RIVERDALE, NY (3/20/2021) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's lacrosse team got off to a quick start, but a second-half run had the Titans chasing the lead as the red, white and blue fell, 11-7, at Manhattan on Saturday afternoon.

Detroit Mercy (1-2, 1-1 MAAC) scored the first three goals of the contest and had a 5-4 lead late in the second, but Manhattan (2-1, 2-0 MAAC) went on a 7-0 run after that to earn the win. 

Sophomore Kyle Loken scored a career-high two goals, while senior Brett Erskine tallied two scores. Junior Cam Kostus added a goal and an assist and senior Ryan Figueiras and freshman Will Edell also found the back of the net. 

Graduate senior Alex Jarzembowski was 15-of-21 at faceoffs with seven ground balls. Graduate senior Sam McClain and sophomore Owen Bruinius had a pair of caused turnovers and senior Logan Shamblin made nine saves. 

The Titans outshot Manhattan, 40-38, and won the battle of ground balls, 30-23. Both teams turned it over a lot as the Titans had 23 and the Jaspers 21. 

Detroit Mercy will return home to face Siena next Saturday, Mar. 20, with game time set for Noon. 

First Period:

• McClain and Bruinius had a couple of early takeaways with Bruinius leading to a goal as Kostus found Erskine for the score at 12:41
• After a faceoff win by Jarzembowski, Loken was behind the cage and came around to beat the goalie for a 2-0 lead
• Another faceoff win led the Titans to a 3-0 advantage as junior Jack Watsic found Kostus who fired one in with 11:41 left
• Shamblin had three saves and McClain another caused turnover, but Manhattan scored three in a row to knot it at 3-3 with 2:46 remaining
• Jarzembowski won again and that set up another score as Loken located Figueiras for a goal with 1:56 left 

Second Period:

• Manhattan fired a few more shots and Shamblin had a couple of more saves, but the Jaspers tied it at 4-4 with 8:41 on the clock
• The Titans went back on top 5-4 as Watsic found Edell by the net and his shot found the back of the net with 7:56 to go
• Shamblin added another save, but the Jaspers reclaimed the lead with back-to-back goals at 4:13 and 2:35 for a 6-5 advantage at the break

Third Period:

• Shamblin had a couple of saves and the Titans killed off a penalty, but Manhattan scored with 7:07 on the clock
• Loken and Bruinius tallied caused turnovers, but the Jaspers found the net again at 4:43 and added two more inside of three minutes

Fourth Period:

• The Jaspers took an 11-5 lead with a goal at the 12:34 mark of the fourth
• Erskine posted a goal to end Manhattan's run with 7:42 left in the game
• Loken registered his second with 2:27 remaining

Game Notes:

• Detroit Mercy saw its five-game winning stream in the series come to an end, but they still lead the all-time series, 7-5, and are now 2-4 all-time at Manhattan 
• The Titans are now 6-5 all-time in MAAC road openers
• Loken had one goal against Bellarmine last year coming into the game
• Erskine now has 95 career points, tying for sixth in school history with Scott Harris
• Jarzembowski now has 200 career ground balls