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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

MSoc Preview vs. Transylvania 2026

Fightin' Engineers Take on Transylvania on Senior Day

10/15/2026 1:39:00 PM

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman hosts the Transylvania Pioneers in their Senior Day Game, Saturday October 17 at 3:30 PM. Before the match, the Fightin' Engineers will honor their 2026 Senior Class trio of Oliver Fila, Chase Kedzior, and Hayden Frost.
 
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman has posted a record of 6-5-3 on the year.
* The Fightin' Engineers are the #3-seed in the HCAC with a 4-1 conference mark.
* Rose-Hulman has achieved three consecutive shutout wins over Anderson, Mt. St. Joseph, and Franklin.
* Ryan Shapiro and Pace Morel each scored in Rose-Hulman's 2-0 win over Franklin.
* Shapiro now leads the HCAC with ten goals on the season.
* He has scored at least one goal in three consecutive games.
* Morel has added a team-high five assists which ranks second in the HCAC.
* Morel dished out an assist against Anderson and he added a career-high two assists over Millikin.
* Oliver Fila scored his fourth goal of the season against Mt. St. Joseph.
* Landon Kangas has played all 90 minutes in each of the last nine straight games.
* Justin Burns leads the HCAC with seven shutouts and a 1.00 goals against average.
* Burns ranks second in the conference with a 72.9% save percentage, while hauling in 35 saves.
 
TRANSYLVANIA NOTES:
* The Pioneers are currently 7-2-3 overall with a 4-0-1 HCAC record.
* Transylvania is currently tied with Hanover for the #1-seed in the conference.
* The team is coming off back-to-back wins over Earlham and Berea.
* Sophomore Stone Work leads the team with both six goals and a conference-leading six assists.
* Work scored all three goals in Transylvania's most recent win against Berea.
* He has added two assists against Mount Union, Bluffton, and Earlham.
* Senior Cole Varela has scored five goals, highlighted by a season-high two against Manchester.
* Senior Gus Dickman has recorded four goals, while scoring a season-high two goals over Mount Union.
* Junior Ethan Drew leads the HCAC with a 73.8% save percentage with 31 saves.
* He ranks second in the conference with a 1.05 goals against average and four shutouts.
 
SERIES HISTORY:
* The Fightin' Engineers go up against Transylvania for the 30th time in program history.
* Rose-Hulman leads the series with a record of 13-8-8.
* RHIT recorded six consecutive victories from 2019 to 2022.
* Transylvania won the teams last meeting during the 2025 season by a score of 2-0.
* Rose-Hulman defeated Transylvania 3-2 during the 2024 season.
* Cameron Hannah scored two goals in the match.
* Chase Kedzior assisted on Hannah's opening goal of the game.
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