DETROIT (9-5-24) -  Detroit Mercy's offense was hitting on cylinders led by junior Abbey Lodato who racked up five points off two goals and an assist as the Titans rolled over Chicago State in dominating fashion with a 5-0 win on Thursday afternoon at Titan Field. Sophomore defender Leila Lanier added her first career goal off the first career assist from freshman and fellow defender Kyleen Bradow while Graduate Student Marisa Silver made two saves picking up her first shutout since the 2021 season.

Graduate Student Erica Toupin and freshman Amelia Streberger each added their third and second goals of the season respectively to round out the scoring for the Titans with freshman Mya Mascaro adding her first career assist.

Lodato got the Titans (2-5) on the board in the 31st minute as she drew a penalty inside the box and put home the ensuing penalty kick for a 1-0 lead. 

Eight minutes later, UDM struck again off a short corner kick set piece. Ladato sent over a short pass to Toupin who fired a long shot past the Chicago State (0-4) goalkeeper giving the Titans a 2-0 advantage at the half.

In the second half, Detroit Mercy broke the game open with two goals in just over a minute. Lodato took a long feed from Mascaro that went over the CSU backline and bounced up to Lodato who got behind the last defender to connect on a header in the 58th minute. 

Just 1:24 later, Streberger put in a loose ball in the box giving the Titans a commanding 4-0 lead.

With three minutes left in the game, UDM cashed in their second corner kick opportunity as Bradow sent in a cross to Lanier who hit a header into the back of the net to secure the 5-0 win.

UDM's five-game home stand continues as the Titans welcome Western Michigan for Senior Day on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m.