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TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team will continue HCAC play traveling to face Hanover College on Wednesday, October 9 at 3:30 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers enter the match ranked second in the HCAC standings with a record of 4-4-2 overall and 2-0 in the HCAC. 
* The team comes off a big conference win over Transylvania with a score of 3-2 on Saturday. 
* 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. 
* Evan Lipsky and Julius Salinas lead the team with three assists each on the year. 
* John Biederstedt has been in goal for the Fightin' Engineers totaling 43 saves with a 1.38 goals-against average and 79.6% save percentage.
* 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 Hanover, Rose-Hulman will continue conference play on the road against Berea on Saturday, October 12 at 3:30 PM. 

HANOVER NOTES: 
* Hanover enters the match with a record of 3-5-2 overall and 1-1 in HCAC play.
* The Panthers come off a victory over the Bluffton Beavers with a final score of 2-0. 
* Andrew Pavlisko leads the team with four goals scored this season. 
* Patricio Campos is also a statistical leader for the Panthers with four assists and 10 points while totaling three goals for Hanover.
* Ben Howard has represented the Panthers in goal this season with 19 saves, a goals-against average of 1.56, and a save percentage of 57.6%.
* The Panthers have been picked to finish second in the HCAC Preseason Polls behind Rose-Hulman receiving 67 points and two first-place votes.
* After hosting Rose-Hulman, the Panthers will travel to take on Manchester in HCAC action on Saturday, October 12 at 3:30 PM.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series between both teams with a record of 21-9-10 against the Panthers.
* The Fightin' Engineers earned the win on penalty kicks last year in the HCAC Semifinals after being tied at the end of regulation.
* Rose-Hulman lost to the Panthers during the regular season last year with a final score of 1-0.
* During the 2022 season the teams met in the HCAC Championship with Rose-Hulman narrowly defeating the Panthers on penalty kicks. 
* The Fightin' Engineers have an away record of 10-3-5 when facing the Panthers. 

CAREER STATS RECORDS:
* Tyler Eldridge - 11th in assists (17), 6th in assists per game (0.29), 14th in shot attempts (104), 13th in shots per game (1.76)
* John Biederstedt - 11th in saves (131), 9th in goalie saves per game (3.19), 4th in goalie wins (21), 5th in goalie games played (41), 4th in goalie games started (38), 9th in goalie minutes played (3439)
* Michael Trinh - 13th in goalie wins (7)

HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Anderson (5-4-1, 2-0 HCAC)
2) Rose-Hulman (4-4-2, 2-0 HCAC)
3) Manchester (4-3-2, 1-0-1 HCAC)
4) Transylvania (4-4-1, 1-1 HCAC)
5) Hanover (3-5-2, 1-1 HCAC)
6) Earlham (2-7-1, 1-1 HCAC)
7) Berea (2-8-2, 1-1 HCAC)
8) Mount St. Joseph (2-7-1, 0-1-1 HCAC)
9) Bluffton (3-4-3, 0-2 HCAC)
10) Franklin (0-10-1, 0-2 HCAC)