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Men's Soccer Perry Laskaris, Sports Information Assistant

Men's Soccer Duels Vassar Saturday

Engineers home for final Liberty League match at 2pm

Matt Carberry
SENIOR DAY!: The Engineers will honor their five seniors at Saturday's game against Vassar (2pm) ... RPI Athletics and the men's soccer program thanks Paul Lentine, Nathaniel Gundersen, Matt Carberry, Brett Pyser and Esmir Hadzic for their hard work and dedication over the last four years.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: The Engineers need a win over the Brewers and other Liberty League results to go in their favor to finish in the top four playoff positions ... Currently three teams are tied for first with 12 points (Skidmore, St. Lawrence and RIT), while Hobart and RPI have 11 ... SLU, RIT and Hobart all have a game in hand with the Engineers, while Skidmore has played two fewer games.

ENGINEERS EARN DRAMATIC WIN: Senior right back Paul Lentine scored with just 13.6 seconds left in the second overtime to give Rensselaer an imperative three points at Skidmore on Wednesday night ... Classmate Nathaniel Gundersen earned the assist, while sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Nealon made three saves for the shutout.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Live statistics for all RPI men's soccer home contests can be followed at www.sidearmstats.com/rpi/msoc.

LIVE VIDEO: Home men's soccer matches can be seen live at www.rpiathletics.com/watch/msoc.

RENSSELAER LEADERS: Junior Devon Baughen (6 goals, 5 assists) leads the Engineers with 17 points ... He is followed by senior captain Nathaniel Gundersen (4 goals, 3 assist) with 11 points ... Fellow skippers and seniors Paul Lentine (4 goals, 2 assists) and Matt Carberry (3 goals, 3 assists) have 10 and nine points, respectively ... Junior center back Andrew Gondek is average a team-best 95.3 minutes per contest as a starter in all 16 games.

IN GOAL: Sophomore Ryan Nealon has started all 16 games between the sticks and is 10-3-3 with a 0.59 goals against average and an .846 save percentage ... He has allowed just 10 goals – three on penalty kicks – and made 55 saves, including two penalty stops.

FOR THE BREWERS: Senior Tom Wiechert has a team-high six goals and three assists for 15 points ... Classmate Jordan Palmer (4 goals, 3 assists) has 11 points, while fellow senior Cosmo Veneziale (4 goals, 1 assist) has nine ... In goal, senior Sabastien Lasseur (5-3) has a 0.76 goals against average and an .867 save percentage.

OCTOBER 25, 2014: The Engineers netted two goals, less than two minutes apart, in the second half to shut out Vassar, 2-0, in Poughkeepsie ... Vito Mesiti opened in the scoring in the 74th minute off an assist from Matt Carberry ... Matt Koziol doubled the visitors' advantage in the 76th minute ... Rob Dewald stopped the only shot he faced for the shutout.
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Players Mentioned

Rob  Dewald

#1 Rob Dewald

G
6' 0"
Senior
Matt Koziol

#7 Matt Koziol

M
5' 9"
Senior
Matt Carberry

#10 Matt Carberry

M/F
5' 10"
Senior
Andrew Gondek

#5 Andrew Gondek

B
6' 0"
Junior
Esmir Hadzic

#23 Esmir Hadzic

F
5' 11"
Senior
Paul Lentine

#3 Paul Lentine

B
5' 8"
Senior
Vito Mesiti

#13 Vito Mesiti

M
5' 10"
Junior
Brett Pyser

#21 Brett Pyser

B
6' 3"
Senior
Ryan Nealon

#1 Ryan Nealon

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Devon Baughen

#11 Devon Baughen

M/F
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Rob  Dewald

#1 Rob Dewald

6' 0"
Senior
G
Matt Koziol

#7 Matt Koziol

5' 9"
Senior
M
Matt Carberry

#10 Matt Carberry

5' 10"
Senior
M/F
Andrew Gondek

#5 Andrew Gondek

6' 0"
Junior
B
Esmir Hadzic

#23 Esmir Hadzic

5' 11"
Senior
F
Paul Lentine

#3 Paul Lentine

5' 8"
Senior
B
Vito Mesiti

#13 Vito Mesiti

5' 10"
Junior
M
Brett Pyser

#21 Brett Pyser

6' 3"
Senior
B
Ryan Nealon

#1 Ryan Nealon

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Devon Baughen

#11 Devon Baughen

5' 7"
Senior
M/F