DETROIT (7/13/2016) -- From July 4-15, DetroitTitans.com will release the Top 10 Moments of 2015-16 as voted on by members of the Detroit Mercy athletic staff. Each day, a new moment will be posted on DetroitTitans.com as well as on all the Titan social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).
At No. 3 was one of the biggest upsets in Detroit Mercy men's soccer history as the Titans went on the road to Ann Arbor and defeated the Wolverines, 2-1, for the first win over the maize and blue in school history.
The Titans saw the Wolverines go on the attack often – highlighted by a 16-4 shot advantage in the contest - but the red, white and blue kept them off the scoreboard in the first half.
Detroit Mercy would take a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute as
Tyler Moorman took a pass from
Spiro Pliakos and buried it in the lower left and past the goalkeeper for the goal.
That was the Titans' only shot in the first 45 minutes as Michigan held a 6-1 shot margin, but goalkeeper
Nathan Steinwascher was up to the challenge posting a pair of saves in the first period and six for the game.
In the second half, the Titans extended their lead to 2-0 in the 61st minute as
Alex Mendonca perfectly set up classmate
Jason Leslie near the far post with a deep cross and he did the rest with a header to the corner of the goal that hit the crossbar and went over the goal line.
Steinwascher - the 2016 President's Award winner for the most outstanding senior student-athlete – and the defense then sealed the triumph with some great defense at the end of the game. Steinwascher made a great save in the box with just over one minute remaining as Michigan's Francis Atuahene was barreling in on goal. The Wolverines had one more look on goal in the final minute, but Detroit was able to clear the ball away several times and in the final 10 seconds kicked it away to clinch the victory.
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No. 10 -
Olympic Hopefuls, Cashner, Parris Enjoy Record-Breaking Seasons
No. 9 -
Detroit Mercy Gives Back To The Community
No. 8 -
McGahuey Takes Over As Detroit Mercy Home Run Queen
No. 7 -
Freshmen Phenoms Take Center Stage In 2015-16
No. 6 -
Never Count Out The Women's Basketball Team
No. 5 -
Haywood Honored As One Of The Best In NBA, Titan History
No. 4 -
A Homecoming For Coach Alexander
No. 3 - Men's Soccer Earns Colossal Win Over Michigan
