Men's Soccer | 10/4/2019 9:50:00 AM
RIVALRY SATURDAY
Rensselaer hosts area-rival Union College on Saturday afternoon at East Campus Stadium ... Opening kick-off is scheduled for 7pm.
ENGINEERS DOWN BARD
Freshmen
Josh Gaudiano scored two goals to lead RPI to a 4-1 Liberty League victory at Bard College on Wednesday night ... Sophomore
Paul Silva netted his third goal of the year, while
Arik Duncan scored his fourth.
ALL-TIME VS. UNION
The Engineers and Dutchmen have met 75 times in the history of the series, which dates back to October 15, 1948 – a 5-0 RPI win in Troy ... Rensselaer is 12-9-8 in conference play, but just 14-17-6 at home ... The Engineers have a 4-1-5 mark over the last 10 contests.Â
2018 VS. THE DUTCHMEN
Union earned its first win since 2009 in last year's matchup, edging the Engineers, 2-1, on October 6, 2018, in Schenectady ... Yasin Dombayci opened the scoring the hosts in the ninth minute, before
Dillon Ashong equalized in the 68th ... Harrison Wenzel potted the eventual winner in the 72nd minute.
ENGINEERS LEADERS
Freshman
Josh Gaudiano has a team-best 20 points on nine goals and two assists ... Classmate
Arik Duncan (4 goals, 1 assist) has nine points in just seven games, while sophomore
Paul Silva (3 goals, 2 assists) has eight points.Â
RPI GOALKEEPING
Sophomore
Luke Brezak (6-0) has a 0.88 goals against average and a .792 save percentage, while senior captain
Matt LaBranche (3-1) has a 0.93 goals against average and an .800 save percentage.
STURDY HOME MARK
The Engineers are now 21-4-4 at home dating back to the start of the 2016 season, including a 7-1-1 mark last year.
UNION FALLS FOR FIRST TIME
Following an 8-0 start, the Dutchmen lost their first game of the season, 1-0, to Vassar at home ... Jonathan Bow scored in the 37th minute for the game's only goal ... Both teams finished with 10 shots.
DUTCHMEN LEADERS
Salvadore Lopez Jr. leads the team with eight goals and nine assists for 25 points ... Jeremy Conn (7 goals, 5 assists) has 19 points, while Poom Mera (4Â goals, 2 assists) has 10.
IN GOAL
Trevor Krupp (5-1) has a 0.76 earned run average and an .828 save percentage in seven games (all starts), while Kenyon Pelletier (2-0) has a 1.77 goals against average and a .667 save percentage in three games (2 starts).
