Box Score

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (11/1/2013) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's soccer team secured the No. 4 seed in the Horizon League Championship and a home playoff game with a 1-0 win over the Youngstown State Penguins Friday evening at Farmers National Bank Field in the regular season finale.

"It was a huge victory winning this game on the road and giving us a home playoff game," said UDM women's soccer head coach Mike Lupenec. "I thought we played good enough to win and it's a good feeling to get the road win in this conference and we have to prepare for our game on Tuesday."

Sophomore Jennifer Borawski knocked in the winning goal for Detroit (10-7-1, 4-3 Horizon League) in the 37th minute on a loose ball in front of the net.

The Titans will now host a first round game in the Horizon League Championship this Tuesday (11/5) at Titan Field at 2:00 p.m. Detroit's opponent will be determined following the conclusion of the remaining games on the Horizon League schedule to be completed this evening. The remaining games include Cleveland State at Wright State (7pm), Milwaukee at Oakland (7:30pm), and Green Bay at Valparaiso (7:30pm). All times are Eastern.

Friday's game against Youngstown State (4-12-1, 2-5 Horizon League) started with the Penguins breaking in with a shot off the post in the 21st minute.

Even with that attempt, it was Detroit who got on the board as a corner kick helped set up the Titan offense. Junior defender Alyssa Lotito took the corner and after a shuffle inside the 18-yard box, the Youngstown State goalkeeper got her hands on the ball, but not enough to control it, and Borawski knocked it out of her hands and into the goal for a 1-0 Titan lead at 36:30.

Both teams had great chances in the final five minutes of the opening half as senior forward Kaitlyn Quarrell volleyed a shot high over the net from freshman defender Kaitlan Vossen in the 41st minute. The Penguins had their chance with a free kick just outside the 18-yard box in the final minute after a Detroit foul, but the shot headed just wide of the net.

At the end of the first half, the Titans held a 1-0 lead and a 5-4 overall edge in shots. UDM had five corner kicks in the opening frame, while the hometown Penguins mustered one with each team registering a shot on goal.

Detroit held on for the win despite a late push from the home team. Youngstown State had an 8-5 overall lead in shots in the second half and finished with a 12-10 advantage, including 3-2 edge in shots on goal.

UDM sophomore goalkeeper Martha Dunbar made three saves recording her second-straight shutout and fourth in the Horizon League this year. It was her seventh overall blanking on the season.

Detroit will host a first round game in the Horizon League Championship on Tuesday at Titan Field at 2:00 p.m. ET.  Tickets will be $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and students with an ID card. Students from an HL institution (with ID) are FREE.

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Notes: The win was the tenth of the season for the Titans marking the tenth time in the 21 year history of the UDM women's soccer program that a team has reached at least 10 or more wins... It was also the 185th career win for the women's soccer program which has seen Mike Lupenec as the only head coach.