Saturday, July 27, 2024
At six-foot-ten, Pat Ackerman is the biggest big man on the Detroit Titans. A junior, he started his collegiate basketball career at Penn State University in 2011 before transferring to UDM last season. Because of NCAA transfer rules, he sat out in 2013-14. But Ackerman will be counted on to […]
A lot of times assistant coaches play more of the “unsung hero role” on a team while the spotlight is for the most part on head coaches. Such is the case with Laurie Merian, assistant women’s lacrosse coach at University of Detroit Mercy. Born and raised in Maryland, Merian played […]
The journey to the top is not always easy – just ask University of Detroit Mercy head women’s soccer coach Mike Lupenec. Lupenec is in his 22nd year as head coach of the Titans. He has won two Horizon League championships, has an NCAA Tournament victory, three Horizon League coach […]
Some student-athletes at the University of Detroit Mercy are frustrated because they feel misunderstood by their fellow, non-athlete students. It may not seem difficult playing your favorite sport, but there is much more to it for student-athletes on campus – from tight schedules to pressure to success athletically. “We have […]
She made a splash as a freshman, being named to the 2012-13 Horizon League All-Newcomer team, but had to sit out most of last season due to a knee injury she suffered in the third game at Western Michigan. Now, redshirt sophomore guard Rosie Reynolds expects to make a triumphant […]
With no disrespect to former men’s lacrosse head coach Matt Holtz, Chris Kolon is ready to carve his own path as Titans head man after serving six years as an assistant under Holtz. And he’s going to receive a bevy of help in his first year from five assistant coaches, […]
A man who has achieved success everywhere in his coaching career is coming to UDM with a vision for resurrecting the women's softball program. His name is John Conway, and his plan is to get the Titans in contention for a Horizon League title in his first season on the […]
Hundreds of University of Detroit Mercy students play on the Titans’ Division I teams. What would it be like here if student-athletes start getting paid to play? In August, the NCAA voted to grant greater autonomy to the Pac-12, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 and SEC conferences, which was said […]
The men’s cross country program turns 50 this year, and it’s an anniversary worth mentioning, according to coach Guy Murray. The milestone offers an opportunity to link some of the program’s deep pool of past performers with individuals on this year's current squad, said Murray. It also holds significance for […]
The Detroit Lions played their inaugural season in the city. Their first game was on Sept. 23, 1934, and they defeated the New York Giants 9-0. That season and the three that followed were played here on campus at a 12,000-seat stadium that stood on the lot now occupied by […]
