach at UDM. She’s also now the […]
For Oakland and OU head coach Greg Kampe, the rivalry with UDM can be viewed in three ways. The first viewpoint is that of Kampe. “I look at it as the most important game of the year,” he said. Obviously, the game means a lot to Kampe. Why? It could […]
By Karic Jones VN STAFF WRITER After sitting out all of last season due to NCAA transfer rules, former Colorado Buffalo and six-foot-seven Detroit product Chris Jenkins is being expected to make an impact right away with the Titans. Along with the expectation to make an impact right away […]
Junior point guard Carlton Brundidge figures to play a significant role in his second full season with the Titans. After earning all-state honors at Southfield High School, Brundidge – many call him CB – spent his freshman season as a member of the Michigan Wolverines, before transferring to UDM. He […]
At six-foot-ten, Pat Ackerman is the biggest big man on the Detroit Titans. A junior, he started his collegiate basketball career at Penn State University in 2011 before transferring to UDM last season. Because of NCAA transfer rules, he sat out in 2013-14. But Ackerman will be counted on to […]
A lot of times assistant coaches play more of the “unsung hero role” on a team while the spotlight is for the most part on head coaches. Such is the case with Laurie Merian, assistant women’s lacrosse coach at University of Detroit Mercy. Born and raised in Maryland, Merian played […]
The journey to the top is not always easy – just ask University of Detroit Mercy head women’s soccer coach Mike Lupenec. Lupenec is in his 22nd year as head coach of the Titans. He has won two Horizon League championships, has an NCAA Tournament victory, three Horizon League coach […]
