TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman hosts the Manchester Spartans in the HCAC Quarterfinals. The game will kick off on Saturday, October 31 at 4 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers wrapped up the season with an 8-6-4 overall record.
* The team clinched the #3-seed in the HCAC with a 6-2-1 conference mark.
* Rose-Hulman is coming off a 3-0 win over Manchester to cap off the regular season.
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Ryan Shapiro leads the HCAC with 14 goals scored.
* Shapiro has recorded eight goals across Rose-Hulman's last seven matches.
* He scored a hat trick in the team's 5-0 win over Earlham.
* Shapiro has dished out four assists on the season, and he is coming off a one-goal, two-assist performance against the Spartans.
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Cameron Hannah recorded a goal and an assist in the win over Manchester.
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Pace Morel ranks third in the HCAC with seven assists while adding one goal.
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Oliver Fila ranks second on the team with four goals while recording two assists.
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Landon Kangas leads all field players with 1,509 minutes.
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Alex Gilmore has added 1,419 minutes of action.
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Justin Burns has secured 46 saves and a 74.2% save percentage.
* Burns leads the HCAC with ten shutouts, ranking at least three shutouts above everyone else in the conference.
MANCHESTER NOTES:
* The Spartans have recorded an overall mark of 7-9-1.
* Manchester secured the #6-seed in the HCAC with a 3-5-1 conference record.
* Freshman Fola Afolayan ranks seventh in the HCAC with seven goals while adding two assists.
* Afolayan scored two goals in back-to-back matches against Kuyper and Trine.
* Sophomore Quentin Taylor has scored six goals with a team-high three assists.
* Taylor recorded two goals against Franklin, and he added one goal and one assist against Trine.
* Sophomore Alan Galvez has added three assists on the year.
* He leads the team with 1,486 minutes on the season.
* Junior Will Martin has accumulated 52 saves with a 68.4% save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman matches up with Manchester for the 42nd time in program history.
* The Fightin' Engineers lead the series with a 31-5-5 overall record.
* The Fightin' Engineers have won their last four games where they have not allowed a goal.
* Rose-Hulman concluded the regular season with a 3-0 win over Manchester.
* RHIT took down the Spartans by a score of 1-0 to win the 2023 HCAC Tournament Championship.
ROSE-HULMAN SCHOOL RECORDS:
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Justin Burns ranks third in career shutouts with 19.
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Justin Burns ranks third in single season shutouts with 10.
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Ryan Shapiro ranks sixth in single season goals with 14.
PLAYOFF BRACKET:
HCAC Quarterfinals
* #3 Rose-Hulman vs. #6 Manchester
* #4 Anderson vs. #5 Earlham
HCAC Semifinals
* #2 Transylvania vs. winner of #3 Rose-Hulman / #6 Manchester
* #1 Hanover vs. winner of #4 Anderson / #5 Earlham