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DETROIT (3/28/2015) -- Seniors Mike Birney and Brandon Beauregard netted three goals apiece and the Titans scored the game's first seven goals as the University of Detroit Mercy men's lacrosse team took it to Manhattan, 13-7, on Saturday afternoon at Titan Field.
 
Birney finished with a season-high four points and his eighth career hat trick. Beauregard netted three goals for his second-straight hat trick and senior Shayne Adams had two goals and two assists.
 
In total, eight Detroit (5-4, 1-1 MAAC) players registered goals on the day as the red, white and blue set a school record with 58 total shots.
 
The Titan defense was also strong causing 13 turnovers and sophomores Jason Weber and Connor Flynn combined to make 18 saves, with Weber posting 10 and Flynn eight.
 
Detroit got on the board early and often with seven goals in the first period. 
 
Birney started the action by taking a pass from Adams and beating the keeper just over a minute into the contest. About 30 seconds later, redshirt freshman Pat Masterson found redshirt freshman Adam Susalla and he fired one in for his first collegiate marker.
 
Detroit then had three unassisted goals in a row as freshman Sean Birney, Adams and Beauregard all found the back of the net for a 5-0 lead at the 6:05 mark. Junior Andy Hebden then took a pass from Adams and scored for a 6-0 advantage and the final goal of the stanza came from Adams off a feed from Mike Birney with the man-up.
 
Manhattan (0-10, 0-2 MAAC) ended that run with 9:14 left in the second, but the Titans came right back with freshman Mark Anstead's lone goal of the game. The rookie then found Brandon Beauregard for another score and a 9-1 lead with 3:57 left in the second.
 
At the half, Detroit was outshooting Manhattan, 36-16, and the Jaspers were just 7-of-12 on clears. UDM also had more ground balls, 23-14, and Manhattan had nine turnovers.
 
Mike Birney revved up the offense again to begin the third with a strike at the 13:03 mark. After a couple of Manhattan goals, Brandon Beauregard netted his third of the contest as he tied his career high with his 23rd point of the season.
 
In the fourth, Birney got his hat trick on the man-up just 12 seconds into the period for a 12-5 advantage. Senior Tyler Harper then put it all away with his first collegiate marker to make it 13-7 with less than two minutes left.
 
Detroit ended the game with a 58-35 shot advantage and also won the battle of ground balls, 38-30. The Titans were 19-of-21 on clears and 12-of-22 on faceoffs.
 
Junior Damien Hicks tied his season high with 10 faceoff wins and he was 10-of-15 on the day. Seniors Joe Gifford and Chris Shevins and Brandon Beauregard had two caused turnovers, while Beauregard, Anstead, Masterson and sophomore Kyle Beauregard had four ground balls apiece.
 
The Titans will return to action next Saturday, April 4, when they hit the road to play Marist. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m., in upstate New York.
 
Game Notes:
Detroit now trails the series, 4-3, but is 3-0 all-time at home against Manhattan… Detroit netted a school record eight goals the third period at Bellarmine earlier this year… The previous record for shots in a game was 51 against Mercer in 2011… Harper had taken just two career shots coming into the game… It was Birney's first hat trick since tallying four goals against Marquette last season… Detroit is now 4-0 at home this year.