TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Manchester University meet in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday at Manchester. The game will be Rose-Hulman's only game of the 2019 season played on a natural grass surface.
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MEDIA GAME NOTES
RHIT NEWS & NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman recorded its first shutout since 2013 with a 30-0 win at Rhodes on Sept. 14. The Fightin' Engineers held the Lynx to 8-of-26 passing and just 231 yards of total offense in the victory.
* Winston Amankwah sparked the Rhodes shutout with a 97-yard interception return for a touchdown.
* Amankwah was named HCAC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts, and the 97-yard return was the second longest in school history behind only a 100-yard return by Tony Hinkle in 1995.
* Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American Garrett Wight is approaching the 2,000-yard rushing mark in his Rose-Hulman career. Wight needs 107 rushing yards to reach the 2,000-yard milestone.
* Junior Andrew Dion crossed the 4,000-yard passing mark in his career at Rhodes. Dion is less than 1,000 yards away from reaching Rose-Hulman's career top five in passing yards.
* Noah Thomas is climbing up the all-time record list at Rose-Hulman with 121 career receptions for 1,490 yards and 15 touchdowns. He needs 16 pass receptions to move into the Fightin' Engineer career top five.
* Jacob Hendrich leads the RHIT defense with 3.5 tackles-for-loss and one forced fumble so far this season...Brett Tuttle is 5-6 on extra points and is 1-1 on field goals (31 yards) early in the 2019 season.
MANCHESTER NOTES:
* Manchester stands 1-2 on the season. The Spartans defeated Defiance 52-21 last week, after falling to Trine and Alma in its first two games.
* Manchester swept the HCAC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week awards last week.
* Donavan Henderson Jr. rushed for 139 yards and a school record five touchdowns in the Defiance win to earn Offensive Player of the Week honors.
* Defensive Player of the Week Devontay Moore had 11 tackles, two sacks and a blocked punt in the victory.
* Andrew Kibler finished 7-7 on extra points and hit a 32-yard field goal to earn the Special Teams honor.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads 21-8
* HCAC Era: Rose-Hulman leads 12-1
* Current Streak: Rose-Hulman won 9
* Last Meeting: RHIT 19, MU 12 (2018)
* Last MU win: MU 20, RHIT 17 (2009)
DID YOU KNOW?
* Winston Amankwah had a 97-yard interception return for a touchdown at Rhodes, marking the second longest interception return in Rose-Hulman history.
