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Michigan Rallies with Two Goals to Defeat Detroit Mercy

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» Quin Rogers scored the game-winner on a penalty kick.

» Rogers also assisted on the first goal of the evening.

» Bryce Blevins tied the game in the second half of play.

» Michigan outshot Detroit Mercy, 18-8.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Junior Quin Rogers secured a 2-1 victory for the University of Michigan men’s soccer team (2-3-1) over Detroit Mercy (1-4-1) as he scored on a penalty kick in the 75th minute of the match at U-M Soccer Stadium Monday evening (Sept. 12) in a non-conference contest.

The Wolverines rallied back from a Titan goal in the 68th minute of the match as freshman Nicholas Kaloukian gathered the ball just inside the 18-yard box and flicked it back to Rogers, who got the ball ahead to junior Bryce Blevins. Blevins fired the shot into the upper-left corner of the net to knot the score at 1-1. Just one minute and 50 seconds later, U-M earned a penalty kick opportunity, which Rogers buried for what would be the game-winning goal.

Michigan outshot UDM, 18-8, with seven shots on goal, while the Titans had five shots on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Hayden Evans notched the win with four saves on the evening.

Evan Rasmussen fired off two shots, including one on goal in the first 10 minutes of the match. Evans made a crucial save in the…

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