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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.
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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.
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Caleb Urban has also added five goals including the game-winner against Transylvania on Saturday.
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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 7 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 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:
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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)
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Caleb Urban - 2nd in Assists (24), 3rd in Assists/Game (0.39), 15th in Shots (90)
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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)
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Tyler Eldridge - 4th in Assists/Game (0.35), 11th in Shots/Game (1.90)
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John Biederstedt - 13th in Clean Sheets (5), 11th in Goalie Wins (8)
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Jackson Seida - 13th in Shots/Game (1.73)
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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