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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team travels to the University of Chicago to take on the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops in the opening round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The game will kickoff at 1:30 PM CT or 30 minutes following the first game between #21 Chicago and Illinois Wesleyan.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers enter the 2023 NCAA Tournament at 12-5-3 on the season after winning the HCAC Tournament championship.
* Rose-Hulman handed the Manchester Spartans their first loss of the season with a 1-0 win in the title game thanks to a 34th minute goal from Connor Patton.
* Patton leads the team offensively with nine goals this year which ranks 5th in the HCAC. He also led in the HCAC with five game-winning goals this season and ranked 7th in the conference with 20 points.
* Caleb Urban is the Fightin' Engineers all-time career assists leader with 33, and he leads the team and the HCAC with nine assists this season.
* Urban also ranks fifth in the conference, leading the team with 23 points.
* Tyler Eldridge is 4th in the HCAC in assists with 6, and Chase Kedzior and Peter Borger are tied for 8th with 4.
* Owen Trudt and Urban are tied for 8th in the HCAC in goals with 7 this season.
* John Biederstedt is tied for the HCAC lead with nine clean sheets this season. He also ranks 2nd in goals against average at 0.813.
* The Fightin' Engineers have given up just four goals in their last 12games, and only two of those four goals came against the run of play.
* With a win, the Fightin' Engineers will advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Rose-Hulman has not won an NCAA Tournament game since their improbable run to the Sweet 16 in 2013 with a win over #1 Ohio Wesleyan. The winner of this game will play the winner of #21 Chicago and Illinois Wesleyan on Sunday at 1 PM CT.

OHIO WESLEYAN NOTES:
* Ohio Wesleyan come into the NCAA Tournament at 12-5-1 on the season after a second place finish in the NCAC.
* The Battling Bishops have dropped their last two games to Denison. They fell 2-0 in the regular season finale and 1-0 in the NCAC Tournament.
* Ohio Wesleyan's three other losses came to #10 Calvin, #17 Kenyon, and John Carroll.
* The Battling Bishops are 4-0-1 against common opponents with Rose-Hulman. They picked up wins over Hanover, Ohio Northern, Wabash and DePauw and they drew Hope.
* Rose-Hulman finished 2-2-2 against these common opponents with wins over DePauw and Ohio Northern and draws with Hanover and Wabash.
* Ohio Wesleyan have outscored their opponents 33-17 this season.
* The Battling Bishops are led by sophomore forward Christopher Guerra with 8 goals and 5 assists this season. 
* Junior midfielder Landon Kuhn has added 6 goals and 3 assits for Ohio Wesleyan.
* In goal, senior Mason Taylor has made 60 saves to just 16 goals allowed. He has recorded 6 shutouts and allowed 0.97 goals per game.
* With a win, Ohio Wesleyan will advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. The winner of this game will play the winner of #21 Chicago and Illinois Wesleyan on Sunday at 1 PM CT.

SERIES HISTORY:
* The all-time series between the two teams is tied 1-1.
* Rose-Hulman won the last meeting, 1-0, in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
* Ohio Wesleyan won the first-ever meeting 3-0 in 2009.

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman is 1-4-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
* The only win for the Fightin' Engineers in the NCAA Tournament was a 1-0 win over #1 Ohio Wesleyan in 2013.
* The Fightin' Engineers fell to #15 North Park 3-1 in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
* Rose-Hulman has picked up three draws in the NCAA Tournament including Wisconsin-White (2015), Calvin (2014), and Penn State-Behrend (2013. They are 1-2 in penalty shootouts in those games.
* Ohio Wesleyan will be making its NCAA-record 44th Division III playoff appearance and its 50th overall NCAA playoff appearance. 
* The Battling Bishops won the NCAA Division III national championship in 1998 and 2011 and have made 10 appearances in the national semifinals.
* Ohio Wesleyan has an overall record of 65-33-14 all-time in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
* The Battling Bishops won their opening round game 2-1 over Penn State - Harrisburg in overtime before falling to Mary Washington 1-0.

2023 STAT LEADERS:
MINUTES - Peter Borger (1717)
GOALS - Connor Patton (9)
ASSISTS - Caleb Urban (9)
POINTS - Caleb Urban (23)
GAA - John Biederstedt (0.77)
SAVES - John Biederstedt (57)

CAREER STAT LEADERS:
* John Biederstedt - 3rd in Clean Sheets (15), 5th in Goalie Wins (20), 6th in Goalie Starts (30), and 12th in Saves/Game (2.59)
* Tyler Eldridge - 4th in Assists/Game (0.35), 11th in Assists (17), and 13th in Shots/Game (1.86)
* Elijah Hardersen - 12th in Assists/Game (0.26)
* Connor Patton - 13th in Game-Winning Goals (5)
* Jackson Seida - 14th in Shots/Game (1.72)
* Michael Trinh - 15th in Goalie Wins (5)
* Owen Trudt - 10th in Points/Game (0.88) and 11th in Goals/Game (0.38)
* Caleb Urban - School record holder in assists (33), 3rd in Assists/Game (0.39), 5th in Shots (170), 9th in Shots/Game (2.02), and 10th in Points (65)

SINGLE-SEASON STAT LEADERS:
* John Biederstedt - 3rd in Clean Sheets (10), 8th in Games Started (18), 10th in Save Percentage (82.4%), 9th in Goalie Wins (11), 9th in Minutes Played (1640), and 13th in Goals Against Average (0.768)
* Tyler Eldridge - 15th in Assists/Game (0.40)
* Connor Patton - 4th in Game-Winning Goals (5)
* Caleb Urban - 6th in Assists (9), 7th in Shots (61), 9th in Shots/Game (3.05), and 10th in Assists/Game (0.45)

SINGLE-SEASON TEAM STATS:
* 4th in Assists (41)
* 6th in Shutouts (10)
* 6th in Games Played (20)
* 7th in Assists/Game (2.05)
* 7th in Points (121)
* 9th in Points/Game (6.05)
* 9th in Wins (12)
* 10th in Goals (40)
* 10th in Goals/Game (2.00)

NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Sat. Nov. 11 - Illinois Wesleyan at #21 Chicago - 11 AM CT
Sat. Nov. 11 - Rose-Hulman vs. Ohio Wesleyan - 1:30 PM CT
Sun. Nov. 12 - Championship - 1 PM CT