DETROIT, Mich. - Lourdes Onwuemeka scored in the 57^th minute to send the Milwaukee women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Detroit Mercy Sunday afternoon at Titan Field.
 
The Panthers (11-1-0, 5-0-0 Horizon League) had to wait an extra day to knock off the Titans (3-7-3, 0-4-1 Horizon League) due to a weather postponement, but won for the 12^th time in a row in the series and are now unbeaten in their past 20 Horizon League regular-season contests (18-0-2) as well.
 
"The team showed a lot of resiliency and maturity today," head coach Troy Fabiano said. "Detroit is always a difficult place to play and Mike (UDM coach Mike Lupenec) does a great job having his team prepared. I thought the team kept their focus through the rescheduling of the game and throughout the match."
 
Onwuemeka netted her third game-winner of the season following a scoreless first half, striking at the 56:34 mark, assisted by Kelli Swenson and Erin Corrigan.
 
"Lolo came through with a fantastic goal from Kelli and Erin," Fabiano said. "We had a lot of great contributions and our bench really gave us good energy."
 
The Panthers nearly doubled the advantage in the 69^th minute, only to see Haley Johnson's possible tally hit the post and carom back on the field.
 
The defense was a big part of the decision today, holding the Titans to a single shot – a blocked attempt just 34 seconds after halftime – over the final 45 minutes to record the sixth shutout of the season for the squad.
 
Elaina LaMacchia needed to make just one save – coming in the 41^st minute – to compile her fourth clean sheet of the campaign while lowering her goals-against average to 0.68 on the season.
 
For the game, the Panthers posted advantages of 8-to-3 in shots (3-1 in shots on goal) and 5-to-1 in corner kicks. Jelena Sever paced the offense with three shot attempts.
 
Up next, Milwaukee returns home to host Oakland Saturday. Game time against the Golden Grizzlies is set for 7 p.m.
 

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