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#DetroitsCollegeTeam @DetroitWSOC 2018 DETROIT 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 Michigan 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 *- Horizon League 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: .............................................................sheehymi@udmercy.edu 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: ...............................................................borawsjl@udmercy.edu So far on the year, she is second on the team with seven shots. Athletic Trainer: ................................. Brittany Duszynski (Ball State ‘17) She started