DETROIT (3/30/2021) -- Freshman
Nevada Larson scored her first collegiate goal to tie Tuesday's match-up in the second half with visiting UIC, but the University of Detroit Mercy women's soccer team was edged on a windy Senior Day, 2-1, from Titan Field. Prior to the match, the Titans honored seven seniors for their contributions to the program.
Larson scored in the box off a nice series of passes as freshman
Karsen Murray sent a free-kick from 25 yards out to the far post and then sophomore
Alessandra Pontoni headed the ball to the front of the net, where Larson boomed home the goal. The goal in the 64th minute tied the match at 1-1.
UIC (5-2, 5-2 Horizon League) would score the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute off a corner kick as the ball was sent into the box and Grace Setter sent a shot past defenders and Titan goalkeeper
Cece Muskovac for her second goal of the game. She also scored in the 40th minute just before halftime.
Detroit Mercy (2-5-1, 2-5-1 Horizon League) had a few offensive opportunities later in the second half, once on a scramble in the box, but senior
Olivia Elby's shot was just high of the crossbar in the 74th minute. Titan freshman
Tia Jokic had the final shot of the contest, sending one to the right of the post in the 87th minute.
Freshman
Erica Toupin had four shots and two shots on goal to lead the Titans in those categories, while as a team, the red, white and blue totaled 11 shots. UIC finished with 17 shots and 10 shots on net in the match. The Flames also had the edge in corner kicks, 10-3. Muskovac made eight saves in net on the windy day for the red, white and blue.
The Titans honored seven four-year members of the program in
Kelli Doyle,
Olivia Elby,
Sophie Mapes,
Olivia Parra,
Rachel Russo,
Neteya Tavernier and Rima Youssef. All played integral roles for the Titans over the course of the past four seasons from 2017-21, with the seven combining to play in 310 matches total through Tuesday's contest.
Titan News & Notes
• Larson became the fourth Titan freshmen to score her first collegiate goal this season.
• Murray notched an assist in the second-straight contest, while Pontoni tallied her first collegiate point with the assist.
• Muskovac's eight saves were her second-highest total in a game, only behind the 12 she made against Milwaukee in 2019.
• Toupin entered the game third in the Horizon League in shots per game, adding a team-high four shots for 24 on the season.
• It was the seventh all-time meeting between the two programs (UIC leads, 4-3).
Up Next
Detroit Mercy returns to the pitch next Monday, playing in its 2021 spring regular-season finale on the road at Cleveland State. The match in Cleveland is set for a 5 p.m. ET start time from Krenzler Field.
