DETROIT (4/12/2018) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's lacrosse team will look for another MAAC road win as the Titans will be back in New York this weekend, this time to face the Jaspers of Manhattan on Saturday, Apr. 14.

Game time is set for Noon at Gaelic Park and will be broadcast live on the Jaspers Sports Network.

Detroit Mercy is currently in second place in the MAAC at 3-1 with road wins at Canisius and at Monmouth as well as a home triumph over Marist. A win this weekend and the Titans will clinch a spot in the MAAC Championship postseason tournament.

A victory would also give the Titans their fourth road win of the season, tying a school record with the 2014 squad.

Manhattan is 4-7 on the year and 0-3 in the conference as the Jaspers will look to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The contest is the last road game for the red, white and blue in the regular season as they finish out the home slate with Siena (Apr. 20) and Cleveland State (Apr. 28).

AGAINST THE MAAC

• Detroit Mercy is 27-27 in regular season league play since joining the MAAC in 2010.
• The Titans began their MAAC history with a 2-6 mark in 2010 and were 4-2 in 2011 and 2015.         
• The red, white and blue started conference play 2-0 in 2012 and 3-0 last season, finishing 3-3 in both campaigns. Detroit Mercy also got off to a 2-0 start this year. 

ALL-TIME SERIES

• Detroit Mercy has won three in a row and now leads the all-time series, 5-4. 
• The Titans have won all four meetings in Detroit, but are 1-3 at Gaelic Park. 

RALLY HISTORY

• With their win last week at Canisius, the Titans now have seven fourth-quarter comebacks in their history with three coming this season and another two last year.
• The interesting stat is both this year and last year's come-from-behind wins have been on the road, and six of the seven have been away from home. 
• Just last week, Detroit Mercy found itself down 5-1 early in the second and 10-7 early in the fourth when the red, white and blue ended the game on a 5-0 run to earn the 12-10 road win over the Golden Griffins. 
• Earlier this season, the Titans were down 7-2 at Mercer early in the third and 7-3 after 45 minutes when they rallied to knot it at 7-7 and eventually won it in overtime, 8-7. The five-goal comeback is tied for the largest deficit overcome in school history. 
• At Monmouth two weeks ago, Detroit Mercy trailed 8-7 late in the fourth when it scored with six seconds left to tie it and then won in overtime, 9-8. 
• Last year at Siena, Detroit Mercy trailed the Saints 5-0 in the first period and 13-10 in the fourth when the Titans stormed back for a 14-13 victory. Detroit Mercy scored three goals in the last 3:43 and blanked the Saints in the final period, 4-0.
• The Titans had a five-goal rally against Siena in the 2013 MAAC Championship (trailed 8-3 in the second and 9-4 in the third), when Detroit Mercy won 11-10 in overtime. 
• Also against Monmouth in 2015, Detroit Mercy trailed 8-4 heading into the fourth, but on the strength of a 5-0 run, the Titans came back to defeat the Hawks, 9-8.
• That game marked the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in school history.
• The other two games were in the 2013 MAAC Championship against Siena (down 10-9 and won in overtime, 11-10) and in 2014 against Mercer (down 9-8 and won 11-10).

GIVE ME THAT

• Detroit Mercy has had a history of being among the leaders in caused turnovers and the Titans are regaining that form this season.
• The Titans are currently second in the MAAC and are tied for 15th in the nation with 8.18 caused turnovers per game.
• The Titan trio of Charlie Hayes (23), Sam Horton (13) and Pat Masterson (12) have combined for 48 caused turnovers, sixth most among a trio of defenders at Division I.  
• The red, white and blue led the nation in caused turnovers in 2011 (11.63) and 2012 (10.47) and finished tied for second in 2013 (10.00) and third in 2010 (10.47).

MAN DOWN, NOT A PROBLEM

• The Titans are third in the MAAC on the penalty kill at 62.2 percent, allowing just 17 goals in 45 opportunities.  

BALANCED OFFENSE

• The Titans have seen 15 players score a goal this season, with nine registering at least five goals and seven with nine markers.
• Sophomore Seth Mendell and freshman Brett Erskine lead the team with 13, while juniors Matthew Vangalen and Patrick Walsh have 12 apiece. 

NO ROOKIE JITTERS

• Redshirt freshman Logan Shamblin showed no signs of being nervous as he earned the start in net at No. 6 Notre Dame.
• He finished with 11 saves - five in the third period alone - and picked up three ground balls in the tough 10-7 setback. 
• He picked up his first win at Mercer allowing just seven goals - one in the second half - and making 10 saves in the game. 
• Shamblin made 28 saves at the Midwest Classic with 14 apiece against Bellarmine and No. 4/6 Ohio State and had nine against Marist in the MAAC opener and 11 at Monmouth and at Canisius. 
• On the year, his 106 saves is fifth in the MAAC, while he also stands third in goals-against average (9.52), fourth in save percentage (.527) and fifth in saves per game (10.60). 

VANTASTIC

• Sophomore transfer Matthew Vangalen had a great start to his Titan career challenging the school record for points in a single season last year, and his 2018 is shaping up to be another banner year.
• He leads the team with 22 points on a team-best 10 assists and tied for third with 12 goals. 
• Vangalen tallied a team-high five points on two goals and three assists at No. 6/6 Notre Dame and also caused a pair of turnovers. He notched a goal with three assists versus No. 4/6 Ohio State. 
• He was selected All-MAAC Second Team in 2017 after posting 47 points – third in school history – 26 goals – seventh in school history – and 21 assists – tied for second in Titan record books.
• He now ranks eighth in school history with 31 assists and 10th with 69 points and 38 goals. 

HAYES TOP 10 IN THE NATION IN CAUSED TURNOVERS

• Senior captain and short-stick midfielder Charlie Hayes - a Preseason All-MAAC Selection - has started the season playing like an All-American as he already has career highs with 23 caused turnovers, 52 ground balls - both team highs - to go with 10 points on six goals and four helpers.  
• He is already tied for fifth in school history with 59 caused turnovers and eighth picking up 116 ground balls. 
• He leads the MAAC and is eighth in the nation with 2.09 caused turnovers per game, while his  4.73 ground balls per game tops the league and is 33rd in the nation.  
• He posted three ground balls, a caused turnover and a goal at No. 6/6 Notre Dame. 
• He had a goal and an assist at Mercer, four ground balls and four caused turnovers at Jacksonville and two caused turnovers with four GB's versus Marquette. 
• He was a menace to Bellarmine tallying a career-best six caused turnovers with seven ground balls and scooped up a career-high nine ground balls against Marist. 
• In his latest effort, he had two caused turnovers, six GB's and an assist at Canisius. 

    
ERSKINE ARRIVES

• Freshman Brett Erskine made a name for himself and the nation took notice of his play.
• At Mercer, he recorded his first collegiate points on two goals and an assist and all three came in dramatic fashion, earning him the MAAC Co-Rookie of the Week. 
• His assist came on the Titans' sixth goal in a comeback victory at Mercer, while his first goal tied the game at 7-7 with 19 seconds left.
• Erskine's final marker was the game-winner in overtime.
• He posted two goals in the MAAC opener against Marist and has now tallied two goals in four games this season. He also had a goal and two assists at Monmouth and a goal and a helper last week against Quinnipiac. 
• Erskine is tied for the team lead with 13 goals and is second with 20 points. 
• He has also attempted just 28 shots and 25 have been on goal for a .893 shots on goal percentage. 

KAMISH CONNECTION

• Freshman Brennan Kamish has had a strong start to his collegiate career scoring a goal in seven of the 10 games on the season and is tied for first on the squad with 11 goals. 
• He tallied his first career marker at No. 6/6 Notre Dame. He also posted two at Mercer and against Bellarmine and No. 4/6 Ohio State. 
• At Monmouth, he tied the game at 8-8 with six seconds left and then won it in overtime just 46 seconds into the extra period. 

LEAVE IT TO AKINS

• Sophomore defender Alex Akins had a strong start to his second season posting a pair of caused turnovers and limiting Notre Dame attackers in the season opener. 
• He is fourth on the squad with 10 caused turnovers, while picking up a career-best 17 ground balls. 
• Akins recorded a career-high three caused turnovers and seven ground balls at Mercer. 
• As a freshman, he earned All-MAAC Second Team and All-Rookie Team recognition after playing in all 16 games with 12 starts and was third on the team with 12 caused turnovers while picking up 15 ground balls.    

WALSH WEARING A HAT

• Junior Patrick Walsh recorded his first career hat trick scoring three goals against Marist in the MAAC opener.
• Walsh now has a career-high 12 goals and is just one point shy of his career best 15 points (8g, 7a) from last season.
• He also has a team-best three man-up goals and is currently tied for 10th in school history with six power-play markers. 

MENDELL NOT A ROOKIE ANYMORE

• Sophomore Seth Mendell is currently tied for the team lead with 13 goals and is third at 19 points. 
• He is coming off a season-high five points on two goals and career-best three assists at Canisius, where he recorded the game-winning 11th goal in the comeback win.
• That was after notching his third career hat trick with three markers against Quinnipiac.
• Last season, he named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team after tying for second on the team with 26 points and eight assists and tied for third scoring 18 goals. He led all MAAC freshmen in goals and was second in points
• He recorded his first collegiate hat trick in a big way as he exploded for six goals versus Bellarmine, tied for first in the MAAC and the second most in school history, and it was also tied for the fourth most goals by anyone in Division I on the season.

    
LOOKING FOR MORE

• Senior Alec Gilhooly will look for another career season as he set career highs in almost every statistical category as a junior finishing second on the team with 19 goals, tied for second with 26 points and tied for third handing out seven assists. 
• He also tied for the team and conference lead with seven man-up goals, which was also tied for sixth in the nation.
• In the MAAC semifinals against eventual conference champion Monmouth, he recorded a career-high four goals.
• He had a goal and two assists against Quinnipiac and has now scored at least one goal in six of the last eight games, including three versus Bellarmine for his third hat trick. 
• In his career, he has 41 goals - eighth in school history - and 20 assists for 61 points. He is also fourth in the Titan record books with 14 extra-man goals. 

BIRNEY BOMBS

• Senior Sean Birney is back at midfield after finishing fifth on the team with a career-high 15 goals and 21 points last season.
• He also handed out six assists, sixth on the squad, and tied for the team and conference lead with seven man-up goals, which was also tied for sixth in the nation. 
• Birney has now scored a goal in all four MAAC games and has six goals and six assists on the year for 12 points. 
• In his career, he has 35 goals and 59 points and is eighth in school history with nine man-up goals.

ALEX THE GREAT 

• Sophomore Alex Jarzembowski has been outstanding at the faceoff position in MAAC play - both this year and his career.
• On the season, he is 56-of-95 (58.9%) in the MAAC and 84-of-142 (59.2%) in conference play since the start of 2017.
• He just won 14-of-25 at Canisius with six ground balls. Against Quinnipiac and the preseason faceoff All-MAAC honoree Will Vitelli, he was 15-of-25 with four GB's. 
• Against Marist, he tied a school record winning 16-of-25 and was also 11-of-20 at Monmouth with five GB's. 
• On the year, he is fourth in the league winning 49.3 percent. 
• As a rookie, he saw action in 14 games and led the team in faceoff winning percentage at 57.4 percent (74-of-129), a new school record and second in the MAAC. 

HORTON WITH THE CAUSE

• Junior Sam Horton is currently among the leaders in caused turnovers as he is sixth in the MAAC and 63rd in the nation with 1.18 caused turnover per game.
• He started the year with a career-high three caused turnovers at No. 6/6 Notre Dame and at Mercer and also had two caused turnovers and two ground balls against Marist. 

DON'T MESS WITH TEX

• Senior Will Kane had two ground balls in the season opener at No. 6/6 Notre Dame and tied his career high with three caused turnovers at Jacksonville. 
• At Monmouth, he had two caused turnovers and two ground balls and added another caused turnover against Quinnipiac.
• He played in all 16 games with 15 starts last season and was second on the Team with a career-high 17 caused turnovers and sixth racking up a career-best 22 ground balls.
• He has played in 47 career games and has tallied 32 caused turnovers - eighth in school history - and 59 ground balls. 

PAT IN THE TOP 10

• Senior LSM Pat Masterson had registered a caused turnover in each of the first 11 games as well as three ground balls at No. 6/6 Notre Dame, five versus No. 4/6 Ohio State and a season-high six against Air Force, Quinnipiac and at Canisius. 
• Last week, he posted two caused turnovers with those six GB's and even scored his second collegiate goal in the game.  
• He is now top 10 in school history in both categories as he is seventh with 37 caused turnovers and ninth with 109 GB's.