Box Score

The Detroit Titan men's soccer team picked up a conference win on the road Sunday night with a 1-0 victory over Wright State at Alumni Field.

Kevin Pinkos (Clarkston, MI/Clarkston) scored the game-winner for the Titans (5-6-1, 3-2 HL) early in the second half. Adam Bedell (Livonia, MI/Churchill) got the play started with a throw in from the near sideline. Bedell's ball went to the head of Pat Lepera (Windsor, ON/St. Joseph's Catholic) who flicked it to Pinkos who gave Detroit the 1-0 advantage with a header from the far post. Pinkos had a great week as he scored his first goal of the season on Wednesday in a win against Western Michigan.

Detroit now holds a 3-2 mark in the Horizon League. Today's win was extra special to the team as the Titans had not recorded a shutout in 27 straight contests.

“Getting a shutout was the goal here today.” head coach Nicholas Deren explained. “We haven't had one in 27 games, and we needed it. It took a total team effort to achieve this and I am proud of our guys.”

Detroit had to play without offensive threat Otieno Victor (Kisumu Nyanza, Kenya), who did not make the road trip due to an injury. The Titans responded by using a heavy rotation of players against the Raiders. “Everybody played a big part in tonight's game,” Deren added. “We had a lot of guys getting solid minutes. Matt Nedwicki (Dearborn, MI/Divine Child) has made the most of his time on the field as he had another good game tonight.”

The Titans controlled the action early, even though the score remained tied at 0-0 after the first half. “We were on a mission tonight early in the game,” Deren said. “We had opportunities early, but we couldn't put it away.”

Brandon Waterstradt (Dearborn Heights, MI/Detroit Catholic Central) was the goalkeeper for Detroit. Waterstradt help the team pick up the shutout by making two saves. “Conference wins on the road are a premium and very tough to get,” Deren said. “This was a good win for us.”