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TERRE HAUTE, Indiana -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team (13-1-2) hosts Hanover College (10-4-4) in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Game on Saturday at 1 pm. 

HCAC & NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman has won 4 consecutive HCAC regular season titles and 9 HCAC regular season titles since 2008.  The Fightin' Engineers have won 6 HCAC Tournament championships and made 5 NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, with their most recent NCAA trip in 2015.  Rose-Hulman's farthest trip into the NCAA Division III Tournament is a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2013.
* Hanover has won 3 HCAC regular season titles with their most recent in 2019.  The Panthers have been regular season runner-up to Rose-Hulman each of the past 3 years.  Hanover has won 3 HCAC Tournament championships and made 3 NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, with the most recent in 2021.  Hanover's farthest trip into the NCAA Division III Tournament is a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2021.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman comes into this match with a 13-1-3 record and a 8-0-1 record in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers are 7-0-2 on their home field this season including wins over Wabash and DePauw.
* Takezo Kelly, 2-time HCAC Offensive Player of the Year and a 2021 1st-team all-region selection, leads the Fightin' Engineers ranks No. 4 in Rose-Hulman history with 36 goals and 88 points.
* Caleb Urban, a 2-time first-team all-HCAC selection, is tied for 2nd in Rose-Hulman history with 24 career assists.
* Kelly leads the team with 10 goals and 25 points.  AJ Yilmaz has added 9 goals and 22 points.
* Tyler Eldridge has a team-high 8 assists to along with 3 goals.  Urban has contributed 7 assists to the offense this season.
* The goalkeeping tandem of John Biederstedt (9-1-2, 0.61 GAA) and Michael Trinh (4-0-1, 0.37 GAA) have combined for 38 saves and an .809 save percentage.
* Against HCAC teams this season, Rose-Hulman has scored 35 goals and allowed their opponents to take just 47 shots.

HANOVER NOTES:
* Hanover stands 10-4-4 on the season and completed HCAC play with a 7-0-2 record.
* The Panthers are 4-2-1 away from home this season, with conference road wins at Earlham, Franklin and Anderson.
* Joao Domenici leads the Panthers with 8 goals and 17 points this season.
* Omar Dizdar has added 3 goals and 4 assists to also reach double figures with 10 points.
* Defensively, Luciano Salemi has started all 18 games with a 10-4-3 record, a 0.77 goals against average and 58 saves.

SERIES NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series with Hanover 21-8-8.
* The teams tied at 0-0 in this season's earlier meeting at Hanover.  Rose-Hulman outshot Hanover 21-9 in the contest.
* Rose-Hulman and Hanover have tied in 3 of their last 4 meetings, with only a Rose-Hulman win by a 1-0 count in the 2021 season sprinkled in.
* Since 2013, Rose-Hulman holds a narrow series lead of 4-3-7.

CAREER STATS NOTES:
* Takezo Kelly - 2nd in Points/Game (1.44), 2nd in Goals/Game (0.59), 4th in Goals (36), 4th in Points (88), 11th in Assists (16), 11th in Assists/Game (0.26)
* Caleb Urban - 2nd in Assists (24), 3rd in Assists/Game (0.39)
* AJ Yilmaz - 11th in Assists (16), 14th in Assists/Game (0.25), 13th in Points/Game (0.81), 15th in Points (52)
* Tyler Eldridge - 4th in Assists/Game (0.34)
* John Biederstedt - 13th in Clean Sheets (5), 11th in Goalie Wins (8)
* Michael Trinh - 15th in Goalie Wins (4)

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 1, #5 Manchester 0
Sat, 11/5 - #2 Hanover at #1 Rose-Hulman, 1 pm