DETROIT (4/12/2025) -- Senior
Chase Mahabir tallied a career-high six goals and the defense posted 15 caused turnovers as the University of Detroit Mercy men's lacrosse team downed Wagner, 15-10, on Saturday afternoon.
Mahabir also added an assist for a career-best seven points. Freshman
Andrew Parker had a season-high three goals and four points and senior
Aidan Bishop had two goals and an assist.
Senior
Kyle Grant and sophomore
Gavin Moore each had three caused turnovers, while freshman
Ian Greenwell had two takeaways and four ground balls. Freshman
Canton Lanham won a season-high 15-of-24 with a season-tying five ground balls and freshman
Malakhi Berry had a caused turnover and four GB's.
The Titans (3-6, 2-3 NEC) saw Wagner (1-11, 1-4 NEC) take an early 3-0 lead just four minutes into the game, but Mahabir stopped that run by setting up Bishop's goal. It was 4-1 in the second when the Titans put together their first 4-0 spurt to jump out in front. Mahabir had three goals in that charge and added his fourth later in the period.
A 6-6 score at the half was broken in the third as Parker gave UDM a 7-6 lead early, but Wagner answered with two straight to reclaim the advantage. Mahabir then ignited a 4-0 run that gave the Titans the lead for good. Moore followed with his first collegiate goal off a pass from sophomore
Julian Greendeer and then redshirt freshman
Marcus Thundercloud and Bishop found the back of the net for an 11-8 lead.
Parker recorded his first collegiate hat trick with two goals in the first five minutes of the fourth for a 13-9 lead, and freshman
Zach Gleason put the finishing touches on a season-high 15 goals by beating the keeper with just over five minutes remaining.
Senior
Ryan Richters made eight saves in net and had three ground balls and a caused turnover. Seniors
Will Marshall and
Sean Henige registered a caused turnover and a pair of GB's, while senior
Harold Skinner had two assists, a takeaway and a ground ball.
The Titans outshot Wagner, 36-32, and were 17-of-29 in faceoffs and 25-of-27 on clears.
Detroit Mercy will wrap up the home portion of its schedule next Saturday, April 19, under the lights as the Titans host Mercyhurst at 7:00 p.m.
Game Notes:
- This was the third career meeting between the two schools, who were rivals in the MAAC in 2010, and the Titans have won all three
- Detroit Mercy came into the game second in the NEC and 20th in the nation with 8.7 caused turnovers per game, as well as fourth in the league and 26th in the country with a .867 clearing percentage
- The 15 caused turnovers were the most since coming away with 15 at VMI in 2023
- Richters now has 301 saves in his career
- Thundercloud now has 13 goals and 14 points in the last five games
- Grant now has multiple caused turnovers in six games on the year as well as in three straight
- Bishop has now scored a point in eight games and a goal in five of them as he has 47 goals and 16 in his career
- Mahabir now has six career hat tricks
- Mahabir's previous career highs were five points last season at Bellarmine and four goals at Bellarmine and at Robert Morris
- After starting the year 10-of-35 in faceoffs in the first three games, Lanham is now 61-of-110 (55.4%) in the last six games
- The 15 wins were the most since teammate Billy Hart was 17-of-24 against Cleveland State to close out last season
- Greenwell has recorded a ground ball in eight games and a caused turnover in six of them as he has six takeaways and 12 ground balls in the last three games
- Parker has scored a goal in three straight games and in six contests on the season
- Gleason scored his first goal since notching a pair at Hampton
