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Men's Soccer to Face Bowling Green on Wednesday

The Detroit men's soccer team will take a break from conference action on Wednesday as the Titans will take its last road trip of the season and will face Bowling Green at 2 p.m. at Cochrane Field.

In its last outing, UDM dropped a 2-0 decision to visiting Loyola on Halloween. Detroit sophomore Otieno Victor (Kisumu Nyanza, Kenya/Kakamega) leads his team in both goals (4) and points (8), while senior Ken Simon (Brighton, MI/Brighton) and freshman Kevin Pinkos (Clarkston, MI/Clarkston) have each dished out a team-high three assists. In addition, Titan sophomore Sam Seppo (Port Huron, MI/Port Huron) has collected a team second-best three goals, while senior Nick Dreshaj (Clinton Twp., MI/Chippewa Valley) has scored two goals and has earned two assists.

Bowling Green heads into Wednesday's contest with a 2-11-3 overall mark and a 1-3-2 record when playing on its home field. The Falcons have lost their past two games, including a 3-0 setback against Northern Illinois at home on Halloween and the last win for BGSU came on Oct. 16 at Buffalo (4-3). Senior Cameron Hepple leads the Falcons in both goals (7) and points (15), while teammate senior Hunter Van Houten has dished out a team-high four assists thus far this season.

Detroit owns a 5-14-2 overall record against BGSU, which includes a 3-3 tie on the Nov. 4, 2008 at Titan Field. The last time UDM captured a victory against the Falcons was on Sept. 8, 2004 by a score of 1-0 in Detroit.

The Titans (3-12-1) will close out their 2009 campaign on Saturday, Nov. 7 against UIC at Titan Field (12 p.m.). Dreshaj and senior Ali Youssef (Canton, MI/Plymouth), will be honored prior to kick-off for all of their hard work and dedication to the Titan soccer program.

-Detroit Titans-
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