# 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 Coach is Nate Kopunek, who joined the team on March 6, 2023, replacing Coach Deren. Titans plays their home matches at Titan Field, on the Detroit Mercy campus.

## Coaching history

University of Detroit Mercy has had four coaches in their program's existence. Records through 2022 season.
| Years | Coach | Games | W | L | T | Pct. |
| 1987–1991 | Louie Stankovich | 89 | 27 | 57 | 5 | .000 |
| 1992–2009 | Morris Lupenec | 345 | 150 | 153 | 42 | .000 |
| 2009–2022 | Nicholas Deren | 236 | 75 | 119 | 42 | .000 |
| 2023–2024 | Nate Kopunek | | | | | .000 |

## Seasons

| National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Division Champions ‡ | NCAA Tournament berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Tournament results | Tournament results |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | NCAA |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | W | L | T | W | L | T | Finish | Conference | NCAA |
| 1987 | Louie Stankovich | Horizon | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | Louie Stankovich | Horizon | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Louie Stankovich | Horizon | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3rd, North | Quarterfinal | — |
| 1990 | Louie Stankovich | Horizon | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9th | First round | — |
| 1991 | Louie Stankovich | Horizon | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6th | First round | — |
| 1992 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 1993 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | Final | — |
| 1994 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4th, East | Semifinal | — |
| 1995 * | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1st * | Final | — |
| 1996 ^ | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | Champion * | First round ^ |
| 1997 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | Quarterfinal | — |
| 1998 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 1999 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6th | Final | — |
| 2000 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2001 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2002 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2003 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th | Semifinal | — |
| 2004 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | Final | — |
| 2005 * | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st * | Final | — |
| 2006 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2007 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2008 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9th | Second round | — |
| 2009 | Morris Lupenec | Horizon | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8th | — | — |
| 2010 | Nicholas Deren | Horizon | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2011 | Nicholas Deren | Horizon | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9th | — | — |
| 2012 * | Nicholas Deren | Horizon | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st * | Semifinal | — |
| 2013 | Nicholas Deren | Horizon | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — |
| 2014 | Nicholas Deren | Horizon | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | Semifinal | — |
| 2015 | Nicholas Deren | Horizon | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2016 | Nicholas Deren | Horizon | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9th | — | — |
| 2017 | Nicholas Deren | Horizon | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6th | Semifinal | — |
| 2018 | Nicholas Deren | Horizon | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9th | — | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9th | — | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6th | Quarterfinal | — |
| 2023 | Nate Kopunek | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA Tournament history

Detroit Mercy have appeared in one NCAA Tournaments. Their sole appearance came in 1996.
| Year | Record | Seed | Region | Round | Opponent | Results |
| 1996 | 14–4–4 | — | Bloomington | First round | Bowling Green | L 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
### National 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.
* Horizon League Player of the Year
** 1996: Tim Blackwell
** 1997: Jorge Ferreira
** 2005: Andrew Ornoch
** 2012: Adam Bedell
* Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament Most Valuable Player
** 1995: Dominic Vella
** 1996: Jeff Thomas
* All-Horizon League First Team selection
** 2021: Jonathan Kliewer
* Horizon League Newcomer of the Year
** 1993: Kal Kaliszewski
** 1995: Jorge Ferreira
** 1997: Marcel Flemming
** 2010: Ya Ya Toure
** 2021: Jonathan Kliewer
* Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year
** 2005: Andrew Ornoch
** 2012: Adam Bedell
* Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year
** 2005: Jason Massoglia
* Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year
** 2005: Sasha Bošković
** 2021: Jonathan Kliewer

## 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