DETROIT (9/23/2015) – The University of Detroit Mercy women's soccer team peppered the opposing goalkeeper, but was unable to break through in a tough 0-0 draw against IPFW on Wednesday afternoon from Titan Field.
 
The Titans' tallied a whopping nine shots on goal and added nine corner kicks, but each chance was turned away by IPFW's Kiley Dunning.
 
On the opposite end of the field stood the reigning Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week in freshman Claudia Eustaquio, who directed traffic and made three saves in 110 minutes of action to pick up her third-consecutive shutout.
 
Senior Alyssa Lotito led the Titan offense with five shots (three on goal), while junior Anna Mindling put three shots on net and senior Tatum Zurawski recorded a pair of shots on goal.

The draw is the first of the season for either team. Detroit moves to 4-4-1 overall, while the Mastodons pick up their second positive result of the season to improve to 1-8-1.
 
Quote of the Night
"It was really intense, it's going to imitate a league game, which will help us going into Saturday (against Cleveland State). Coming off a 5-0 win, it's hard to focus up and keep battling. So it's a good wake-up call to get us ready and focused on finishing those opportunities" –Senior Sara Zawacki  
 
How it Happened
• After a somewhat slow start, Mindling broke free for the game's first scoring chance in the 15^th minute. Mindling let loose a low, driving shot, but the Mastodons keeper sprawled out to make a save. The ricochet found the feet of Mindling again, but Dunning was there again to force the ball wide.
• In the first half, Detroit led the Mastodons in shots on goal (4-1) and corner kicks (5-0).
• Coming out of the break, the Titans looked poised to take the lead with three lightning-quick scoring chances within the first 1:30 of the second half. Mindling snapped two shots off and Lotito added a third chance, with Dunning turning away all three shots.
• Detroit's first eight shots came on net. The first errant shot came in the 71^st minute of action.
• The Titan defensive line was strong again, forcing the Mastodons to take shots from long range as Detroit stayed organized at the back. Only three of IPFW's 11 shots were on target.
• In the opening seconds of the first overtime, senior Jennifer Borawski burned the IPFW defense down the left side and found classmate Zawacki with a cross, but Zawacki's chance at a golden goal from the middle of the box missed just outside the right post.
 
Leading the Titans
• Lotito led the team with five shots, three of which came on net.
• Mindling, Zurawski and Kane each were on target with all of their shots. Mindling put three on net, while Zurawski and Kane added two and one, respectively.
• Eustaquio made three saves in 110 minutes in front of goal.
 
Number of the Game
9 – The Titans received nine corner kicks and poured nine shots on goal, but were unable to find the back of the net.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Detroit held the edge in shots (13-11), shots on goal (9-3) and corner kicks (9-1) over IPFW.
• IPFW picked up 12 fouls and Detroit added eight in an extremely tight affair.
 
Titan News and Notes
• Eustaquio picked up the third-consecutive shutout of her young career.
• Defensively, Detroit has recorded 19 total shutouts in its last 25 matches at Titan Field dating back to 2012.
• With the draw, the Titans are now 29-6-3 in games from Titan Field since the beginning of the 2011 season.

Up Next
Detroit returns to conference play Saturday night at Cleveland State. The Horizon League showdown is set to begin at 7 p.m. from Cleveland, Ohio.