University of Detroit Mercy Director of Athletics Robert C. Vowels, Jr. has announced that former collegiate standout and coaching veteran Kate Achter (Clay/Bowling Green State University) will be the 14th women’s basketball head coach in school history.
Moore withdrew her name April 18 with intention to finish her eligibility and degree in communications at UDM and emailed Vowels last week to figure out how to work her classes and internship around the team’s practice schedule.
Moore said she told by Vowels on Wednesday that Gilbert wants to completely have a new team and that the university supported that decision to give the player a choice to remain in school on scholarship but not complete her two years of eligibility or re-enter the portal and find another school. Moore began her college career at Western Michigan and has been with the Titans the past two seasons. Gilbert did not participate in the call, Moore said, and has not spoken to her former player since Jan. 16.
Former Homestead star transferring to PFW
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Former Homestead guard and three-time First-Team All-SAC performer Sylare Starks is transferring from Detroit Mercy to Purdue Fort Wayne, she announced. Thank you Coach (Maria) Marchesano for believing in me, Starks wrote in her announcement, posted on social media. I m coming home.
Starks played two seasons with Detroit Mercy, earning Horizon League All-Freshman Team honors in 2019-20, when she averaged 10.1 points and started all 30 games for the Titans. As a sophomore, the 5-foot-9 Starks averaged 6.6 points and 3.0 rebounds before Detroit Mercy ended its women s basketball season in late January following allegations of player mistreatment from first-year coach AnnMarie Gilbert.
Pitt has paused all women’s basketball team activities just before the team was scheduled to host Boston College because of a positive COVID-19 test within the Panthers’ program.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the postponement Thursday shortly before tipoff. Pitt is now undergoing quarantining and contract tracing.
Due to COVID-19 protocols, the Panthers’ next three games against North Carolina on Sunday, at No. 2 Louisville next Thursday and against Clemson on Jan. 10 also have been postponed.
Middle Tennessee has postponed a pair of basketball games at Florida Atlantic because of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the Blue Raiders’ program.