Saturday, April 26, 2025
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 […]
Some student-athletes at the University of Detroit Mercy are frustrated because they feel misunderstood by their fellow, non-athlete students. It may not seem difficult playing your favorite sport, but there is much more to it for student-athletes on campus – from tight schedules to pressure to success athletically. “We have […]
She made a splash as a freshman, being named to the 2012-13 Horizon League All-Newcomer team, but had to sit out most of last season due to a knee injury she suffered in the third game at Western Michigan. Now, redshirt sophomore guard Rosie Reynolds expects to make a triumphant […]
With no disrespect to former men’s lacrosse head coach Matt Holtz, Chris Kolon is ready to carve his own path as Titans head man after serving six years as an assistant under Holtz. And he’s going to receive a bevy of help in his first year from five assistant coaches, […]
