Lussiez's Hat Trick Leads Wolverines to Blowout Win at Detroit

Wednesday, September 14

Detroit, Mich.

5:00 PM

Michigan

2-4-1

Detroit

3-3

Michigan

Detroit

Lussiez's Hat Trick Leads Wolverines to Blowout Win at Detroit

9/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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Site: Detroit, Mich. (Titan Field)
Score: Michigan 4, Detroit 1
Records: U-M (2-4-1), Detroit (3-3)
Next U-M Game: Friday, Sept. 16 -- at Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.), 7:30 p.m.

DETROIT, Mich. -- Junior Etienne Lussiez (Livonia, Mich./Winston Churchill HS) tallied a hat trick in the second half as the University of Michigan men's soccer team broke open a 1-1 halftime tie, posting a 4-1 victory at Detroit on Wednesday night (Sept. 14) at Titan Field. Lussiez's first three career goals propelled the Wolverines to the victory with goals on three of his five shots, and he scored U-M's first hat trick since Mauro Fuzetti at Detroit on Sept. 19, 2008.

Etienne Lussiez

Michigan, which peppered the Titans with 20 shots in the game compared to just eight for the home team, struck early in the second half to grab a 2-1 lead. The Wolverines gained the lead as Lussiez found the back of the net less than five minutes into the second frame. Lussiez tallied his first goal of the season at 50:12 of the contest, stealing the ball from a Detroit defender and firing one to the upper right corner of the net.

Lussiez tacked on his second goal of the half as his shot from 30 yards out found the top left corner of the net. The goal came at 65:51 and extended the Wolverines' lead to 3-1. Sophomore Fabio Pereira (Sao Paolo, Brazil/South Kent School [Conn.]) assisted on the goal.

Lussiez added his third goal of the game at 77:15, moving right to left and burying the shot in the left corner for his first career hat trick.

Both teams capitalized on scoring chances in the first half and played to a 1-1 tie through the first 45 minutes. Detroit grabbed the early lead as Otieno Victor scored from 20 yards out at 34:19. Freshman Tyler Arnone (Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville HS) then tied the score at 38:28 with a goal from five yards out. Arnone picked up his first career goal on a shot from the middle that went bottom right corner.

Michigan outshot Detroit by an 8-3 margin in the opening half, with three shots on goal compared to just one for the Titans.

Junior David Yang (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS) paced U-M with three shots during the opening 45 minutes. Arnone and sophomore Malcolm Miller (Lawrence, Ga./Collins Hill HS) contributed two shots apiece. Arnone, Miller and Lussiez posted shots on goal during the opening half.

Michigan continues it road trip when it travels to South Bend, Ind., for a Friday evening (Sept. 16) match-up with No. 22 Notre Dame. The game will be played at 7:30 p.m. at Alumni Stadium.

GAME SUMMARY

By Periods	1	2	F
Michigan	1	3	4
Detroit	1	0	1

Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- UD, Otieno Victor, 34:19 (unassisted)
1st -- U-M, Tyler Arnone, 38:28 (unassisted)
2nd -- U-M, Etienne Lussiez, 50:12 (unassisted)
2nd -- U-M, Lussiez, 65:51 (Fabio Pereira)
2nd -- U-M, Lussiez, 77:15 (unassisted)

Shots: U-M 20, UD 8
Shots on Goal: U-M 8, UD 3
Saves: U-M 2 (Adam Grinwis), UD 4 (Anthony Shepherd)
Corner Kicks: UD 5, U-M 4
Cards: UD, Anthony Shepherd, 65:19 (Red); UD, Kevin Gill, 70:08 (Yellow).

QUOTES

Michigan Head Coach Steve Burns
On the game ... "It was a gratifying win tonight as we are seeing our team take concepts from the training field and put them into place in the game. Our flank play is better and we were dangerous tonight from wide positions. We still have a ways to go, but it was another step forward for the team."

On Etienne Lussiez's hat trick ... "Etienne was an All-American from our club team and he showed his class today. He came into the game and really raised the level. His second was a 'golazo' and will definitely be a candidate for top goal of the season."