DAYTON, Ohio (11/2/22) - Senior
Matthew Andres scored his second goal of the season as he headed in the equalizer to complete Detroit Mercy's rally from a two-goal deficit to earn a 2-2 draw at Wright State in the regular season finale on Wednesday afternoon. Junior
Samory Powder also scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season and added his team-best seventh assist while senior
Rocco Galati had assists on both goals. The Titans (4-6-6, 3-2-4 HL) will now enter the 2022 #HLMSOC Championships as the No. 6 seed and will play at No. 3 seed IUPUI on Sun., Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.
Redshirt sophomore
Jonathan Kliewer posted a season third-best eight saves in goal for his sixth draw of the season.
Wright State (4-6-6, 4-1-4 HL) added their first goal in the 10th minute followed by another in the 23rd minute to take a 2-0 lead.
Detroit Mercy got to work in the 32nd minute as Galati sent a back heel pass that deflected off a WSU defender right to Powder who streaked into the box who sent a low shot past WSU keeper Guilherme Pipolo pulling the Titans within a goal, 2-1, at the half.
The Titans' equalizer in the 54th minute was a thing of beauty as Galati threw the ball into Powder who sent a pass back to Galati. He then delivered a high long cross into the box where Andres set up underneath and hit a pin-point header into the upper 90 for his second career goal.
