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DETROIT -- The men's soccer team will end the 2011 season with a road contest against the Cleveland State Vikings on Friday, Nov. 4.  The Titans will not compete in this year's Horizon League Tournament as they hold a league record of 1-5-1.
 
About Detroit
The Titans are coming into Friday's contest after losing a 2-1 decision to IPFW on Tuesday.  Detroit took the Mastodons into double overtime, but a goal in the 108^th minute of action hit UDM with their 11^th loss of the season.
 
Jon Bowman scored his first goal of his career against IPFW.  Bowman took a pass from Jeremy Stoychoff and found the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1.  Bowman's goal marks the 11th different player to score a goal for the Titans in 2011.
 
Pat Lepera will return to the starting lineup against the Vikings after serving a one game suspension against IPFW.  Lepera is tied for the team lead in points with 10.  He has three goals and four assists.  Joining Lepera with 10 points is sophomore Adam Bedell.  He has matched Lepera in each category as he also has three goals to go along with four assists.
 
Senior Otieno Victor leads the team in goals with four.  Other Titans with more than one goal on the season include Nate Robinson, Patrick Soltys, Moustafa Bazzi, Cameron Roberts, and Tevin Wynter.
 
Anthony Shepherd has logged over 1,500 minutes as the Detroit Titan goalkeeper this season.  He is the Horizon League leader in saves with 81 and he has helped Detroit record two shutouts.  Shepherd has a save percentage of .736 and holds a goals against average of 1.73.
 
Scouting Cleveland State
The Vikings are currently third in the Horizon League standings.  They have an overall record of 8-8-1 with a 4-2-1 mark in league play.  The Vikings can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win or a tie against Detroit and a Wright State loss.
 
Cleveland State has a powerful two man attack on the offensive side of the field.  Aaron Adkins and Admir Suljevic have impacted the team with their consistent scoring.  Adkins has a team-high nine goals and an assist (19 points), while Suljevic leads the team with four assists.  Suljevic is second on the team with 16 points as he also has six goals on the year.
 
Brad Stuver will be the goalkeeper for the Vikings on Friday night.  Stuver holds a record of 8-7-1 and leads the team with 61 saves.  He holds a goals against average of 1.34, and has helped Cleveland State shut out their opponent four times.
 
Horizon League Standings
1) Valparaiso 9-5-4 overall, 5-0-2 HL
2) Wright State 9-6-2 overall, 4-2-1 HL
3) Cleveland State 8-8-1 overall, 4-2-1 HL
4) Green Bay 9-6-1 overall, 4-3-0 HL
5) Loyola 5-11-1 overall, 3-5-0 HL
6) Butler 7-7-3 overall, 2-3-2 HL
7) Milwaukee 6-9-2 overall, 2-3-2 HL
8) UIC 8-6-3 overall, 2-4-1 HL
9) Detroit 5-11-1 overall, 1-5-1 HL
 
All-Time Series
The Titans lead the all-time series against Cleveland State 14-7-1.  These two teams faced off two times last year as Detroit came up with the 2-0 win during the regular season at Titan Field, yet the Vikings got revenge in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament eliminating Detroit with a 2-1 win on Nov. 9.
 
Three Musketeers
Only three players have played in all 17 games for the Titans this season.  Those three student-athletes are Adam Bedell, Patrick Soltys, and Matt Ybarra.
 
Bedell Chases All-Time Assist Record
Sophomore Adam Bedell now has 12 career assists placing him in a seven way tie for 16th all-time.  Bedell recorded eight assists as a freshman and currently has four in 2011.  Joining Bedell with 12 career assists is teammate Nate Robinson and former Titans Jason Alexander, Marcel Flemming, Michael Giese, Pete Tangalos, and Dominic Vella.
 
Shepherd With the Save
Sophomore Anthony Shepherd leads the Horizon League in saves with 81.  With a solid performance against Cleveland State, Shepherd has a chance to enter the top ten in saves recorded during a single season.  Don Koontz (1991) and Sasha Boskovic (2005) are tied for eighth overall with 85.
 
Overtime Blues
Overtime has not been kind to Detroit this season.  The Titans hold a record of 1-5-1 when extra time is added to the clock.  The year started off promising as Detroit knocked off a ranked Michigan State team 1-0 in overtime in the first game of the season.  The Titans also tied Milwaukee 2-2 at Titan Field on Oct. 8.
 
The other five games were the turning point to the 2011 season.  The Buffalo Bulls came away victorious in a double overtime game in the home opener 1-0.  The Horizon League home opener was more of the same as Wright State came up with a 2-1 win in overtime.
 
Detroit had the top-seed on the ropes when they traveled to Valparaiso, but the Crusaders ended the night with a 3-2 overtime win.  The Titans were shutout in an overtime loss to Loyola in mid October, and the most recent tough loss to land on Detroit was a double overtime game against IPFW as the Mastodons earned a 2-1 victory in the 108^th minute of action.