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TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team will begin the 2024 season with their home opener against Wilmington on Sunday, September 1st at 2 PM.  

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineer's first scheduled contest against Greenville University on Friday night was canceled due to severe weather in the area. 
* 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 hosting Wilmington, the team will travel to face Wabash on Wednesday, September 4 at 5 PM. 

WILMINGTON NOTES: 
* Wilmington stands at 1-0 heading into their match up with the Fightin' Engineers on Sunday. 
* The team picked up a win in their home opener against Mount St. Joseph University with a final score of 6-3. 
* Kaden Young was a key performer in the Quakers win over the Lions with two goals in the contest. 
* Randy Harris also made an impact with one goal and one assist in the win. 
* The team has been picked to finish 8th in the OAC preseason poll this season. 
* After facing Rose-Hulman, Wilmington will return home to face Anderson University on Tuesday, September 3 at 7 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman trails in the all-time series between both teams with a record of 0-2-1 against the Quakers. 
* The last time both teams played was during the 2010 season with the match ending in a scoreless draw. 
* Wilmington defeated the Fightin' Engineers during the 1994 season 6-2, and the 1993 season 4-2. 

CAREER STATS RECORDS:
* Tyler Eldridge - 11th in assists (17), 4th in assists per game (0.34), 13th in shots per game (1.84)
* Elijah Hardersen - 15th in assists per game (0.25)
* John Biederstedt - 15th in saves (88), 12th in goalie saves per game (2.67), 5th in goalie wins (19), 6th in goalie games played (33), 6th in goalie games started (30), 9th in goalie minutes played (2719)
* Michael Trinh - 15th in goalie wins (5)