DETROIT (11-5-23) - Graduate Student
Matthew Andres posted three total shots while sophomores
Guershom Sylvain and
Vincent Stockton and freshman
Vincent Stockton each had a shot on goal as No. 4 seed Detroit Mercy came up short falling 1-0 to No. 5 seed Purdue Fort Wayne in #HLMSOC Championship quarterfinal action on Sunday afternoon at Titan Field.
Detroit Mercy (5-10-3) had two golden scoring chances in the first half as Andres got open in space and just missed on a header high in the 26th minute. In the 40th minute, junior
Baldeep Gill had a shot blocked in traffic but the ball ended up deflecting to Pierson who fired a shot at point-blank range but PFW (7-5-4) goalkeeper Max Collingwood was able to slide over and make the save to the near post keeping the game scoreless heading into halftime.
In the 66th minute of the second half, the Mastodons broke through with a goal off a throw-in set piece to take a 1-0 lead.
UDM had to press the issue offensively looking for the equalizer. After a yellow card free kick in the 68th minute, senior
Luke Winters had a shot blocked followed by a blistering shot attempt from Stockton but Collingwood made the save. The Titans then had back-to-back corner kick opportunities but couldn't capitalize as the Dons held on down the stretch to advance and the Titans' season concluded.
