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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Men's Soccer to Host Manchester in HCAC Semifinals on Wednesday

11/1/2022 10:00:00 AM

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TERRE HAUTE, Indiana -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team hosts Manchester in the HCAC Semifinal round on Wednesday at 7:00 PM. The women's soccer team will play their HCAC Semifinal round on Wednesday at 4:00 PM. The Fightin' Engineers come in at 12-1-2 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 12-1-3 record and a 8-0-1 record in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers are 6-0-2 on their home field this season including wins over Wabash, DePauw, and Transylvania.
Takezo Kelly leads the team with 10 goals on the season including five last week in the wins over Franklin and Transylvania. AJ Yilmaz has added eight goals including a hat trick over Franklin.
Caleb Urban has also added five goals including the game-winner against Transylvania on Saturday.
* 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 7 goals allowed. He also has five clean sheets and two combined clean sheets in eleven games this season.
* Michael Trinh has allowed two goals on the season with two clean sheets and two combined clean sheets. He has made eleven saves in his six appearances this season.
* In HCAC play, the Fightin' Engineers have scored 34 goals, and they have allowed their opponents to take just 42 shots.

MANCHESTER NOTES:
* Manchester comes into this match with a 6-7-5 record on the season and a 4-2-3 record in the HCAC.
* Manchester has been unstoppable at home at 4-0-3, but they are just 2-7-2 away from home this season.
* Manchester is 3-1-1 since their 3-0 loss at Rose-Hulman on October 12.
* Noah Black leads the team in both goals and assists with 4 and 3. 
* Ruben Gonzalez has also been good with three goals and two assists.
* Aaron Ketchmark made 86 saves to just 22 goals allowed this season. The Spartans defense has nine shutouts in their 18 games this season.

SERIES NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 26-4-5 against Manchester.
* The Fightin' Engineers won 3-0 earlier this season on goals from Owen Trudt and AJ Yilmaz.
* The Fightin' Engineers won last season's meeting 1-0 with a goal from Tatenda Mafa.
* Rose-Hulman has won four consecutive meetings with the Spartans and 11 of the last 12 meetings.
* The Fightin' Engineers have outscored Manchester 38-5 in the last twelve games.
* Manchester's only road win at Rose-Hulman came in 2001.

CAREER STATS NOTES:
Takezo Kelly - 1st in Game-Winning Goals (14), 1st in Shots/Game (3.38), 2nd in Points/Game (1.45), 2nd in Goals/Game (0.60), 2nd in Shots (203), 4th in Goals (36), 4th in Points (87), 4th in Penalty Kicks Made (3), 12th in Assists (15), 15th in Assists/Game (0.25)
Caleb Urban - 2nd in Assists (24), 3rd in Assists/Game (0.39), 15th in Shots (90)
AJ Yilmaz - 6th in Shots/Game (2.10), 10th in Game-Winning Goals (6), 11th in Shots (132), 11th in Assists (16), 13th in Assists/Game (0.25), 13th in Points/Game (0.79), 15th in Points (50)
Tyler Eldridge - 4th in Assists/Game (0.35), 11th in Shots/Game (1.90)
John Biederstedt - 13th in Clean Sheets (5), 11th in Goalie Wins (8)
* Jackson Seida - 13th in Shots/Game (1.73)
* Michael Trinh - 15th in Goalie Wins (3)

HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Rose-Hulman (8-0-1)
2. Hanover (7-0-2)
3. Transylvania (5-3-1)
4. Bluffton (5-4)
5. Manchester (4-2-3)
6. Anderson (4-5)
7. Franklin (3-5-1)
T8. Mount St. Joseph (2-6-1)
T8. Defiance (1-7-1)
10. Earlham (1-8)

HCAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Sat, 10/29 - #3 Transylvania 3, #6 Anderson 1
Sat, 10/29 - #4 Manchester 1, #5 Bluffton 0 - Overtime
Wed, 11/2 - #2 Hanover 2, #3 Transylvania 1
Wed, 11/2 - #1 Rose-Hulman vs. #5 Manchester - 7:00 PM
Sat, 11/5 - #2 Hanover at #1 Rose-Hulman OR #5 Manchester at #2 Hanover, TBA
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