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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

MSC-DefianceHCACPreview-2021

Men's Soccer Hosts Defiance in HCAC Semifinal Wednesday at 7 PM

11/2/2021 4:00:00 PM

TICKET INFO:
* All fans without an HCAC ID are required to pay for entry to conference postseason play.
* Entrance price is $10 per person, with children age 11 and under admitted free.  HCAC students, faculty and staff are also free with ID.
* CASH ONLY will be accepted at the entry points for this week's HCAC action.

HCAC TOURNAMENT REMAINING BRACKET:

WED. NOV. 3 (HCAC SEMIFINALS)
#6 Bluffton at #2 Hanover - 2 pm
#5 Defiance at #1 Rose-Hulman - 7 pm

SAT. NOV. 6 (HCAC FINAL)
Hosted by best remaining seed - TBA

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman secured the No. 1 seed for the HCAC Tournament with a perfect 9-0 regular season record.
* Rose-Hulman would host the HCAC championship match on Saturday if the Fightin' Engineers advance following Wednesday's contest.
* The HCAC Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament on the weekend of Nov. 12-14.
* Rose-Hulman has a 9-game winning streak entering Wednesday's match.
* The Fightin' Engineers recorded 6 shutouts during their 9-game HCAC season.
* Takezo Kelly leads the Fightin' Engineers with 9 goals and 23 points.
* Caleb Urban has a team-high 10 assists to along with 2 goals for 14 points.
* AJ Yilmaz ranks third on the team with 4 goals, 2 assists and 10 points.
* Tatenda Mafa has joined Yilmaz with 4 goals this season.
* Evan Hofer and Michael Trinh have a combined 12-4-1 record and a 1.04 GAA this fall.

DEFIANCE NOTES:
* Defiance advanced to the HCAC Tournament Semifinal Round with a 4-2 win over Franklin on Saturday.
* Joshua Maurer (7 goals, 1 assist) and Noah Svanberg (5 goals, 5 assists) lead Defiance with 15 points each.
* Erdwin Quintana has also scored 5 goals this season for Defiance.

SERIES HISTORY: 
* Rose-Hulman leads 16-0 and won 1-0 on Oct. 9 this season.
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