Detroit Mercy Titans men's soccer

The Detroit Mercy Titans men's soccer program represents the University of Detroit Mercy in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1987, the Titans compete in the Horizon League. The Titans are coached by Nicholas Deren, who has coached the program since December 8, 2009.[2] Titans plays their home matches at Titan Field, on the Detroit Mercy campus.

Detroit Mercy Titans
Founded1987
UniversityUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Head coachNicholas Deren (9th season)
ConferenceHorizon
LocationDetroit, MI
StadiumTitan Field
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameTitans
ColorsRed, White, and Blue[1]
              
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1996
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996
Conference Tournament championships
1996
Conference Regular Season championships
1995, 2005, 2012, 2014

Coaching history

University of Detroit Mercy has had four coaches in their program's existence. Records through 2017 season.[3]

Years Coach Games W L T Pct.
1987–1991Louie Stankovich8927575.000
1992–2009Morris Lupenec34515015342.000
2009–Nicholas Deren158567527.000

Seasons

National Champions Conference Champions * Division Champions NCAA Tournament berth ^
Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results
Overall[4] Conference[5] Conference[5] NCAA[6]
W L T W L T Finish
1987 Louie StankovichHorizon[note 1]881
1988 7102
1989 61301503rd, NorthQuarterfinal
1990 31401709thFirst round
1991 31221416thFirst round
1992 Morris Lupenec 71111517thQuarterfinal
1993 16434112ndFinal
1994 8844424th, EastSemifinal
1995 * 13626021st *Final
1996 ^ 14445213rdChampion *First round ^
1997 10725112ndQuarterfinal
1998 41121517thQuarterfinal
1999 71403406thFinal
2000 31311517thQuarterfinal
2001 7841517thQuarterfinal
2002 11632416thQuarterfinal
2003 8924304thSemifinal
2004 14604303rdFinal
2005 * 12626101st *Final
2006 6932507thQuarterfinal
2007 51051438thQuarterfinal
2008 41331619thSecond round
2009 51212608th
2010 Nicholas Deren 8824405thQuarterfinal
2011 51211619th
2012 * 10906101st *Semifinal
2013 31140708th
2014 9746202ndSemifinal
2015 7583154thQuarterfinal
2016 31041629th
2017 7844416thSemifinal
2018

NCAA Tournament history

Detroit Mercy have appeared in one NCAA Tournaments. Their sole appearance came in 1996.[6]

Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results
199614–4–4N/ABloomingtonFirst roundBowling GreenL 0–4

Rivalries

Detroit's primary rival is the Oakland Grizzlies. Both programs compete in the Horizon League and are separated by 15 miles. Detroit also has intra-conference rivalries with Wright State and Cleveland State.

Individual honors

All-Americans

No player from the program has been named an All-American.

Conference honors

The following players have earned Horizon League individual honors.[7]

  • Horizon League Player of the Year
  • Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament Most Valuable Player
    • 1995: Dominic Vella
    • 1996: Jeff Thomas
  • Horizon League Newcomer of the Year
    • 1993: Kal Kaliszewski
    • 1995: Jorge Ferreira
    • 1997: Marcel Flemming
    • 2010: Ya Ya Toure
  • Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year
  • Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year
    • 2005: Jason Massoglia
  • Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year
    • 2005: Sasha Bošković

Team honors

  • Horizon League Regular Season
    • Winners (3): 1995, 2005, 2012
    • Runners-up (3): 1993, 1997, 2014
  • Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament
    • Winners (1): 1996
    • Runners-up (5): 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005

Notes

  1. The Horizon League was known as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference from 1985 until 2001.

References

  1. "University of Detroit Mercy Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Nicholas Deren '99 - Head Men's Soccer Coach". detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. "Men's Soccer Career Coaching Records" (PDF). detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. March 28, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. "Detroit Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. August 8, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. "Horizon League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. "Detroit Titans Men's Soccer Individual Accolades" (PDF). detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2018.


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