TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Fightin' Engineers have accumulated four All-HCAC selections and the HCAC Offensive Player of the Year.
 
Junior Ryan Shapiro was named the 2026 HCAC Offensive Player of the Year, while also being selected to the All-HCAC 1st Team for the second time in his career (2024). Shapiro achieved an HCAC-leading 35 points on the season, totaling ten more points than anyone else in the conference. Despite the fact that he missed two games due to injury, Shapiro led the HCAC with 15 goals, while tying for fourth in the conference with five assists. He led the HCAC with 27 shots on goal, where he attempted a total of 45 shots. Shapiro scored a career-high three goals against Earlham, and he added two goals against both Greenville and Anderson. He recorded both a goal and an assist in three of Rose-Hulman's last six games, highlighted by a one-goal, two-assist performance against Manchester.
 
Shapiro becomes the fourth Fightin' Engineer to earn the HCAC Offensive Player of the Year, joining three-time offensive player of the year Takezo Kelly (2020, 2021, & 2022), Austin Webb (2016), and Clint Vatterrodt (2011).
 
Senior Oliver Fila achieved All-HCAC 2nd Team honors for the second consecutive season (2025). Fila started all 19 games on the year for a total of 1,493 minutes. He scored four goals while dishing out three assists, for a total of 11 points. Fila started the season by recording at least one goal or one assist in each of Rose-Hulman's first five games, which included goals in back-to-back matches against Spalding and Centre. He added a goal against Mt. St. Joseph, and recorded an assist in Rose-Hulman's HCAC Quarterfinals victory over Manchester.
 
Graduate Student Wil Bell garnered All-HCAC 2nd Team honors for the first time in his career. Bell started all 19 games this season, where he played a total of 1,446 minutes. He scored a goal in Rose-Hulman's season opener against Greenville, and he helped lead a defense that finished second in the HCAC with 0.89 goals allowed per game. Bell has also played a key role in the Fightin' Engineers' defense leading the HCAC with 11 shutouts, which includes clean sheets in seven of their last eight games.
 
Junior Landon Kangas hauled in All-HCAC 3rd Team honors for the first time in his career. Kangas led all field players with 1,596 minutes and he appeared in all 90 minutes in 12 consecutive games. He started in all 19 matches, where he helped lead the Fightin' Engineers to an HCAC-leading 11 shutouts, while ranking second in the conference with 0.89 goals allowed per game.
 
Rose-Hulman wrapped up the regular season with an overall record of 8-6-4, while going 6-2-1 against HCAC Competition. The Fightin' Engineers clinched the #3-seed in the HCAC Tournament, where they are coming off a 5-0 victory over #6 Manchester in the HCAC Quarterfinals. They will face #2 Transylvania in the Semifinals of the HCAC Tournament, tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3 at 7 PM.