Detroit 7, Georgetown 12

A.J. Levell did his part to keep Detroit in the game. Photo by Jim Davenport.

I thought Detroit would take this opportunity to show that they belong on a big stage – and have what it takes to win the MAAC and earn the NCAA tournament bid. The latter is still well within reach, but the former dream is fully shattered by now, I think.

Tempo Free

From the official box score, a look at the tempo-free stats:

This was a fast game, with just shy of 100 total possessions, and – as we’ve become accustomed to – Detroit was on the wrong end of a semi-lopsided game in that respect. That was thanks to performance on faceoffs, and a pretty poor performance on clears. They made up for the latter with riding success, but not enough to draw even.

The Georgetown defense – which I thought would be pretty vulnerable due to inexperience – completely shut down Detroit’s talented offensive players. Detroit returned the favor, and this was not a high-scoring offensive game. Still, with 74 total shots launched (50 of them on goal), I imagine it was an exciting, up-and-down contest.

Notes

Anemic offense for the Titans means not a whole lot of impressive performances on an individual basis. Joel Matthews had a hat trick, Scott Harris had a goal and an assist, and no other UDM player put up more than a single point. Only two of the seven Titan goals were assisted.

On faceoffs, it was a balanced struggle for Detroit. Tyler Corcoran and Brandon Davenport both went 4/11, and Jason McDonald lost his only draw. Davenport did add a goal on a clean win. Georgetown’s Tyler Knarr won 12/19 and Brian Tabb went 3/4.

Georgetown’s low offensive efficiency number speaks to a good defensive effort by UDM. Of course, the Hoyas launched 31 shots on goal, and without A.J. Levell standing on his head to save 19 of them, it could have been much uglier. Some easy shots are expected with the aggressive defensive style of the Titans, and Levell’s effort is to be commended.

Back to the defense on the whole, the Titans caused 11 turnovers. That’s not bad, but given the fast pace of play (and the number of shots they allowed), it’s not great either. Shayne Adams, Jamie Hebden, Brad Janer, and Jordan Houtby each caused two. Hebden also led the team with five GBs. Houtby and Levell were right behind him with four apiece.

For Georgetown, it was the Travis Comeau Show. The attackman had six goals on 12 shots, to lead the Hoyas in scoring. Zack Angel had a single hat trick of his own, while Jason McFadden added a goal and three assists.

Elsewhere

Official site recap from Detroit and Georgetown perspectives. Official boxscore. Photo galleries 1, 2, 3, and 4 by Jim Davenport. Official Georgetown photo gallery.

Up Next

UDM will face Quinnipiac on the road Saturday at 1 p.m. The Bobcats are 0-2 to open the year – including a blowout loss to Air Force over the weekend – and have a Wednesday contest against Fairfield before suiting up against the Titans.