ADA, Ohio. – The Fightin' Engineers will return to Ohio as they take on the Ohio Northern Polar Bears on Saturday, September 20, at 4 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman has posted a record of 5-2 this season.
* The Fightin' Engineers have scored multiple goals in all five of their victories.
* Rose-Hulman has won all three HCAC Defensive Player of the Week awards.
* Freshman goalkeeper
Justin Burns has won the award twice.
* Senior centerback
Aidan Kriek earned the award once.
* Junior
Chase Kedzior recorded a goal and an assist in RHIT's last game against St. Mary-of-the-Woods.
* Kedzior has recorded three shots on goal in the past two games.
* Kedzior ranks first in the HCAC with 12 shots on goal.
* Burns leads the HCAC with 0.86 goals allowed per game.
* Burns also ranks second in the conference with an 80.0% save percentage (24 saves).
OHIO NORTHERN NOTES:
* The Polar Bears started the year with a 4-0-1 record.
* They are coming off a 5-0 victory against Trine.
* Sophomore goalkeeper Carson Zurmehly has recorded four shutouts on the season.
* Zurmehly has recorded a 94.1% save percentage with 16 saves while allowing just one goal.
* Junior Colin Gottron has scored a team-best three goals while adding one assist.
* Sophomore Chase Robinson has added two goals this year.
* Senior Gage Foster and sophomore Wil Baker lead the Polar Bears with two assists.
SERIES HISTORY:
* This will be Rose-Hulman's ninth career game against Ohio Northern.
* Rose-Hulman trails in the series 1-7.
* Both teams have faced each other in every season since 2017.
* The Polar Bears are coming off a 1-0 victory in 2024.
* The Fightin' Engineers recorded a 2-1 victory at home in 2023.
* RHIT overcame a 1-0 deficit in 2023, with
Tyler Eldridge scoring their first goal, before
Owen Trudt scored the game-winning goal in the 85
th minute.
