The Basics
Score: Detroit 1, IPFW 0
Records: Detroit 5-3-8, IPFW 5-9-0
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. (Hefner Soccer Complex)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (10/27/2015) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's soccer team earned its second road victory in four days Tuesday evening, posting a 1-0 shutout victory at IPFW at Hefner Soccer Complex. It was Detroit's fourth shutout of the season and fourth non-conference win in the 2015 campaign.

Detroit (5-3-8 overall) scored the lone goal of the game in the 30th minute after senior defender Jacob Prud'homme was hauled down in the box, setting up a penalty kick. Detroit's first PK of the season was handled by junior midfielder Adam Clauss, who found the back of the net for his second goal of the year. 

The Titan defense did the rest keeping a potent IPFW offense off the board. The Mastodons entered the game with 22 goals on the year, but Detroit allowed just 14 shots in the contest and sophomore keeper Robbie Beckwell stopped all eight shots on goal. Beckwell, making his second start of the season, tied a career-high with his eight saves. He also made eight saves last season against IUPUI. The shutout was Beckwell's first of the season and second career shutout.

The Detroit offense tallied four shots in the second half, three of them on goal. Tommy Bowman and Clauss had back-to-back looks in the 78th and 80th minutes, respectively, but both shots on net were saved.

IPFW applied good offensive pressure in the second half, firing seven shots and collecting seven corner kicks, however, the Mastodons couldn't get through the Detroit defense. IPFW had two corner kicks and two shots in the final four minutes of the match, but the Mastodons weren't able to get a look on net.

With the victory, Detroit earned its fifth win of the season away from Titan Field.

Inside the Box Score
• The Mastodons held the advantage in shots during the match, 14-10.
• Juniors Tommy Bowman, Adam Clauss and Tyler Moorman each finished with three shots in the game. Clauss had three of the five shots on goal.
• IPFW had 12 corner kicks in the game, including seven in the second half. The Titans finished the game with five corner kicks.
• Beckwell made eight saves, five of them in the first half.
• IPFW was issued both yellow cards during the contest.

Titan Notes
• Beckwell is unbeaten (2-0-2) in his collegiate career and is 2-0 this season. He is 1-0-1 with 13 saves in two career starts against IPFW.
• The penalty kick attempt was the first for the Titans this season.
• Clauss is 4-for-4 in his career in penalty kicks. He went 3-for-3 in 2014. Clauss has handled all of Detroit's PK attempts in the past two seasons.
• Detroit is 5-1-6 in its past 12 matches dating back to Sept. 6.
• UDM improved to 3-2-3 on the road this season. Detroit has earned all of its victories away from Titan Field this season, also going 2-0 at neutral sites.
• Detroit remains one draw away from tying the NCAA record of nine, which is held by five teams and most recently done in 2014.

Up Next
Senior Day is on Saturday with Detroit hosting Horizon League foe Milwaukee at 1 p.m. on ESPN3.com. It'll be the second-to-last Horizon League match this season. Six seniors -- Austin Dunn, Jason Leslie, Alex Mendonca, Jacob Prud'homme, Pat Smith and Nathan Steinwascher will be honored prior to the match.
 

MSOC Final: @UDMSoccer 1, IPFW 0. Robbie Beckwell posts eight saves as Detroit earns second-straight win. #HLMSOC pic.twitter.com/Av2jXe6aSC

— Detroit Titans (@detroittitans) October 27, 2015