MIDWEEK MATCHUP
The Engineers welcome 22nd-ranked St. Lawrence to East Campus Stadium for a rare midweek matchup on Wednesday night (7:30pm).
ALL-TIME SERIES
St. Lawrence has a 35-16-7 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to November 5, 1965 – a 5-3 Engineers victory in Canton. Rensselaer is 9-12-6 at home.
RECENTLY
The Saints are 9-1-1 over the last 11 meetings, with RPI's last win coming on October 15, 2016 – 1-0 in Troy, the most recent game played at ECAV.
ENGINEERS EDGED BY SKIDMORE
Ben Caples scored a pair of goals in the sixth and 49th minute for the Thoroughbreds, before
Dillon Ashong pulled one back on a penalty for the hosts in a 2-1 Skidmore win. RPI outshot the T'breds 8-3 in the match, including 3-2 on goal, but the visitors made the most of their opportunities.
STREAK STOPPER
The Engineers look to avoid their first three-game losing streak since 2006.
RPI LEADERS
Freshman
Billy Chissoe (3 goals) as a team-high six points, while junior
Austin Betterly (2 goals, 1 assist) and sophomore
Michael Harten (2 goals, 1 assist) have five points apiece. Eight other Engineers have found the back of the net this season.
GOALKEEPING
Junior
Matt LaBranche is 3-4-1 with a 1.24 goals against average and a .667 save percentage, with one combined shutout.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS
St. Lawrence (5-1-2) is led offensively by Jethro Ded, who has four goals and one assist for nine points. Right behind him is Brendan McNamee (3 goals, 2 assists) with eight points and Tapshak Augustine (1 goal, 4 assists) who has six.
SLU GOALKEEPING
Mike Smith is 4-1-1 with a 0.95 goals against average and a .793 save percentage and Ben Kelty is 1-0-1 with a 0.00 goals against average and a 1.000 save percentage, stopping all 11 shots he has faced in two games this year.
2017 VS. ST. LAWRENCE
Jethro Dede scored the game's only goal in the 42nd minute to lift the Saints to a 1-0 win on October 3, 2017. St. Lawrence held a 16-6 shot advantage in the match, including 5-2 on goal.