HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University men's soccer team fell to Detroit Mercy, 1-0, on Saturday at NKU Soccer Stadium as the Titans scored in the 70th minute and snapped NKU's streak of 272-straight minutes without allowing a goal.

"We fought hard but just didn't have a finished product in the end. We did some good things possession wise, and defended pretty well. We just didn't put enough balls in the danger area and unbalance their defense enough, which I think is what it boiled down to," said head coach John Basalyga.

The match was the final home contest on the 2016 slate for the Norse (1-11-3, 1-5-1 Horizon). With the result, Detroit Mercy improved to 3-8-4 overall and 1-4-2 in the Horizon League.

BETWEEN THE POSTS

• Starting goalkeeper Owen Betz picked up one save while NKU posted a trio of team saves.
• Detroit Mercy's Josh Flamme registered four saves in the Titan shutout.

FIRST HALF SUMMARY

• Both teams got off to a slow start, with neither squad managing a shot until the 19th minute when the Titans' Matt DeVries fired an attempt that was blocked by the NKU defense.
• Johannes Jansen came up with a pair of huge team saves in the 30th minute when Betz was pulled forward out of the goal. Jansen headed away an initial shot, and followed up with another save on the deflection.
• NKU's best scoring opportunity came in the 41st minute when Joey Sabato managed back-to-back shots on goal in the five-yard box after following up a deflected save.

SECOND HALF SUMMARY

• Detroit gained its 1-0 edge in the 70th minute when Tommy Bowman served the ball in from 20 yards out. Adam Clauss headed the serve across the five-yard box to Garret Weaver who headed it in for the goal to the lower left of the goal.
• NKU held the Titans to three shots in the second period, with only one on goal.
• Meanwhile, the Norse offense fired five shots, two on goal as they out-shot the Titans, 10-8, overall.

NORSE NOTES

• NKU's 10 total shots were split among seven different players with Jansen, Sabato and Murphy each posting a pair.
• Lone senior Alwin Komolong was honored prior to the match as part of Senior Day.

UP NEXT

• NKU will take a break from League play on Wednesday, Oct. 26 when it travels to IUPUI for a 7 p.m. tilt in Indianapolis.