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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team travels to Franklin for their third consecutive game away from home on Wednesday at 7 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers come into the weekend at 8-4-2 on the season and 4-1-1 in the HCAC.
* Rose-Hulman is coming off a 0-0 draw with Transylvania and a 1-0 loss to Manchester last week. The loss snapped a streak of 36 consecutive HCAC matches without a loss for the Fightin' Engineers. This two game stretch also marks the first time since October 30, 2013 that the Fightin' Engineers went winless in back-to-back conference games.
* The goal allowed to Manchester also snapped the streak of 479 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal for Rose-Hulman. The streak ends as the 8th longest in program history.
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Caleb Urban is the Fightin' Engineers all-time career assists leader and leads the team and the HCAC with seven assists this season.
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Connor Patton leads the team offensively with six goals this year which ranks 6th in the HCAC. Patton also ranks second in the HCAC with three game-winning goals this season.
* Urban (17) and Patton (13) sit 5th and 8th in the HCAC in points this season.
Tyler Eldridge ranks 4th in the HCAC in assists with 5 and 10th in points with 11.
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John Biederstedt ranks 2nd in the HCAC with six clean sheets this season. He also ranks 2nd in goals against average at 1.00. In conference games, Biederstedt is the only goalie in the conference that is averaging less than 1 goal allowed per game at 0.2.
* With a win on Wednesday, the Fightin' Engineers will clinch their spot in the 2023 HCAC Tournament.
* The Fightin' Engineers will return to their home field on Saturday, October 25 at 3:30 PM as they host the Bluffton Beavers for their 2023 Senior Day game.
FRANKLIN NOTES:
* Franklin comes in at 3-7-4 on the season and 2-2-2 in the HCAC.
* The Grizzlies started the year at 0-5-2, but they have turned things around going into the conference season.
* Franklin has not won a game in the month of October at 0-2-2, but they have picked up a pair of draws against Hanover and Defiance.
* The Grizzlies are averaging 2.33 goals per game in conference play, and they have scored multiple goals in 4 of their 6 games.
* Their 0-0 draw with Defiance on Saturday is the first time the Grizzlies have been shutout since September 9 against Illinois Tech.
* Jon Moore leads the team in goals with 5, and Eddy Yousak has added 4.
* In goal, Ian Rowe has made 67 saves to just 20 goals allowed and has recorded 2 clean sheets this season.
* Franklin returns to their home pitch again on Saturday as they host Earlham for an 8 PM start.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads Franklin 32-1-1 in the all-time series.
* The Fightin' Engineers won last year's match 9-1 thanks to a pair of hat tricks by
Takezo Kelly and
AJ Yilmaz.
* Rose-Hulman is unbeaten in the last 20 meetings, going 19-0-1 in that span.
* The lone Franklin win in the series came in 2003, a 1-0 win for the Grizzlies despite being outshot 25-8.
* The lone draw in the series came in 2010, a 1-1 result in Franklin.
2023 STAT LEADERS:
MINUTES -
Peter Borger (1157)
GOALS -
Connor Patton (6)
ASSISTS -
Caleb Urban (7)
POINTS -
Caleb Urban (17)
GAA -
John Biederstedt (0.92)
SAVES -
John Biederstedt (35)
CAREER STAT LEADERS:
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John Biederstedt - 4th in Clean Sheets (12), 8th in Goalie Wins (16), 13th in Saves/Game (2.38), and 8th in Goalie Starts (24)
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Tyler Eldridge - 4th in Assists/Game (0.36), 11th in Assists (16), and 13th in Shots/Game (1.86)
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Elijah Hardersen - 15th in Assists/Game (0.24)
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Jackson Seida - 14th in Shots/Game (1.81)
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Michael Trinh - 15th in Goalie Wins (5)
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Owen Trudt - 13th in Points/Game (0.81) and 14th in Goals/Game (0.33)
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Caleb Urban - School record holder in assists (31), 3rd in Assists/Game (0.40), 7th in Shots (149), 12th in Points (59), and 11th in Shots/Game (1.91)
SINGLE-SEASON STAT LEADERS:
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John Biederstedt - 6th in Clean Sheets (7)
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Tyler Eldridge - 6th in Assists/Game (0.50)
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Connor Patton - 14th in Game-Winning Goals (3)
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Caleb Urban - 7th in Assists/Game (0.50), 9th in Shots/Game (2.86), and 12th in Assists (7)
SINGLE-SEASON TEAM STATS:
* 7th in Assists/Game (28)
* 10th in Points/Game (6.28)
* 10th in Goals/Game (2.14)
HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Manchester (4-0-2 HCAC, 8-0-6 Overall)
2) Rose-Hulman (4-1-1 HCAC, 8-4-2 Overall)
T3) Bluffton (3-1-1 HCAC, 7-4-1 Overall)
T3) Hanover (2-2-1 HCAC, 5-7-1 Overall)
5) Franklin (2-2-1 HCAC, 3-7-3 Overall)
T6) Anderson (1-3-1 HCAC, 8-5-2 Overall)
T6) Transylvania (2-3 HCAC, 3-6-3 Overall)
8) Defiance (1-2-2 HCAC, 4-6-4 Overall)
9) Earlham (1-3-1 HCAC, 3-7-3 Overall)
10) Mount St. Joseph (1-4 HCAC, 2-10 Overall)