#DetroitsCollegeTeam @DetroitWSOC 2018 MERCY WOMEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES at Toledo, vs. Purdue Fort Wayne THIS WEEK’S ACTION 2018 WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE Detroit Mercy at Toledo Date Day Opponent Location Time/Results Scott Park (Toledo, Ohio) August Thursday, Sept. 6 - 4 p.m. 5 SUN. MARKHAM (EXH.) DETROIT W, 2-0 All-Time Series: 6-6-1 8 Wed. at Bowling Green (exh.) Bowling Green, Ohio L, 0-2 Live Video: ESPN+ 17 Fri. at Western Kalamazoo, Mich. L, 0-3 Live Stats: SIDEARM Sports 24 Fri. at Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, Mich. L, 1-2 26 SUN. CENTRAL MICHIGAN DETROIT W, 1-0 Twitter Updates: @DetroitWSOC 30 Thur. at #24 South Florida Tampa, Fla. L, 0-4 Tickets: $5 Detroit Mercy vs. Purdue Fort Wayne SEPTEMBER Titan Field (Detroit, Mich.) 2 Sun. at Stetson DeLand, Fla. T, 0-0 (2OT) Sunday, Sept. 9 - 4 p.m. 6 Thur. at Toledo Toledo, Ohio 4:00 p.m. All-Time Series: Tied 10-1-1 9 SUN. PURDUE FORT WAYNE DETROIT 4:00 P.M. Live Video: ESPN+ 13 Thur. at UIC * Chicago, Ill. 8:00 p.m. Live Stats: SIDEARM Sports 18 TUES. MADONNA DETROIT 3:00 P.M. Twitter Updates: @DetroitWSOC 22 Sat. at IUPUI * Indianapolis, Ind. 7:00 p.m. Tickets: Free 26 WED. OAKLAND * DETROIT 3:00 P.M. 30 Sun. at NKU * Highland Heights, Ky. 6:00 p.m. AGAINST TOLEDO Detroit Mercy and Toledo have split the first 13 meetings going 6-6-1. OCTOBER 6 SAT. MILWAUKEE * (DH) DETROIT 4:00 P.M. After winning six of the first eight, the Titans had dropped four in a 9 Tues. at Northwood Midland, Mich. 3:00 p.m. row in the series until earning a scoreless draw last season at home. 13 Sat. at Green Bay * Green Bay, Wisc. 5:00 p.m. The Titans are 2-5 all-time on the road in the series with three-straight 17 WED. CLEVELAND STATE * DETROIT 4:00 P.M. 21 SUN. YOUNGSTOWN STATE * DETROIT 1:00 P.M. losses as the last Detroit Mercy win at Toledo was on Sept. 2, 2005, a 1-0 26 Fri. at Wright State * Fairborn, Ohio 7:00 p.m. victory. 29 Mon. HL Champ. First Round TBA TBA Eight games have seen shutouts with the Titans posting five of them. NOVEMBER There have also been two overtime matches with last year’s 0-0 final 1 Thur. HL Champ. Semifinals TBA TBA and Toledo taking a 3-2 game in double overtime at Titan Field in 2015. 3 Sat. HL Champ. TBA TBA

*- game/ Home games in BOLD AGAINST PURDUE FORT WAYNE Unless noted, all home games played at Titan Field Detroit Mercy has dominated the series to the tune of a 10-1-1 record (Game dates and times remain subject to change. All times are EST) and has not lost a game to Fort Wayne since 2003. Part of the 10 saves at Stetson including stopping a penalty kick in the Last year the Titans went on the road and came away with a 3-0 first half to keep the Hatters off the scoreboard in a 0-0 draw. triumph as Rachel Russo netted all three Titans scores in the second She is currently third in school history with 303 saves, just 11 behind half. Katie Fortenberry’s (2004-08) 314 for second place. Manzo is also The Titans are 4-0-1 all-time at home against the Mastodons, but the second in goals-against average (1.29), fourth with 19 shutouts and in last time these teams met at Titan Field, it ended 0-0 in 2015. save percentage (.785), fifth in wins (25) and seventh in saves per game The Titans have recorded seven of the nine shutouts in the series. (4.66). In fact, Fort Wayne has not scored a goal in the series in the last three On the season, she leads the Horizon League and is eighth in the games or in the last 312:36 of action against Detroit Mercy. nation in total saves (38) and 10th in saves per game (7.6), while ranking third in the HL in save percentage (.809). AGAINST THE CONFERENCES She was the 2016 HL Goalkeeper of the Year and started all 18 games The Titans started their 2018 campaign with three games against the on last season registering 86 saves – second in the Horizon League – MAC (at Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan, home vs. Central with five shutouts. She also ranked third in the HL in saves per game Michigan) and will now play its final contest of the season against the (4.78), fourth in shutouts and was fifth in save percentage (.782). conference. Her career high in saves is 13 at Green Bay in 2014. The red, white and blue are 40-37-10 all-time against MAC schools. Meanwhile, the Titans have played just four current members of the Summit League and have posted an 11-3-1 PLEASE CALL US record with most of those coming against Purdue Fort Wayne. DETROIT MERCY - TITANS Detroit Mercy is also 0-2 versus Denver and The University of Detroit Mercy unveiled a new branding campaign with new university and 1-0 against Western Illinois. athletic logos in September of 2016.

THE MANZO WATCH For writing references, upon the first reference in copy, use “University of Detroit Mercy.” On Senior Marina Manzo is off to a fast start the second reference, use “Detroit Mercy” or “Titans”. with 38 saves on the year, including back-to- back 10 save performances on the road last Thank you for your cooperation and your continuing coverage of the Detroit Mercy Titans. week at No. 24 South Florida and at Stetson. DETROITTITANS.COM @DetroitTitans #DetroitsCollegeTeam @DetroitWSOC

New Brand Identity for Detroit Mercy University of Detroit Mercy has implemented a new brand identity with a new logo and brandline to help position itself for a robust future.

Please use the following new logo and brandline to represent the University:

On second reference, refer to the University as “Detroit Mercy” instead of using acronyms, which were often inaccurate.

Our athletics teams are now known as “Detroit Mercy Titans.”

Oct. 11, 2016

DETROITTITANS.COM @DetroitTitans #DetroitsCollegeTeam @DetroitWSOC QUICK FACTS FIORIDO’S MY HERO Senior Carly Fiorido helped bring together a young back line to Location:...... Detroit, Mich. keep Eastern Michigan off the scoreboard in the second half in a near Founded:...... 1877 Titan comeback and against Central Michigan, she helped shut down Enrollment:...... 5,101 the Chippewas’ all-time leading scorer Lexi Pelafas before kicking in President:...... Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi the game-winner with less than 20 seconds left in a 1-0 win. Director of Athletics...... Robert C. Vowels The goal was the second of her career and the first since 2016 for Conference:...... Horizon League Fiorido, who was named the HL Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 27. Affiliation:...... NCAA Division I Nickname:...... Titans FIRST ONE IN THE BOOKS Twitter:...... @DetroitTitans, @DetroitWSOC Freshman Julie Ann Piechocki tallied not only the first Titan goal of Facebook:...... Detroit Mercy Titans 2018, but her first career marker as she drilled one past the Eastern Home Facility:...... Titan Field (1,000) Michigan goalie in the second half of the contest. She has now started all five games and has played all 435 minutes so COACHING STAFF far and leads the team with nine shots. Head Coach:...... Mike Lupenec (Oakland ‘86 Years at Detroit Mercy:...... 26th season RUSSO FOR THREE Head Coaching Record:...... 226-222-39 In just her second collegiate game last season, sophomore Rachel Career:...... Same Russo scored three second-half goals in a 3-0 win at Purdue Fort Wayne. Email:...... [email protected] The hat trick was the first by a Titan since Alyssa Riley did it against Twitter:...... @Vardar333 Marygrove in 2013, and the first Titan freshman to net a hat trick since Phone:...... 313-993-1700 ext. 7343 Tanya Tiselj had three in 1999 versus Bowling Green. Assistant Coach:...... Jamie Huff Russo was also the third Detroit Mercy freshmen to record a hat trick Email:...... [email protected] joining Tiselj and Cindy Fix (1993). Phone:...... 313-993-1700 ext. 7333 Assistant Coach:...... Mike Sheehy (Oakland ‘95 DOYLE READY TO BUILD Email:...... [email protected] Kelli Doyle earned Horizon League All-Freshman accolades last year Graduate Assistant:...... Jennifer Borawski (Detroit Mercy ‘16) and will look to improve in her second season. Email:...... [email protected] So far on the year, she is second on the team with seven shots. Athletic Trainer:...... Brittany Duszynski (Ball State ‘17) She started all 17 games she appeared in and was second on the team with nine points and tied for second with four goals. She found the TEAM INFORMATION back of the net on her first collegiate shot against Lawrence Tech and 2016 Record:...... 4-13-1 added markers against Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan. HL Record (Finish)...... 1-8 (Ninth) She had a season-high two points on a goal and an assist on the road Home/Away/Neutral:...... 2-6-1/2-6-0/0-1-0 at Cleveland State. HL Tournament:...... n/a All-Time Record (First Season):...... 226-222-39 (1993) YOUNG AT HEART All-Time Horizon League Record:...... 89-67-16 The Titans started two true freshmen and five sophomores in the Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/4 season opener at Western Michigan and have continued to use a lot of Players Returning/Lost:...... 20/8 freshmen and sophomores. Goalies Returning/Lost:...... 3/0 Out of the 16 players who have seen action so far, 11 are Freshmen:...... 9 underclassmen and four are true freshmen. Twitter:...... @DetroitWSOC Detroit Mercy has a sophomore (Ana Ginez), a transfer from Oakland Instagram:...... @DetroitMercyWSOC who did not play a game for the Golden Grizzlies last year and two other student-athletes played a combined 20 games coming into 2018 SPORTS INFORMATION in junior Megan Pace and sophomore Sophie Mapes. Director Athletic Communications (WSOC Contact)...... P.J. Gradowski Work Phone: ...... (313) 993-1745 2018 PREVIEW Cell Phone:...... (313) 585-0982 Detroit Mercy was picked to finish eighth in the Horizon League Email: ...... [email protected] preseason coaches poll. Sports Info Office Phone:...... (313) 993-1745 The Titans welcome back 20 players from last year’s squad, including Website: ...... www.detroittitans.com two of their top three scorers in sophomores Rachel Russo (4 goals) and Mailing Address: Kelli Doyle (4 goals, 1 assist). Detroit Mercy Sports Information The defense returns some quality players in senior goalie Marina Manzo, defenders Carly Fiorido and sophomores Olivia Parra and 4001 W. McNichols Rd. Neteya Tavernier, while the midfield play will be led by seniors Molly Detroit, MI 48221 Kane and Caitlin Carroll. Junior Casey Couturier and freshmen Nasreen Kobeissi and Julie Ann Piechocki will also help upfront with the offense.

DETROITTITANS.COM @DetroitTitans #DetroitsCollegeTeam @DetroitWSOC STAT LINES STILL TOGETHER The Titans will once again be in the steady hands of a veteran SHOTS HL PRESEASON POLL coaching staff as head coach Mike Lupenec - the only coach in program Outshoot Opponent...... 0-1-0 1. Milwaukee - 87 points (5) history - is back to lead the 26th varsity team. Titans are Outshot...... 1-2-0 2. IUPUI - 80 points (3) He is the only coach in school history and has guided the Titans to a Even...... 0-0-1 3. Wright State - 71 points (1) 226-220-38 overall mark with conference championships in 1995, 1996 Titans Attempt First Shot...... 0-0-0 4. NKU - 69 points (1) and 2004. The 2004 team also won a game in the NCAA Tournament. 5. Cleveland State - 66 points Lupenec has been voted league Coach of the Year by his peers three SAVES 6. UIC - 57 points times (2000, 2005, 2012). Have More Saves...... 0-3-1 7. Oakland - 40 points His assistant coach Jamie Huff has been at his side for 17 seasons, Opponent Has More Saves...1-0-0 8. Detroit Mercy - 37 points while goaltending coach Mike Sheehy is in his eighth season. Even...... 0-0-0 9. Youngstown State - 24 points Even graduate assistant coach Jennifer Borawski was a former player 10. Green Bay - 18 points and now in her second year with the program. CORNER KICKS Have More Corner Kicks...... 0-0-0 MANZO CHASE IN MICHIGAN WE TRUST Opponent Has More...... 1-3-0 Saves Detroit Mercy likes the home-grown talent of the Great Lakes State as Even...... 0-0-1 1. Alisson Dube (2001-04)...... 429 25 of the 30 Titans hail from Michigan. 2. Katie Fortenberry (2004-08)....314 The five other Titans are from our neighbor to the North with four FOULS 3. Marina Manzo...... 303 from Ontario and one from Quebec. Have More Fouls...... 0-2-0 Opponent Has More...... 1-0-0 Goals Against Average ACADEMIC STANDARDS Even...... 0-1-1 1. Nora Abolins (2010-12)...... 0.90 The University of Detroit Mercy Department of Athletics showcased 2. Marina Manzo...... 1.29 another tremendous period of academic greatness as the Titans were GOALS once again above the national threshold in the latest NCAA Division I Score First...... 1-0-0 Save Percentage Academic Progress Rate (APR) report, released in May, and the Titan Opponent Scores First...... 0-3-0 1. Nikki Thomas (1993-96)...... 798 women’s soccer team was high on that list. 2. Nora Abolins (2010-12)...... 796 All 19 Titan teams posted multi-year scores above the 930 NCAA LEADS 3. Joanna Hinde (2008-10)...... 786 qualifying mark for the sixth straight year with women’s soccer at a Lead At The Half...... 0-0-0 4. Marina Manzo...... 785 994), one of the highest marks in the Horizon League. Trail At The Half...... 0-3-0 For the head coaches APR report, head coach Mike Lupenec had a Tied At The Half...... 1-0-1 Wins perfect score, the fifth time the team has reached that feat. 2. Nikki Thomas (1993-96)...... 35 3. Katie Fortenberry (2004-08).... 26 TEAM 26 Nora Abolins (2010-12)...... 26 The 2018 season is the 26th year of women’s soccer at Detroit Mercy. 5. Marina Manzo...... 25 The team has a proud history winning the regular season title in 1995 and sharing the honor in 1996. In 2004, the team won the Horizon Shutouts League Championship and qualified for the NCAA Tournament, beating 2. Katie Fortenberry (2004-08).... 23 Michigan in the first round, 3-2. Alisson Dube (2001-04)...... 23 The first-ever game for the Titans was on Sept. 8, 1993, a 3-2 loss at 4. Marina Manzo...... 19 Indiana. The first win was on Sept. 12, 1993, a 12-1 decision over Swarthmore QUICK RECAP OF 2017 as the red, white and blue ended the year at 11-5-2. The Titans finished 2017 at 4-13-1, 1-8 in the Horizon League, but their season was marred by close losses and injuries. ONE KID AT A TIME Detroit Mercy dropped nine games by one goal, including seven Senior goalie Sarah Hirschmann only appeared in two games last Horizon League contests. season and three in her career, but her work off the field have been The nine one-goal losses were the most since it had 10 one-goal impressive. setbacks in 2006 and that was the result of an offense that posted 50 She dreamed of helping people in Africa so she volunteered as a points on 18 goals and 14 assists, the third lowest offensive output in teacher in Kenya for six weeks in the summer of 2017. team history. When she visited Haiti as a high school student and was inspired to Along the way, the Titans lost one of their top goal scorers in Rachel do more, so she organized her own nonprofit organization “One Kid at Russo to a knee injury and defenseman Olivia Parra to a head injury. a Time” and has been running it ever since. Hirschmann and her friend Gina Munson began selling One Kid at a Time t-shirts and co-founded HONOR THY CAPTAINS the nonprofit organization. Seniors Molly Kane and Carly Fiorido will serve as captains for the Hirschmann didn’t just stop there, she got her friends and others to Titans this season. donate shoes, clothing and soccer equipment. After that, Hirschmann Fiorido has started all 60 games in which she has appeared in the wanted to do more but she wasn’t quite sure how. backline and earned the Defensive Award and Team MVP last season. When she felt she was doing so much on her trips around the world, Kane has been a steady offensive and defensive player for the Titans but not enough at home, she began organizing an after-school-program and has started all 58 games she has played in at the midfield. for a Detroit elementary school. DETROITTITANS.COM @DetroitTitans #DetroitsCollegeTeam @DetroitWSOC 2018 WOMEN’S SOCCER ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School (Last School) 00 Sarah Hirschmann GK 5-6 Sr. Fraser, Mich. / Warren Regina 0 Marina Manzo GK 5-9 Sr. Washington Twp, Mich. / Romeo 1 Amanda Emke GK 5-7 Jr. New Baltimore, Mich. / Anchor Bay 2 Olivia Parra D 5-7 So. Shelby Township, Mich. / Henry Ford II 3 Rachel DeLuca D/M 5-2 R-Sr. Clinton Township, Mich. / Fraser (Oakland) 4 Carly Fiorido D 5-8 Sr. Windsor, Ont. / Holy Names 5 Megan Pace M/D 5-2 Jr. Macomb, Mich. / Dakota 6 Kelli Doyle F 5-7 So. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian 7 Kelsey Mendez M 5-3 Sr. Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage 8 Casey Couturier F/M 5-5 Jr. Chesterfield, Mich. / Anchor Bay 9 Olivia Elby F/M 5-4 So. Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington 10 Hannah Alexis D/M 5-3 Fr. Mississauga, Ont. / Sainte-Famille 11 Rima Youssef M 5-2 So. Sterling Heights, Mich. / Adlai Stevenson 12 Caitlin Carroll M/D 5-6 Sr. Macomb, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower (Marquette) 13 Chloe Ricciardi D 5-7 Sr. Kirkland, Quebec / John Rennie (John Abbott) 14 Julie Ann Piechocki M 5-4 Fr. Macomb, Mich./Henry Ford II 15 Neteya Tavernier D 5-8 So. Brampton, Ontario / Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic 16 Elizabeth Gonser M 5-4 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Cath. Cent. 17 Morgan LaForest M 5-1 Fr. Saint Clair Shores, Mich. / Lake Shore 18 Sophie Mapes M 5-5 So. Monroe, Mich. / Monroe 19 Aubree Snow M 5-1 Sr. Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage 20 Ana Ginez D 5-8 So. Lake Orion, Mich. / Shattuck St. Mary’s (Oakland) 21 Molly Kane M 5-4 Sr. Caledonia, Mich. / Grand Rapids Cath. Cent. 23 Emily Lorkowski M 5-5 Fr. Utica, Mich. / Utica 25 Emily Vargas M 5-7 Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central 26 Madison Tzimas D 5-8 Fr. LaSalle, Ont. / Saint Thomas Of Villanova 28 Rachel Russo F/M 5-4 So. Chesterfield Township, Mich. / Anchor Bay 29 Riley McCleese F 5-6 So. Roseville, Mich. / Fraser 30 Nasreen Kobeissi F 5-6 Fr. Dearborn Heights, Mich./Dearborn 34 Carlie Castiglione GK 5-8 Fr. Northville, Mich. / Northville 99 Cece Muskovac GK 5-5 Fr. Macomb, Mich. / Regina

Head Coach: Mike Lupenec - 26th Season (Oakland ‘86) Assistant Coach: Jamie Huff -17th Season Assistant Coach/Goaltending: Mike Sheehy - Seventh Season (Oakland ‘95) Graduate Assistant: Jennifer Borawski - Second Season (Detroit Mercy ‘16)

PRONUNCIATIONS Mike Lupenec - LOOP-in-eck Olivia Elby - L-BEE Mike Sheehy - She-He Nasreen Kobeissi – Co-Bay-See Jennifer Borawski - Boar-aw-SKEE Rima Youssef - Ree-Ma U-Seff Marina Manzo - Muh-REE-nah Chloe Ricciardi - REE-car-DEE Amanda Emke - Em-KEY Neteya Tavernier - Na-TAY-UH Tav-ERR-Near Julie Ann Piechocki – Pie-Chock-Key Elizabeth Gonser - Gone-SIR Carly Fiorido - FEE-or-EE-doe Rachel DeLuca – DEL-Lou-Ka Casey Couturier - Kooch-ur-EE-er Madison Tzimas – Ze-Miss Ana Ginez – Ha-Nez Hannah Alexis – Han-Ah

DETROITTITANS.COM @DetroitTitans #DetroitsCollegeTeam @DetroitWSOC HEAD COACH MIKE LUPENEC As the only head coach in the history of the Titan women’s soccer program, Mike Lupenec - the dean of Horizon League coaches - has seen the Titans rise from a first-year Division I squad to a premier power in the Horizon League. Lupenec, who is in his 26th year in 2017, is the conference’s active coaching leader in overall victories with 226.

Lupenec recorded his 200th collegiate coaching victory at Detroit Mercy in a 1-0 victory over Youngstown State on Oct. 8, 2014, on Titan Field, and No. 225 in dramatic fashion as the Titans scored with just three second left in the first overatime at YSU in 2017.

The Titans have reached the Horizon League Semfinals in six of the last eight seasons. In 2014, Detroit Mercy advanced to the Horizon League Championship game for the first time in eight years after defeating Oakland in a 1-0 overtime win in the semifinals. In addition to finishing runner-up in the Horizon League Tournament, Detroit Mercy also finished as the second-best squad in the regular season with a 5-3 conference record, while winning five overtime games overall.

Under Lupenec, the Titans have reached the Horizon League championship game five times overall (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014). In addition to four runner-up finishes, the Titans brought home the league’s tallest trophy in 2004, defeating Youngstown State, Green Bay and Milwaukee – and giving up just one goal in the process – to move on to the NCAA Tournament. There, Detroit Mercy scored a stunning 3-2 victory over Michigan in the opening game before falling to sixth-ranked Ohio State in the second round of the tourney. The win over Michigan in 2004 remains the only NCAA Tournament win by a Titan program other than the men’s team. His team finished that year with 14 victories, just one shy of the school record set in 1995 and 1996.

That 2004 title was the second league championship Lupenec’s team has delivered to University, as it also won in 1995, with a 15-5 overall record to establish a school record that was equaled a year later when the Titans also won a regular-season co-championship in 1996. Lupenec has been voted league Coach of the Year by his peers three times (2000, 2005, 2012).

Lupenec’s Titans have recorded ten winning seasons compiling a 225-219-38 overall record and a 89-67-16 in conference games. Six times (1996, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016) in the history of the women’s soccer program, the All-Conference First Team has featured three Titans. His student-athletes have earned 80 All-Horizon League selections, including three HL Player of the Year accolades (Monica Kaltreider, 1998, Mary Parker, 2004 and 2006), a Co-Defensive Player of the Year (Alexandra Suschak, 2011) and two Defensive Player of the Year (Haley Burtraw in 2014 and Rachel DeLuca in 2016), one Offensive Player of the Year (Kaitlyn Quarrell, 2012), two Goalkeepers of the Year (Nora Abolins in 2012 and Marina Manzo in 2016) and a Freshman of the Year (Claudia Eustaquio, 2015) on his resume. All told, 123 student-athletes have earned All-League accolades, including 42 on the All-Newcomer Team. Four players have also earned First Team All-Conference accolades all four seasons (Gwen Kilfoy, 1998-2001, Tanya Tiselj, 1999-2002, Allison Epple, 2002-05, and Mary Parker, 2003-06). Three more players have been named First Team All-Conference three different times in Monica Kaltreider (1996-98), Kaitlyn Quarrell (2011-13) and Alyssa Riley (2012-14).

Five Titans have been named CoSIDA Academic All-District with Mary Parker in 2006 earning CoSIDA Academic All-American and NSCAA/adidas College Women Scholar All-America. Alexandra Suschak was named to the 2011 NSCAA Women’s College Scholar All-America third team and in the last two years, both Tatum Zurawski and Anna Mindling were tabbed to the CoSIDA Academic All- District squad.

The 2014-15 Titans were recognized with a Team Academic Award by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for its excellence in the classroom during the 2014-15 academic year. Out of 859 total teams to receive the award, the Titans’ brilliant 3.70 GPA was the fourth-best mark in the nation, for both men’s and women’s teams across all NCAA divisions. The Titans earned the honor for the fifth-straight year in 2017.

Lupenec was the first Horizon League coach to reach the career 100-win plateau on Sept. 3, 2003 with a 3-0 victory over Bowling Green. He is also the only current head coach at Detroit Mercy to have recorded a win in NCAA Tournament play.

When he came to Detroit Mercy in 1991, Lupenec first served as an assistant coach for the men’s soccer program for two seasons, including the 1992 campaign when he joined forces with his twin brother and former Titan men’s head coach, Morris. When the opportunity to begin a women’s program on the Division I level arose, Lupenec was there to take the challenge of building a successful program.

He was also closely involved in the planning of the new artificial surface soccer/track facility, which was completed in the fall of 2007. It was only fitting that Lupenec, who has built the Titans from the ground up, would lead his team to the field’s first-ever Titan victory as the team blanked Youngstown State 4-0 on Oct. 28, 2007.

A native of Welland, Ontario, Lupenec is a 1986 graduate of nearby , where he earned a bachelor’s degree in human resource and development. He and his twin brother played soccer for the Pioneers (as they were known then) from 1981-83, with Morris a star forward and Mike a starting defender. The 1982 Oakland team was the first in school history to make the NCAA Division II Semifinals. The following year OU posted an 18-3 record, the best in school history. Lupenec continued his soccer career after college, playing professionally in Canada with the Windsor Wheels.

Not only has he been successful coaching on the collegiate level, but also on the club level, where he has won several national championships. His Vardar U-17 squad was the first in the history of Michigan to claim both outdoor and indoor national titles.

Lupenec and his wife, Lydia, are the proud parents of three children – Alexa, Mark and Julianna. The family resides in Macomb Township. DETROITTITANS.COM @DetroitTitans Detroit Mercy Women's Soccer Detroit Mercy Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2018) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-3-1 1-0 0-3-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-3-1 1-0 0-3-1 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 17 at Western Michigan L 0-3 350 14 PIECHOCKI, Julie Ann 5 1 0 2 9 . 1 1 1 3 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 0 Aug 24 at Eastern Michigan L 1-2 547 6 DOYLE, Kelli 5 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 3 . 4 2 9 0 0 - 0 Aug 26 CMU W 1-0 287 4 FIORIDO, Carly 5 1 0 2 6 . 1 6 7 4 . 6 6 7 1 0 - 0 Aug 30 at #24 USF L 0-4 326 30 KOBEISSI, Nasreen 5 0 0 0 6 . 0 0 0 4 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 0 9/2/2018 at Stetson T o 2 0-0 117 5 PACE, Megan 5 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 28 RUSSO, Rachel 5 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS DETMERWS OPP 2 PARRA, Olivia 4 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 8 COUTURIER, Casey 5 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 2-36 9-87 10 ALEXIS, Hannah 5 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 0.40 1.80 16 GONSER, Elizabeth 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. . 0 5 6 . 1 0 3 23 LORKOWSKI, Emily 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 16-36 48-87 21 KANE, Molly 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. . 4 4 4 . 5 5 2 20 GINEZ, Ana 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 7.2 17.4 18 MAPES, Sophie 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 3 21 15 TAVERNIER, Neteya 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals off corners 0 1 9 ELBY, Olivia 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTY KICKS 0-0 1-2 Total 5 2 0 4 36 . 0 5 6 16 . 4 4 4 1 0 - 0 OFFSIDES 7 14 Opponents 5 9 8 26 87 . 1 0 3 48 . 5 5 2 3 1 - 2 PENALTIES F o u l s 60 66 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho Yellow cards 3 2 0 MANZO, Marina 5 470:00 9 1.72 38 . 8 0 9 1-3-1 2.0 Red cards 0 0 Total 5 470:00 9 1.72 39 . 8 1 2 1-3-1 2 ATTENDANCE Opponents 5 470:00 2 0.38 14 . 8 7 5 3-1-1 3 T o t a l 287 1340 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/287 4/335 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Detroit Mercy 0 2 0 0 2 Opponents 6 3 0 0 9

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Detroit Mercy 12 20 3 1 36 Opponents 47 37 2 1 87

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Detroit Mercy 18 19 1 1 39 Opponents 7 6 1 0 14

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Detroit Mercy 2 1 0 0 3 Opponents 11 10 0 0 21

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Detroit Mercy 32 25 2 1 60 Opponents 28 32 2 4 66 Detroit Mercy Women's Soccer Detroit Mercy Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2018) All games

Overall: 1-3-1 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 1-0-0 Away: 0-3-1 Neut: 0-0-0

## Player gp-gs min g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc gwg pk-att foul cnr 14 PIECHOCKI, Julie Ann 5-5 435 1 0 2 9 . 1 1 1 3 . 3 3 3 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 DOYLE, Kelli 5-5 470 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 3 . 4 2 9 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 4 FIORIDO, Carly 5-5 470 1 0 2 6 . 1 6 7 4 . 6 6 7 0 0 1 0-0 0 3 30 KOBEISSI, Nasreen 5-4 357 0 0 0 6 . 0 0 0 4 . 6 6 7 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 5 PACE, Megan 5-2 202 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 28 RUSSO, Rachel 5-1 139 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 PARRA, Olivia 4-4 375 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 10 ALEXIS, Hannah 5-5 444 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 8 COUTURIER, Casey 5-5 372 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 9 ELBY, Olivia 5-4 388 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 15 TAVERNIER, Neteya 1-1 55 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 18 MAPES, Sophie 5-2 312 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 20 GINEZ, Ana 5-2 153 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 21 KANE, Molly 5-5 470 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 23 LORKOWSKI, Emily 3-0 40 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 16 GONSER, Elizabeth 3-0 35 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Total 5 - 2 0 4 36 . 0 5 6 16 . 4 4 4 3 0 1 0-0 60 - Opponents 5 - 9 8 26 87 . 1 0 3 48 . 5 5 2 2 0 3 1-2 66 -

Goal Average Saves Record Shots # Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t shutout faced 0 MANZO, Marina 5-5 470:00 9 1.72 38 . 8 0 9 1 3 1 2.0 85 TM TEAM - 0:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 Total 5 470:00 9 1.72 39 . 8 1 2 1 3 1 2 85 Opponents 5 470:00 2 0.38 14 . 8 7 5 3 1 1 3 36

Team saves: 1

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Detroit Mercy 0 2 0 0 2 Detroit Mercy 2 1 0 0 3 Opponents 6 3 0 0 9 Opponents 11 10 0 0 21

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Detroit Mercy 12 20 3 1 36 Detroit Mercy 32 25 2 1 60 Opponents 47 37 2 1 87 Opponents 28 32 2 4 66

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Attendance Summary DETMERWS Opponent Detroit Mercy 18 19 1 1 39 Total 287 1340 Opponents 7 6 1 0 14 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/287 4/335 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0