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TERRE HAUTE, Indiana -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team hosts Transylvania University on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 PM. Saturday will be Senior Day for the Fightin' Engineers as they honor their eight seniors. The Rose-Hulman seniors include
Luke Dawdy,
Caleb Urban,
Taiwo Arojojoye,
Takezo Kelly,
Zachary Stolberg,
Caleb Yankey,
Zach Buvalic, and
AJ Yilmaz. The Fightin' Engineers come in at 11-1-2 on the season with their lone loss coming to Ohio Northern back in September.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman comes into this match with a 11-1-2 record and a perfect 7-0-0 record in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers are 5-0-2 on their home field this season including wins over Wabash and DePauw.
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Takezo Kelly and
AJ Yilmaz lead the team with eight goals on the season including hat tricks by both of them against Franklin on Wednesday.
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Caleb Urban and
Jackson Seida have each added four goals including a brace from Seida in the win over Bluffton.
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Tyler Eldridge leads the team in assists with eight assists, and Urban has added seven assists as well.
* In goal,
John Biederstedt has made 26 saves to just 5 goals allowed. He also has five clean sheets and two combined clean sheets in eleven games this season.
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Michael Trinh has allowed two goals on the season with one clean sheet and two combined clean sheets. He has made six saves in his five appearances this season.
* In HCAC play, the Fightin' Engineers have scored 31 goals, and they have allowed their opponents to take 26 shots.
* The Fightin' Engineers will close out the season on Wednesday night in a match that could decide the regular season HCAC Championship at Hanover.
TRANSYLVANIA NOTES:
* Transylvania comes into this match with an 8-4-3 record on the season and a 5-2 record in the HCAC.
* The Pioneers come in to the game just 2-2-1 away from home with their wins coming against Anderson and Mount St. Joseph.
* Henry Roetker leads the team in goals with six, and Mitchell Crispin has added five goals as well.
* Crispin and Max Nusbacher each have three assist as well.
* In goal, Trent Fry leads with 29 saves and just six goals allowed.
SERIES NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 11-7-7 against Transylvania.
* The Fightin' Engineers won last season's meeting 3-1 on goals by
Tatenda Mafa and
Takezo Kelly.
* Rose-Hulman has on the last five games and has not lost since the 2017 season.
* The Fightin' Engineers are 8-2-2 on their home pitch against Tranylvania.
CAREER STATS NOTES:
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Takezo Kelly - 1st in Game-Winning Goals (14), 1st in Shots/Game (3.26), 2nd in Points/Game (1.43), 2nd in Goals/Game (0.59), 2nd in Shots (189), 4th in Goals (34), 4th in Points (83), 7th in Penalty Kicks Made (2), 12th in Assists (15), 13th in Assists/Game (0.26)
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Caleb Urban - 2nd in Assists (24), 3rd in Assists/Game (0.41)
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AJ Yilmaz - 5th in Shots/Game (2.12), 10th in Game-Winning Goals (6), 11th in Shots (129), 11th in Assists (16), 11th in Assists/Game (0.26), 13th in Points/Game (0.82), 15th in Points (50)
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Tyler Eldridge - 4th in Assists/Game (0.38), 10th in Shots/Game (1.97)
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John Biederstedt - 13th in Clean Sheets (5), 12th in Goalie Wins (7)
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Jackson Seida - 15th in Shots/Game (1.52)
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Michael Trinh - 15th in Goalie Wins (3)
HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Rose-Hulman (7-0)
2. Hanover (6-0-1)
3. Transylvania (5-2)
T4. Bluffton (4-3)
T4. Manchester (3-1-3)
6. Franklin (3-4)
7. Anderson (2-5)
8. Mount St. Joseph (1-5-1)
9. Earlham (1-6)
10. Defiance (0-6-1)