Box Score

DETROIT (11/9/12) -- The top seeded Detroit Titans men's soccer season came to a close when it fell to Loyola, 1-0, Friday afternoon in the Horizon League Semifinals at Titan Field.
 
UDM (10-9) outshot the Ramblers (5-11-2) by a 13 shot margin (20-7) but Loyola's Nick Sanchez netted the game-winner in the 53rd minute to advance to the HL Championship Match where it will face Cleveland State at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday at Titan Field.
 
The Titans threatened early when Moustafa Bazzi sent a free kick into the box that was grabbed by Loyola's keeper, Peter McKeown.  In the 25^th minute, Kevin Pinkos took a corner that sailed through the box and Pat Lepera headed the ball towards the goal but McKeown grabbed it to keep the Titans off the board. 
 
Loyola's McKeown was issued a yellow card just outside the Rambler's own penalty area in the 42^nd minute.  Bedell took the free kick but it went just over the crossbar and the two teams went into the half scoreless.
 
The Titan's defensive line stood strong throughout the game, clearing crosses and blocking shots and the offense was able to counter and create scoring opportunities.  After Detroit was awarded a free kick in their offensive zone at the 66:39 mark, freshman Matt Harkema shot a low ball that made it through the legs of the defenders but McKeown was there on his knees to make the save.
 
UDM didn't go quietly with five shots in the final 17:52.  In the 73^rd minute Pinkos served a ball into Loyola's penalty box from the right wing and Bedell was able to get a shot off that was saved.  Mike Pugh gathered the rebound and got a shot off but it was steered wide by the Ramblers' defense.
 
Pinkos sent another ball into the box that Bedell was able to get a head on but it went right into McKeown's waiting arms.  Bedell fired another ball on net in the 85^th minute but once again McKeown was there and stood on his head to make another save.
 
Bedell recorded 10 shots and six shots on goal while Harkema shot three times with one being on net. UDM held a 9-5 edge in corners and held an 11-3 shot advantage in the second half, but it could not bury the equalizer.
 
This game marked the end of the 2012 senior class's career her at UDM.  The class consists of seven student-athletes who have made a great impact on the UDM program.  Pat Lepera and Moustafa Bazzi  teamed up as the striking force for UDM.  They have a combined 13 goals and 13 assists for a total of 39 points.  Lepera was an All-Horizon League irst team selection this year, tallying four goals and two assists for Detroit.  The midfield and backline has held the team together with contributions from Matt Nedwicki, Tom Allott, Jeremy Stoychoff, Jon Bowman, and Martin Robertson.  Stoychoff has totaled three assists over his four years at UDM, with two coming this year. The Titan seniors have combined for a total of 281 games played and have made 115 starts.
 
Detroit finished the year with a 10-9-0 record and a 6-1 mark in the regular season against Horizon League opponents.  Adam Bedell earned Player of the Year and All-Horizon League first team honors and was joined on the first team by senior Pat Lepera.  Matt Ybarra and Matt Nedwicki were named to the second team while Nathan Steinwascher and Matt Harkema were named to the All-Newcomer team.