Men's Soccer | 9/10/2019 10:34:00 AM
MIDWEEK CLASH
RPI and Williams meet in their annual non-league match on Wednesday night at East Campus Stadium (7:30pm).
ENGINEERS SHUT OUT VALIANTS
Senior
Dillon Ashong converted a penalty kick and freshman
Josh Gaudiano scored off a failed clearance to give RPI a 2-0 victory on Sunday afternoon ... Sophomore goalkeeper
Luke Brezak was forced to make just one save.
ALL-TIME VS. WILLIAMS
The Ephs own a 25-15-2 lead in the all-time series which dates back to October 1, 1922 – a 4-2 Engineers victory ... Williams is 15-1-1 in the last 17 meetings, with RPI's lone victory coming on October 23, 2013 – a 3-2 decision in Troy ... The Ephs have won four straight in the series by a combined 5-0 ... RPI is 2-9 in the series at home.
ENGINEERS LEADERS
Junior
Trevor Bisson (2 goals, 1 assist) and freshman
Arik Duncan (2 goals, 1 assist) are tied for the team lead with five points through four games ... Senior
Austin Betterly (1 goal, 2 assists) and sophomore
Josh Gaudiano (2 goals) have four points apiece.
RPI GOALKEEPING
Sophomore
Luke Brezak (3-0) has an 0.76 goals against average and a .778 save percentage, while senior captain
Matt LaBranche (0-1) has a 2.00 goals against average and a .750 save percentage.
GAUDIANO IS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman
Josh Gaudiano become the second Engineers player to earn Liberty League Rookie of the Week honors after scoring two goal last weekend ... He netted one goal in each game as the Engineers defeated Castleton and Manhattanville.
DEFENDING THE FORTRESS
The Engineers are now 18-4-4 at home dating back to the start of the 2016 season, including a 7-1-1 mark last year.
WILLIAMS FALLS AT TUFTS
The Jumbos scored two second half goals to earn a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Williams on Saturday ... After falling behind 1-0, the Ephs received goals from Demian Gass and Jake Saudek to take a 2-1 lead before halftime ... Tufts rallied late for the conference victory.
EPHS LEADERS
Williams has seen three players find the back of the net this year, including Chris Fleischer, Demian Gass and Jake Saudek ... Goalkeeper Teddy Rader (0-1-1) has a 1.80 goals against average and a .429 save percentage.
UP NEXTÂ
RPI continues its five-game homestand on Saturday against SUNY Potsdam (12pm).
