DETROIT (9/30/2019) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's soccer team begins a three-game stretch of non-conference matches Tuesday night, welcoming Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green to Detroit for a 7 p.m. contest. The match is slated to be streamed live on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN Applications.

The Titans (2-5-1 overall) are coming off a 1-1 draw with rival Oakland on Saturday. Admission into the match is free and it's Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night from Titan Field.

On The Pitch:

• The Titans played Metro Series rival Oakland to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, playing the final 32 minutes a man down and scoring the game-tying goal in the 75th minute off a penalty kick by sophomore forward Kyle Bandyk.
• Detroit Mercy and Bowling Green haven't met in men's soccer since the 2014 season; Detroit Mercy trails the Falcons in the all-time series, 8-17-2.
• Sophomore GK Devin Mendez ranks third in the Horizon League in saves per game at 3.75 and ranks fourth in save percentage in league matches at 76.5 percent.
• Bandyk leads the Titans in goals and points with two and six, respectively.
• Senior defender Garret Weaver, who was named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award on Sept. 23, has started 55 consecutive matches on the back line.
• The red, white and blue returns to Horizon League play on Oct. 12, hosting Northern Kentucky from Titan Field in a doubleheader with the Titan women's soccer team.

Scouting Bowling Green:

• The Falcons are 5-3-1 overall through nine games this season and are coming off a 4-1 victory at home over Canisius on Saturday.
• Senior forward Chris Brennan leads the team with 12 points (four goals, four assists), while junior midfielder Chris Sullivan is just behind with 11 points (four goals, three assists).
• Nine Falcons have scored this year and Bowling Green has a 16-10 advantage in goals scored in 2019.
• Senior GK Anthony Mwembia has started all nine matches, but freshman GK Logan Kowalczyk earned the victory in the last contest, playing the final 70 minutes in the contest.
• Eric Nichols is in his 11th season at the helm of the BGSU men's soccer program in 2019.

Up Next
The Titans hit the road for the next two matches following Tuesday's contest, visiting Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday, Oct. 4 and then visiting the University of Michigan next Wednesday, Oct. 9 in Ann Arbor.