EDISON, N.J. (2/19/2018) -- Fresh off a come-from-behind victory at Mercer and scoring not only the game-tying goal, but also the winning score, freshman
Brett Erskine was tabbed the MAAC Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday.
His winning goal was also featured nationally on ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10 Plays of the Day.
It is the first weekly honor for Erskine, who shared the honor with Siena's Anthony Tebbano. It is the second-straight week the Titans have won an award as junior
Matthew Vangalen won the Offensive Player of the Week and senior
Charlie Hayes was the Defensive Player of the Week last week.
Erskine was the hero for the Titans as he posted two goals and three points and all were in a critical run in the fourth period and overtime that propelled Detroit Mercy to victory.
His assist came on the Titans' sixth goal with 1:23 left. He then had a fantastic score to tie it up at 7-7 with just 19 seconds remaining as he got the ground ball in a scrum in front of the net and quickly turned around and dived forward, beating the goalie for his first collegiate goal. The dramatic game-tying marker was featured as the No. 7 play on ESPN's SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays of the Day.
In overtime, he took a pass from Vangalen and fired one past the keeper to send the Titans to victory.
Detroit Mercy will be back in action tomorrow, Feb. 20, as the red, white and blue visit Jacksonville at 7 p.m.
