Men's Soccer | 10/8/2019 9:16:00 AM
LEAGUE RESPITE
Rensselaer takes its final break from Liberty League play during the regular season on Wednesday night, when it faces Keene State at East Campus Stadium ... Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30pm.
ENGINEERS EDGE UNION
Freshmen
Josh Gaudiano scored the game's only goal in the 64th minute to defeat Union, 1-0, on Saturday night at East Campus Stadium ... Classmate
Arik Duncan picked up the assist on the play, while sophomore
Luke Brezak made four saves for his second clean sheet of the year.
ALL-TIME VS. KEENE STATE
The Engineers and Owls meet for the 19th time on Wednesday, with Keene State leading the series, 9-7-2, dating back to September 14, 1997 ... The Owls won the inaugural meeting, 3-1, in Troy ... Both teams have had better success at home, with RPI owning a 5-2-2 mark at Harkness, Renwyck and ECAV.
RECENTLY
Rensselaer owns a 7-3 record in the series over the last 10 meetings ... The Engineers have a pair of three-game winning streaks during the stretch, including one from 2015 to 2017 ... Keene State won last year's matchup, 2-1, in Keene, NH.
2018 VS. THE OWLS
Keene State defeated the Engineers, 2-1, on September 19, 2018 ...
Austin Betterly gave the visitors an early 1-0 in the 21st minute, but goals from Wesley McIntosh and Samuel Binogono in the 33rd and 87th minutes, respectively, earned the home side a comeback victory.
ENGINEERS LEADERS
Freshman
Josh Gaudiano has a team-best 22 points on 10 goals and two assists ... Classmate
Arik Duncan (4 goals, 2 assists) has 10 points in just eight games, while sophomore
Paul Silva (3 goals, 2 assists) has eight points.
RPI GOALKEEPING
Sophomore
Luke Brezak (7-0) has a 0.75 goals against average and an .821 save percentage, while senior captain
Matt LaBranche (3-1) has a 0.93 goals against average and an .800 save percentage.
FORTRESS ECAV
The Engineers are now 22-4-4 at home dating back to the start of the 2016 season, including a 7-1-1 mark last year ... RPI has won 10 consecutive home matches dating back to September 29, 2018.
SCOUTING KEENE
The 8-3 Owls are led offensively by Emmanuel Smith, who has nine goals and six assists for 24 points ... James McCully (5 goals, 1 assist) has 11 points, while Connor Downey (3 goals, 2 assists) has eight ... In goal, Anthony Pascuito (5-3-0) has a 1.51 goals against average and a .755 save percentage in eight starts.
