Birmingham Marian grad Brigid Mulroy, the top 3-point shooter in the nation in Division I women's basketball, was named the University of Detroit Mercy team MVP at Thursday's team awards banquet. The senior was the leading scorer for the Titans in 13 of 31 games, leading UDM to a 17-14 record (the program's most wins since 2000-01), and a second-place finish in the Horizon League. She was the first Titan woman to earn All-Horizon League First Team honors in eight seasons.

She'll represent UDM as one of eight contestants in the 3-point contest on April 1, as part of the 22nd Annual State Farm 3-Point Championship at the Final Four in Indianapolis.

Sophomore Lauren Allen (Rochester HS), who started 28 of 31 games and every league contest, earned Most Improved Player Award. Sophomore Yar Shayok, the Horizon League's top newcomer, earned the same honor for the Titans, adding the Hustle Award.

In high school at Birmingham Marian, Brigid Mulroy played for a former University of Detroit Mercy player and Hall of Famer in Mary Cicerone. Her grandfather, John, is also in the UDM athletic Hall of Fame as an administrator, while her father, also named John, was once the UDM men's basketball interim coach.

But Mulroy now has earned an honor that none of those influences can boast: The UDM senior became the first player for the Titans — men's or women's — to earn an invitation to the national 3-point contest.

The 22nd Annual State Farm Slam Dunk and Three Point Championships are scheduled for April 1, as part of the NCAA men's basketball Final Four weekend. The contest will be broadcast on a tape-delay basis at 9 p.m. on ESPN.

A walk-on for her first two years with the Titans, Mulroy started every game the past two seasons, and ranks sixth on UDM's all-time list for 3-pointers made with 160. She was ranked in the top five in 3-point percentage for every week but one this season.

The Titans' season ended with a loss to Butler in the Horizon League tournament semifinals.