Adams Nets Record Seven in Detroit Victory
from press release
PONTIAC, Mich. -- Freshman Shayne Adams (St.
Catharines, ON/Denis Morris) led nine Titan goal scorers with a
school record seven goals as the Detroit men’s lacrosse team
picked up its first win of the season, 19-3, over Mercer at
Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac.
The 19 goals scored by the Titans (1-4) was a school record as well
as the three markers allowed. Mercer, in its first year as a
Division I program, fell to 0-5 on the season.
The seven points by Adams also tied a school record for the most
points in a game in school history as the rookie attacker netted at
least one goal in every quarter on the day. Freshman Alex Maini
(Lynbrook, NY/Lynbrook) netted a hat trick with three goals, while
junior Scott Harris (Saline, MI/Saline) and sophomore Chris Nemes
(Novi, MI/Detroit Catholic Central) tallied two apiece.
Sophomore Jordan Houtby (St. Catharines, ON/Holy Cross Secondary)
also set a Titan record with 11 ground balls, while tying his own
school record for the second time this season causing six
turnovers.
The Titans took a commanding lead right from the start with six
goals in the first 11 minutes of play. All six goals were scored by
two Titans as Adams and Maini picked up hat tricks in the first
quarter.
Mercer ended the first period with two goals, but Detroit put the
game away with six-straight goals in the second to jump out in
front 12-2. The quarter started with sophomore Brandon Davenport
(Grosse Pointe Woods, MI/GP North) winning the face-off, where he
was 7-4 on the day, and eventually firing one past the Bears’
goalie.
Nemes and Harris would then go on the offensive with each Titan
adding a pair of goals, before Adams struck for his fourth of the
game with 22 seconds left in the half.
The Bears ended the second quarter with a goal with five seconds
left, but that would be the last time they found the back of the
net as the red, white and blue kept Mercer off the scoreboard in
the second half.
Detroit added to its lead in the third with Adams on the man-up
goal and then redshirt freshman Wes Steen (Columbus, OH/Olentangy
Liberty) posted his first collegiate goal to give UDM a 14-3 lead
after three.
The fourth saw senior Tim Shoemaker (Rochester, MI/Rochester) come
up with his second collegiate goal and that was followed by
Adams’ Detroit record sixth goal of the contest and the first
on the day off the stick of senior Matt Gregson (Flint, MI/Powers
Catholic). Adams got his seventh at the 7:52 mark in the fourth and
freshman Matt Lining (Troy, MI/Troy Athens) ended the contest
beating the keeper with 6:40 left in the game.
All three Titan goalies saw time in net led by sophomore A.J.
Levell (Columbus, OH/Dublin Scioto),who picked up his third career
win stopping two shots in 30 minutes of action. Freshman Danny
Kransberger (Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills Central) had six saves
in 28:06, while junior Mike Brown (Troy, MI/Troy Athens) made his
collegiate debut recording a save in almost two minutes of game
time.
Also picking up points on the day was junior Ty Maruyama (Lakewood,
CO/Green Mountain), who had two assists and three ground balls.
Harris added two assists to go with his two goals for four points
in the game, while Maini totaled a four-point game as well with his
helper added to his three goals.
Detroit set a school record outshooting Mercer, 51-26. The Titans
also picked up 38 GB’s to the Bears’ 22 and forced the
opposition into 29 turnovers. UDM also kept Mercer in check on the
man-up advantage holding the Bears to 0-of-7 with the extra man
attack.
The Titans will return to action next Sunday, March 6, in a
lacrosse doubleheader at Titan Field. First the women will take on
UC Davis at 11:00 a.m., and that will be followed with the men
hosting Lehigh at 2:00 p.m.
