MID-WEEK CHALLENGE: Rensselaer hosts  Williams on Tuesday at East Campus Arena (8pm), the Ephs were ranked No.5 in the nation, before falling out of the polls last week.

RPI UPENDED AT MIDDLEBURY: Middlebury utilized a 7-0 run in a 53-second span during the second half and turned a three-point advantage to double figures, en route to an 87-78 victory over Rensselaer on Sunday ... The Engineers grabbed their last lead of the contest (15-14) on a layup by Josh Dugas with 12:34 left in the opening half ... Trailing by one, Middlebury went on a 16-5 run over a span of 6:48 and led 31-19 with just under six minutes left on a layup by Chris Churchill ... In the second half, Middlebury's Hunter Merryman knocked down a three-pointer on the opening possession, giving the Panthers a 13-point edge at 42-29 ... RPI climbed back into the contest hitting seven of its opening eight field goal attempts as part of a 16-4 run and cut the Middlebury advantage to just one (46-45) at the 14:36 mark ... Tyler Gendron fueled the Engineer run with eight of his game-high 21 points ... The hosts pushed the lead back to a two-possession game at 53-47 on a free throw by Merryman, but Dugas converted a rare four-point play at 12:02 and trimmed the deficit to a pair ... Middlebury regained a six-point lead, but Asa Barnhill tallied an old-fashioned three-point play, cutting the Panther advantage to three at 57-54 with 9:05 left ... During the ensuing Middlebury possession, Dylan Sinnickson started the decisive run with a step-back three-pointer ... St. Amour capped off the spurt with a steal and layup of his own giving Middlebury a 64-54 lead with 8:12 remaining ... During the next 4:14, Middlebury rattled off a 16-6 run as the lead ballooned up to 17 points (80-63) ... Dugas netted 20 points, while Brian Hatcher added 15 points and eight boards ... Chase Almond recorded 10 points and Nate Kane handed out a team-high five assists. 

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Live statistics for Tuesday's action – and all Rensselaer home games – can be followed at http://www.sidearmstats.com/rpi/mbb.

WATCH ONLINE: The game can be seen at www.rpiathletics.com/watch/mbball. 

WILLIAMS TOPS UNION: In a tightly contested game, Williams came out on top against the Union, winning by a score of 83-77 on Sunday ... Dutchman Wade McNamara led all scorers with 23 points, shooting an impressive 81.8% from the field, including 4-5 from behind the arc ... Hayden Rooke-Ley led Williams with 21 points, and Daniel Wohl registered a double-double, notching 19 points and 11 rebounds ... The teams were very even statistically; Union made 45.3% of their shots, while Williams shot 47.5% from the field ... Dead even on rebounds and very similar with respect to three-point percentage, much of the game came down to timing ... Union was never able to make shots when they needed them, and Williams held on for the win.

2013-14 VS. THE EPHS: Williams defeated the Engineers, 113-88, on December 3, 2013, behind a strong offensive performance from its bench ... Taylor Epley led the way for the Ephs with 23 points, while Daniel Aronowitz added 22 ... Ryan Kilcullen and Mike Greenman rounded out the double-digit club with 11 points apiece ... The Ephs were 61.1% from the field on the night ... Leading for the Engineers was Tyler Gendron with 20 ... Reggie Colas added 17, and Josh Dugas added 13 for RPI, who shot 36.3% from the floor.

THE CAPTAINS: Seniors Josh Dugas and Jarrett Boeglin will lead the Engineers on the field for the 2014-15 season

BY POSITION: The Engineers roster consists of five guards, six forwards and a combination guard/forward.

BY CLASS: The team is made up of one freshman, two sophomores, seven juniors and two seniors.

RENSSELAER'S COACHES: The Engineers are led by first-year head coach Mark Gilbride ... He is a 2002 graduate of Bowdoin College ... Gilbride is assisted by Matt Kelly and Mike Benfer.