SEASON FINALE: The Engineers host Keene State for a non-league game to conclude their 2015 regular season schedule ... Kick-off for Thursday night's game is set for 7pm.
ENGINEERS EDGED BY VASSAR: An 81st minute goal by Tom Wiechert proved to be the game-winner as the Brewers topped RPI, 2-1, on Saturday at East Campus Stadium ... Vassar opened the scoring in the 15th minute on Alex Gonzales' first of the year ... The Engineers equalized in the 39th minute, when junior
Devon Baughen ripped home his seventh goal of the season from the top of the box ... RPI had a 17-9 advantage in shots, including 4-3 on goal.
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LIVE VIDEO: Home men's soccer matches can be seen live at www.rpiathletics.com/watch/msoc.
RENSSELAER LEADERS: Junior
Devon Baughen (7 goals, 5 assists) leads the Engineers with 19 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 94.9 minutes per contest as a starter in all 17 games.
IN GOAL: Sophomore
Ryan Nealon has started all 17 games between the sticks and is 10-4-3 with a 0.67 goals against average and an .824 save percentage ... He has allowed just 12 goals – three on penalty kicks – and made 56 saves, including two penalty stops.
FOR THE OWLS: Keene State enters Wednesday night's contest on a three-game losing streak ... The Owls are led offensively by sophmore Promise Kpee, who has 10 goals for 20 points ... Senior Eddie Mercer (4 goals, 1 assist) has nine points, while sophomore Jacob Bluegrass (2 goals, 1 assist) has five ... In goal, senior Mark Keller (2-6) has a 2.60 goals against average and a .667 save percentage ... Freshman Justin Carnevale (2-3) has a 2.83 goals against average and a .531 save percentage.
OCTOBER 29, 2014: Keene State netted a goal in each half en route to a 2-0 shutout victory over Rensselaer in Keene, N.H. ... Conor Leahy gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute, off an assist from Riley Steele, while Promise Kpee doubled the advantage in the 56th minute of play ... The Owls out-shot the Engineers 20-8 overall, including 6-2 on goal ...
Rob Dewald finished with four saves for Rensselaer, while Mike Ketterman had two stops for Keene.
