The Basics
Final Score: Duquesne 3, Detroit Mercy 0
Records: Detroit Mercy 1-3, Duquesne 1-2
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Rooney Field)
PITTSBURGH (9/2/2018) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's soccer team dropped its second match of the Labor Day weekend Sunday afternoon, falling at host Duquesne on a steamy day by a 3-0 margin from Rooney Field. It was the fourth-straight road match of the 2018 season for the Titans.
Detroit Mercy (1-3) thwarted several Duquesne opportunities early as the Dukes had nine corner kicks in the first 16 minutes of the match. The Dukes scored their first goal on a long, hard shot that deflected off a Titan defender and into the back of the net during the 23rd minute. At the half, Duquesne led 1-0.
The Titans opened the second half with several offensive chance as a pair of sophomore
Demetri Pliakos' corner kicks nearly translated into Detroit Mercy goals. Both corners were met with headers, the first by redshirt sophomore
Justin Murray, which just went high of the bar. Junior defender
Garret Weaver then nearly scored, but his header off a corner kick hit the crossbar.
Duquesne took a 2-0 lead 10 minutes into the second half and added the third tally late in the match in the 86th minute with Detroit Mercy pressing for goals.
Pliakos and Weaver led the Titans with two shots each. Detroit Mercy had 11 shots in the match, while the Dukes had 16 corner kicks and 28 shots, 14 shots in each half. Fifteen fouls were called during the contest and five cards were issued.
Freshman goalkeeper
Evan Mazurek made his second-straight start in net for the Titans, turning away six shots. The Titans put six of 11 shots on goal with
Jason Blackwell,
Trevor Deon,
Dylan Fillwock,
Grant Harrison, Pliakos and
Kevin Tapchom all registering one shot on goal.
Titan News & Notes
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Dylan Fillwock made his first start for the Titans in the match.
• Mazurek made a season-high six saves in the contest.
• Pliakos has at least one shot in each match and multiple shots in two contests.
• The 11 shots from Detroit Mercy were also a season-high.
• It was the third meeting in men's soccer between the two sides (series tied, 1-1-1).
• Detroit Mercy opens the 2018 season with eight of nine away from Titan Field.
• The Titans return to Pittsburgh in two weeks to play the Pitt Panthers on Sept. 18.
Up Next
Detroit Mercy returns for its fifth-straight road match to open the 2018 season, opening Horizon League play Saturday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. against IUPUI in Indianapolis. The game is set to be streamed live on ESPN+ with a monthly or yearly subscription.
