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DETROIT (4/25/16) – The University of Detroit Mercy women's soccer team celebrated and reflected on the 2015 season on Thursday, April 21 as the squad held its end of the year banquet with friends, staff and family at Red Run Golf Club in Royal Oak.
 
Several team awards were handed out at the banquet, as head coach Mike Lupenec offered his thoughts on the season, the graduating class and other team accomplishments.
 
Senior co-captain Alyssa Lotito earned Team MVP honors, as well as a Co-Offensive Player of the Year Award. Lotito was one of the most prominent members of the team over her four-year career and a staple of the Titan offensive set pieces. She finished the season with three goals and a team-high five assists. Lotito moved into seventh place of the all-time Detroit record book with 20 career assists. Lotito earned All-Horizon League Second Team honors for the third straight year and was one of just three defenders to earn the recognition during the 2015 season.
 
The Coaches Award went to two-time co-captain Jennifer Borawski. Borawski started every game for Detroit and was second on the team with three goals – including the golden goal in double overtime against defending-champion Valparaiso on Oct. 24. Borawski finishes her career with 74 games played, including 64 starts, with 27 points on 11 goals and five assists.
 
Junior Anna Mindling was named Co-Offensive Player of the Year after leading the team with 12 points on four goals and four assists. Mindling started all 18 games for the Titans, scored the game-winner over UIC and led the squad with 43 shots and 22 shots on goal. Mindling will return as a senior this fall with 21 career points on eight goals and five assists in 56 career games.
 
Senior Tatum Zurawski and freshman Molly Kane were named Co-Defensive Players of the Year after leading the Titans to six shutouts in 2015 – the fourth-highest total in the Horizon League. Zurawski started in 17 and came forward to record five points on the season on two goals and an assist, while Kane started all 18 and notched a pair of goals for four points. Kane and Zurawski were second and fourth in minutes played, with 1,679 and 1,598 minutes played respectively. Kane was also named to the Horizon League's All-Freshman team.

In addition to the team awards, Coach Lupenec took several moments to highlight the achievements of the senior class, who helped the team to academic heights not previously experienced by the program. The team earned the fourth-highest GPA in the nation a year ago and received 17 different academic awards at the 2016 Honors Convocation. Senior Sara Zawacki was named the Class of 2016 Valedictorian, classmate Martha Dunbar received an academic scholarship for graduate school at Northwestern University and Zurawski was accepted into the University of Michigan's doctorate program, to name a few.
 
2015 DETROIT SOCCER TEAM AWARDS

• Team MVP and Co-Offensive Player of the Year – Alyssa Lotito
• Coaches Award – Jennifer Borawski
• Co-Offensive Player of the Year – Anna Mindling
• Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Tatum Zurawski
• Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Molly Kane

 

INDIVIDUAL ATHLETIC ACCOLADES

• Molly Kane and Claudia Eustaquio named to Horizon League All-Freshman Team
• Claudia Eustaquio named Horizon League Freshman of the Year
• Claudia Eustaquio named Top-100 Freshman by Top-Drawer Soccer (#91)
  • Only Horizon League player to earn that recognition
• Alyssa Lotito named All-Horizon League Second Team
  • Third straight time to receive that recognition
  • Only one of three defenders to earn All-HL honors in 2015
• Lotito led the team with 5 assists, giving her 20 for her career – the seventh-highest total in program history
• Anna Mindling and Phylisha Drayton tied for the team-lead with four goals apiece
• Mindling had four goals and four assists to lead the team with 12 points

 
INDIVIDUAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Anna Mindling and Tatum Zurawski named to HL Fall All-Academic Teams
• Tatum Zurawski named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team
  • One of three HL student-athletes to receive the recognition
  • First for the program since Mary Parker in 2006
• The team won 17 different awards at the UDM Honors Convocation, with Sara Zawacki being named the Valedictorian of the 2016 Class
• Senior Martha Dunbar received a full-academic scholarship for graduate school at Northwestern

 
TEAM ACCOLADES

• Team Academic Award by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Out of 859 total teams to receive the award, the Titans brilliant 3.70 GPA was the fourth-best mark in the nation, for both men's and women's teams across all NCAA divisions.
• Community Service Award
  • Coats for the homeless
  • Give Cancer the Boot raised over $2,000 for Leukemia Research Foundation

 
The Titans would like to thank all of the supporters for their attendance at the banquet and support during the 2015 season.