JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of Detroit men's soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision at Jacksonville University on Sunday night in the second game of a five-match road swing for the Titans.
 
Detroit peppered the opposing keeper, but was undone by an advantageous Dolphins attack and an unfortunate own goal to fall to 0-2-2 on the season. Meanwhile, Jacksonville picks up the win to improve to 2-0-1.
 
The teams played even through much of the first half, before the hosts broke through with a goal by Allan Morgan. Jacksonville scored again just moments later, with Detroit misplaying a ball that ended up in the back of its own net in the 40^th minute.
 
The teams each registered seven shots in the opening stanza, but the 2-0 deficit could be credited to Jacksonville's keeper, Liam O'Connor, who tallied five saves in the half.
 
The Titans came out of the break determined to get back in the game as Spiro Pliakos found Tyler Moorman, who found the back of the net to cut the Dolphin lead in half.
 
Detroit put plenty of pressure on Jacksonville, amassing eight corner kicks to the host's two, but could get no closer as the Dolphins tacked on an insurance goal in the 83^rd minute.
 
UDM finished the match with advantages in shots on goal (7-3) and corner kicks (12-3), but were undone by Jacksonville's six saves to Detroit's zero.
 
Moorman's score gave him goals in back-to-back games. He collected three shots, while Adam Clauss registered a team-high four shots, three of which came on net. Pliakos was credited with an assist to cap the top offensive performers for the Titans.
 
Nathan Steinwascher was tagged with the loss to fall to 0-2-2 on the season.
 
Detroit returns to Michigan for the Western Michigan Tournament this week. The Titans will face Western Illinois on Friday at 2 p.m., before squaring off against St. Bonaventure on Sunday at 11 a.m.