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DETROIT (3/29/2014) -- Neither team led by more than two goals and the Titans looked like they were going to squeak one out, but a late tally by Quinnipiac in the fourth and then the game winner in overtime sent the University of Detroit Mercy to a 10-9 setback on Saturday on Titan Field.

Senior Alex Maini and junior Scott Drummond each had a hat trick, while junior Shayne Adams finished with a pair of markers. Freshman Jason Weber made 12 saves and sophomore Damien Hicks tied his career high winning 14-of-22 faceoffs as well as picking up seven ground balls.

Detroit (4-5, 1-1 MAAC) trailed 8-7 early in the fourth, but with 8:10 left, junior Brandon Beauregard was able to feed senior Tom Masterson and he tied things all up. UDM would then take a 9-8 lead with 3:33 remaining as Beauregard came up with another assist finding Adams for his second marker of the contest.

The Titans were a little more than a minute away from victory, but Quinnipiac (3-4, 2-1 MAAC) was able to net a goal with just 1:08 on the clock to knot it at 9-all, the seventh tie of the afternoon. In overtime, the Bobcats appeared to win the game at the 3:37 mark, but just as Ryan Keenan put in the game winner, Quinnipiac called a timeout and that goal was nullified. When play resumed, the visitors took control and scored just 30 seconds later.

Detroit outshot Quinnipiac, 41-35, and won the battle of ground balls, 36-30, but the Titans were just 11-of-17 in the clear game. The top ranked man-up unit in the NCAA continued its dominance going 3-of-4 on the day to move its line up to 70.3% (26-of-37) and the man-down defense allowed just two goals in six opportunities, including killing off three penalties in the second half.

Detroit started the scoring with the extra-man advantage as Adams picked up a ground ball and beat the keeper just 22 seconds into the game. UDM would take a 2-1 lead at 11:05 as Drummond was able to fire one in. The Bobcats scored two in a row to jump out in front, but junior Mike Birney located Drummond and he squared things at 3-3 with just 21 seconds remaining.

The second stanza saw Detroit take advantage of a two-minute non-releasable infraction on Quinnipiac as Maini found the back of the net twice for a 5-3 lead, but the seesaw match-up continued as the Bobcats scored a pair to make it a 5-5 game. Drummond, though, was able to strike again to get his hat trick with just 31 seconds to go for a 6-5 lead at the break.

Quinnipiac tied it at 6-6 at the 9:50 frame in the third, but the red, white and blue jumped ahead as Maini scored with 1:57 on the clock. This time Quinnipiac was able to come up with a late goal with three ticks left in the period and another with 13:08 remaining in the contest to take an 8-7 lead.

Adams also finished with a season-high six ground balls, while Weber had four. Junior Chris Shevins had two caused turnovers and two ground balls and senior Nick Garippa finished with three GB's and an assist.

The Titans will continue their three-game home stand next Saturday as they welcome Marist into Titan Field. Game time is set for 11:00 a.m.

Game Notes:
Detroit now trails the all-time series, 4-1… Adams' career high in ground balls is eight at Siena in 2012… It was Maini's ninth career hat trick and Drummonds' third… The Titans are now 3-4 all-time in overtime games and 2-2 in MAAC play win the extra session… Garippa has two career points and both have come against Quinnipiac as he scored a goal in last year's match-up...