Men's Soccer | 9/13/2019 11:13:00 AM
HOMESTAND CONTINUES
Rensselaer resumes its season long five-game homestand on Saturday, when it hosts SUNY Potsdam at noon.
ENGINEERS EDGE WILLIAMS LATE
Sophomore
Paul Silva scored in the 85th minute to give RPI a 2-1 victory over Williams on Wednesday night at East Campus Stadium ... Senior
Dylan Confair opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, before the Ephs leveled the score in the 49th.
ALL-TIME VS. POTSDAM
The Engineers lead the all-time series 6-3-0, with all three of Potsdam's victories coming in the last five meetings ... RPI is 3-0 at home, including 2-0 victory at ECAV on September 16, 2017 ... The Bears won last year in Potsdam, 1-0.
ENGINEERS LEADERS
Four players are tied for the team lead with five points, including
Austin Betterly (1 goal, 3 assists),
Arik Duncan (2 goals, 1 assist),
Paul Silva (2 goals, 1 assist) and
Trevor Bisson (2 goals, 1 assist) ...
Josh Gaudiano (2 goals) is right behind with four.
RPI GOALKEEPING
Sophomore
Luke Brezak (4-0) has a 0.83 goals against average and a .750 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 19-4-4 at home dating back to the start of the 2016 season, including a 7-1-1 mark last year.
POTSDAM FALLS TO HOBART
Tri Cornell-Roberts scored in the 12th minute and the Statesmen held on for a 1-0 win over the Bears on Wednesday in Potsdam ... Hobart outshot the Bears, 23-5, including 8-4 on goal ... Potsdam goalkeeper Conor Callan made seven saves.
BEARS LEADERS
Potsdam has scored 12 goals in six games this year and are led individually by Teddy Bruschini (3 goals, 2 assist) with eight points ... Alejandro Callejas (3 goals) is second with six points, while Donny Ophals (1 goal, 1 assist) has three ... In goal, Conor Callan (2-3-1) has started all six matches and carries a 0.87 goals against average and a .737 save percentage.
UP NEXTÂ
RPI concludes its five game homestand on Tuesday afternoon against Oneonta (4pm).
