TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman secured their largest margin of victory on the season as they took down the Earlham Quakers 5-0.
Ryan Shapiro opened the game by beating the Quakers defense two minutes into the match. While he was on the breakaway, Shapiro was fouled from behind where Earlham's defender was given a red card. Shapiro stepped up to take the free kick from outside the box, and he sailed his shot into the back of the net for Rose-Hulman's opening goal.
Shapiro added two more shots on goal across the second half, which would both be saved by goalkeeper Joshua Gandee. With less than a minute remaining in the first half,
Nick Phillips dumped off a pass to
Benjamin Murphy, before Murphy proceeded to score Rose-Hulman's second goal on a shot from the top of the box.
Justin Burns would secure his lone save of the match in the 63rd minute, as he made a diving one handed deflection on a shot from Sirapob Tippayapaphanupap.
During the 71st minute of the match,
Pace Morel launched a pass towards the box which connected with
Cameron Hannah. Hannah dribbled around his defender and fired a pass inside the box, which was kicked in by Shapiro for his second goal of the game.
It only took four more minutes for Shapiro to score his third goal of the game, as he kicked another shot into the back of the net on assists from Morel and Phillips. The Fightin' Engineers dominance continued, as
Eli Miller was fouled by Earlham's goalkeeper for a penalty kick. Miller stepped up for the penalty kick, and he rolled his shot into the goal to secure Rose-Hulman's 5-0 victory.
The Fightin' Engineers outshot the Quakers 18-7, and they recorded ten shots on goal while allowing just one.
Ryan Shapiro scored a career-high three goals, to extend his HCAC leading mark of 13 goals this season.
Pace Morel and
Nick Phillips each recorded two assists, and Morel is now tied for most assists in the HCAC with seven.
Rose-Hulman will look to build on their momentum as they face the Bluffton Beavers on the road, Saturday, October 24 at 8 PM.
