ANN ARBOR, Mich. (2/12/2022) -- Redshirt freshman Jakob Hemme tied a school record with 28 saves as he was under attack all game long as Michigan defeated the University of Detroit Mercy men' lacrosse team, 21-5, on Saturday afternoon.

Hemme - who also had four ground balls - tied Jason Weber's mark that he had against Mercer in 2015.

Graduate senior Brett Erskine had two goals on the day and freshman Aidan Bishop notched his first collegiate points with a goal and an assist. Seniors Ryan Figueiras and Mitch Durst also scored, the first of Durst's career.

Graduate senior Paul Manuszak picked up a team-high six ground balls and sophomore Connor Baratta won 11 faceoffs and had three ground balls. 

The Titans (0-2) saw #20/RV Michigan (2-0) race out to a 4-0 lead before Erskine got the team on the board with 6:55 left in the first, a period that saw Hemme make seven saves.

Hemme added seven more in the second and Erskine tallied his second marker with 3:52 to go as the Titans trailed at the break, 11-2.

Figueiras beat the keeper with 48 seconds left in the third as Hemme had 20 total saves after three. In the fourth, Manuszak picked up a ground ball off a faceoff and threw it behind two defenders, finding Bishop who beat the goalie with 12:06 left. Bishop was then running the offense and found Durst, who ran by his defender and fired one in at the 11:28 mark.

Hemme did all he could making six saves after that and then registering his program-tying mark with just under two minutes to play. 

Detroit Mercy will return to action next Saturday, Feb. 19, when the red, white and blue travel to another nationally-ranked team in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 

First Period:

• Hemme made four saves early, but Michigan took a 4-0 lead about seven minutes in
• Off a faceoff win, Edell found Erskine and he beat the goalie on the right side at 6:55 mark
• Hemme made another save at 6:01 and Wooldridge was able to cause a turnover with 3:39 left to keep Michigan off the scoreboard
• Heme made two more saves, including one as the time was winding down, for seven saves in the first and Michigan led 6-1

Second Period:

• Hemme made another stop and the Titans had dome bad luck Bishop's shot hitting the post two minutes in
• Hemme made two more saves and the Titans had two shots saved and another attempt that was blocked
• The Titans killed off a 30-second penalty and after another Heme save, Erskine blew by the defense and fired one in for his second marker with 3:52 remaining 
• Hemme made two saves inside of two minutes for 14 first-half stops

Third Period:

• Titans won the opening faceoff but has a shot blocked
• Manuszak had a shot wide and Bishop had one blocked with 9:37 remaining
• Hemme made his 17th save with 9:15 left
• Gellatly's shot was saved with 5:33 on the clock
• Figueiras found the back of the net with 48 ticks left
• Hemme recorded his 20th save with a stop as the attackman was right in front of him with 10 seconds to go

Fourth Period:

• Hemme made two more saves in the first two minutes to up his total to 22
• Off a faceoff win, Manuszak picked up the ground ball and fed Bishop, who scored his first collegiate goal with 12:06 on the clock
• Just 30 seconds later, Bishop set up Durst, who notched his first collegiate goal with 11:28 remaining
• Hemme made four more saves in the next seven minutes to move his total to 27
• With 1:59 left, Hemme made his record-tying 28th stop of the game

Game Notes:

• This is the fourth career meeting between the two schools and the first since 2017 with Michigan now holding a 4-1 advantage, 2-0 in Ann Arbor
• Detroit Mercy is now 2-14 all-time against current members of the Big Ten with wins over Michigan (2012) and Ohio State (2015)
• Jason Weber made 28 saves against Mercer on March 4, 2015
• Manuszak now has 168 career ground balls, passing A.J. Levell and Jason Weber and now tied for fourth in school history with Jamie Hebden (2010-13)
• Erskine now has 113 career points and 74 goals, two shy of fourth place