DETROIT (10/22/22) - Graduate student
Julie Ann Piechocki and freshman
Abbey Lodato had some quality chances with two shots on goal each while junior
Erica Toupin and senior
Taylor Stanley each had a shot on goal. However, Detroit Mercy could not get the equalizer falling 1-0 to Purdue Fort Wayne in #HLWSOC action on Senior Day. This was the first setback at home as the Titans finished the regular season 5-1-1 at Titan Field.
Prior to the match, the women's soccer team honored seniors
Sofia Bellaire,
Isabella Kaschalk,
Cece Muskovac,
Mariana Muskovac,
Julie Ann Piechocki,
Alessandra Pontoni,
Ava Stander,
Katie Sullivan and
Hailey Wentzloff for their hard work and dedication to the program.
Detroit Mercy (6-9-1, 4-5 HL) held a 15-5 shots advantage and 7-2 corner kick advantage over PFW (9-32-5, 5-1-3 HL) but could not cash in on one of their chances to tie the game.
After the Mastodons took a 1-0 lead early in the match off a break away, the Titans' two best chances for the equalizer came later in the first half.
In the 16th minute, Lodato fired a well-placed shot that PFW goalkeeper Samantha Castaneda was able to extend her arm and tip the ball up over the crossbar.
Piechocki also had a quality chance in the 26th minute as she ripped a shot to the low left side but Castaneda was able to dive and extend to turn the shot away.
The Titans close out the regular season with a Metro Series showdown at arch-rival Oakland on Wed., Oct. 26 at 7 pm.
