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Engineers
Devon Baughen
Mick Neal
Devon Baughen
2
Keene St. KSCM15 (4-11)
3
Winner Rensselaer RPIMS (11-4-3)
Keene St. KSCM15
(4-11)
2
Final
3
Rensselaer RPIMS
(11-4-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Keene St. KSCM15 2 0 2
Rensselaer RPIMS 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Perry Laskaris, Sports Information Assistant

Men's Soccer Comes Back to Beat Keene State, 3-2

Engineers get two from Baughen, before Gunderson wins it

TROY, N.Y. – Senior Nathaniel Gunderson had a goal and an assist to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's soccer team to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Keene State College, on Thursday at East Campus Stadium. With the win, the Engineers conclude the regular season with an 11-4-3 record, while the Owls drop to 4-11.

Gunderson (Olympia, WA/Tumwater) broke a 2-2 tie in the 78th minute, firing a left-footed shot just under the crossbar from 12 yards out. Dribbling up the right side of the field, Gunderson took a touch to his left, before ripping in his fifth of the year.

The Owls jumped out to a very early lead, scoring the game's first goal in the first minute of play. From a throw-in on the right, sophomore Conor Leahy (Beverly, MA/Beverly) found classmate Riley Steele (Sutton, MA/Sutton) for his first goal of the season.

Rensselaer answered in the 22nd minute, when junior Devon Baughen (Sarasota, FL/Pine View) took down a long ball from senior Matt Carberry (Auburn, NY/Auburn) and deposited it past Keene State senior goalkeeper Jacob Walker (Chester, VT/Green Mountain) for his team-leading eighth goal of the year.

Leahy put the visitors back in front in the 38th minute, sticking home a cross from the left flank from Steele. The tally was Leahy's sixth goal of the campaign.

Baughen equalized for a second time in the 50th minute, follow a driving 50-yard run up the right flank by Gunderson. After cutting into the penalty area, Gunderson delivered a thigh-high cross back to Baughen, who finished into the left side of the net.

Rensselaer finished with a 16-9 advantage in shots, including 8-2 on goal. Walker (0-1) made five saves, while RPI sophomore keeper Ryan Nealon (Somers, NY/Somers) did not have a stop.

FAST GOAL:
Keene State's Riley Steel scored just 40 seconds into the game.

FIRST BRACE:
RPI's Devon Baughen recorded his first two-goal game as a member of the Engineers.

TWO IN TWO:
Baughen closes out the regular season with a goal in each of the last two games.

SOLID NON-LEAGUE MARK:
The Engineers conclude the season with an 8-1-1 mark in non-conference play.

UP NEXT:
Keene State hosts Western Connecticut State on Saturday (2:30pm).
 
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