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TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team is set to travel to Berea College for HCAC action on Saturday, October 12 at 3:30 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers enter the match leading the HCAC with a record of 4-4-3 overall and 2-0-1 in the conference.
* The team comes off a draw on the road against Hanover College with a final score of 0-0 on Wednesday.
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Cameron Hannah earned his second consecutive HCAC Athlete of the Week after scoring two goals and recording an assist in the win over the Pioneers.
* Hannah was the HCAC Athlete of the Week last week for his performance against Bluffton leading the team to a comeback win scoring two goals in the final two minutes.
* Hannah leads the team with four goals this season and 10 points.
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Evan Lipsky and
Julius Salinas lead the team with three assists each on the year.
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John Biederstedt has been in goal for the Fightin' Engineers totaling 4p saves with a 1.22 goals-against average and 81.7% save percentage.
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Michael Trinh has also seen time in goal for Rose-Hulman with 5 saves, a 1.00 goals-against average, and a 71.4% save percentage.
* Head Coach
Sean Helliwell earned his 200th career victory at the helm of the Fightin' Engineers men's soccer program in the match against Bluffton earlier this year.
* Rose-Hulman has been selected to win the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in the league's preseason poll receiving 79 points and 7 first-place votes.
* The Fightin' Engineers finished last season with a record of 12-5-3 overall and 6-2-1 in the HCAC to claim the #3 seed in the postseason tournament.
* The team went on to win the HCAC Tournament taking out the top two teams in the league to advance to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament.
* Rose-Hulman suffered a close loss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Ohio Wesleyan with a final score of 2-0.
* The squad returns four all-conference players from last year's team including
Peter Borger,
John Biederstedt,
Elijah Hardersen, and
Chase Kedzior.
* Along with the returning all-conference players,
Julius Salinas,
Jacob Pohl, and
Tyler Eldridge have been named players to watch by the HCAC.
* After facing Berea, Rose-Hulman will host Franklin College on Wednesday, October 16 at 7 PM.
BEREA NOTES:
* Berea enters the conference match with a record of 2-9-2 overall and 1-1 in the HCAC.
* The team comes off a loss to Mount St. Joseph University with a final score of 5-1.
* Tobore Takpor is the team's leading goal scorer with seven goals and 14 points this season.
* Victor Hernandez leads the team in assists with five so far this year.
* Eris Acosta has represented the Mountaineers in goal with 46 saves, a goals-against average of 2.64, and a save percentage of 71.9%.
* Berea has been selected to finish seventh in the HCAC preseason poll receiving 29 points.
* After hosting the Fightin' Engineers, Berea will host Bluffton on Wednesday, October 16 at 7 PM.
SERIES HISTORY:
* This will be the first time both programs face off in the history of both institutions.
CAREER STATS RECORDS:
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Tyler Eldridge - 11th in assists (17), 7th in assists per game (0.28), 14th in shot attempts (105), 13th in shots per game (1.75)
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John Biederstedt - 11th in saves (137), 9th in goalie saves per game (3.26), 4th in goalie wins (21), 5th in goalie games played (42), 4th in goalie games started (39), 9th in goalie minutes played (3529)
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Michael Trinh - 13th in goalie wins (7)
HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Rose-Hulman (4-4-3, 2-0-1 HCAC)
2) Anderson (5-5-1, 2-1 HCAC)
3) Earlham (3-7-1, 2-1 HCAC)
T4) Manchester (4-4-2, 1-1-1 HCAC)
T4) Transylvania (4-4-2, 1-1-1 HCAC)
6) Hanover (3-5-3, 1-1-1 HCAC)
7) Mount St. Joseph (3-7-1, 1-1-1 HCAC)
8) Bluffton (4-4-3, 1-2 HCAC)
9) Berea (2-9-2, 1-2 HCAC)
10) Franklin (0-10-2, 0-2-1 HCAC)