TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman opens their 2025 campaign with a pair of home matches. The Fightin' Engineers will face St. Mary of the Woods on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 PM and Ohio Northern, Sunday, Aug. 31 at 3 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman was picked to win the HCAC in this year's preseason poll, accumulating 74 points and five first place votes.
* The Fightin' Engineers are coming off a 9-8-1 season, going 7-1-1 in the HCAC.
* Rose-Hulman finished second in the HCAC regular season standings and concluded the season as HCAC Tournament Runners-Up.
* The squad returns two all-conference first teamers in seniors Camille Clark and Lauren Marquardt.
* Clark and Marquardt will be joined by seniors Katie Choi and Alex Adams as team captains.
* Sophomore Sydnee Schuler leads all returners with six goals scored in the 2024 season.
* Marquardt and Adams lead all returners with four assists during the 2024 season.

ST. MARY-OF-THE-WOODS NOTES:
* St. Mary-of-the-Woods has been picked to finish 9^th out of 11 teams in the RSC.
* The Pomeroys recorded a 2-10-5 mark, going 1-5-3 in conference play.
* Their season was highlighted by a 4-0 victory over Indiana University Columbus.
* St. Mary-of-the-Woods returns all-conference third team senior, Chloe Field.
* The Pomeroys opened the 2025 season with a 13-0 loss to Grace College.

SERIES HISTORY:
* This will be Rose-Hulman's 21^st career meeting with St. Mary of the Woods.
* Rose-Hulman leads the series 17-1-2, with their first matchup taking place in 2000.
* The Fightin' Engineers have either defeated or tied the Pomeroys in 17 consecutive games.
* Rose-Hulman went on a nine-game win streak from 2003-12.
* The Fightin' Engineers scored exactly five goals in six consecutive matches against the Pomeroys from 2014-22.

OHIO NORTHERN NOTES:
* Ohio Northern has been picked to win the 2025 OAC Championship.
* The Polar Bears earned 63 points and seven first place votes in the OAC preseason poll.
* Ohio Northern posted a 15-6-1 record, going 8-1-0 in OAC action.
* The Polar Bears won both the 2024 OAC Regular Season and Tournament titles.
* The team defeated Sewanee 2-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament, before falling to Washington & Lee 2-0 in the second round.
* Ohio Northern returns one of their six 2024-all conference honorees in third-team selection, junior Caroline Hennegan.

SERIES HISTORY:
* This will be Rose-Hulman's third ever match against Ohio Northern.
* Ohio Northern leads the series with a 2-0 record, achieving wins in the 2022 and 2024 seasons.
* Ohio Northern defeated Rose-Hulman 1-0 in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament.