HOMESTAND CONCLUDES
Rensselaer finishes its five game homestand on Tuesday afternoon, when it hosts nationally second-ranked Oneonta at East Campus Stadium (4pm).
ENGINEERS SHUT OUT POTSDAM
Freshmen
Ben Kogan and
Josh Gaudiano each scored in the first half to lead RPI to a 2-0 victory over SUNY Potsdam on Saturday afternoon at East Campus Stadium ... Gaudiano assisted on Kogan's first collegiate tally in the 27th minute, before netting one of his own in the 30th ... Senior captain
Matt LaBranche made two saves for his first shutout of the year.
ALL-TIME VS. ONEONTA
The Red Dragons lead the all-time series, 9-4-1, including 7-1-1 in the last nine meetings ... RPI owns a 2-3-1 record at home, however, including a 1-1 draw at East Campus Stadium on September 12, 2018.
ENGINEERS LEADERS
Freshman
Josh Gaudiano has a team-best seven points on three goals and one assist ... Senior
Austin Betterly (1 goal, 4 assists) is second with six points, while three others have five, including
Arik Duncan (2 goals, 1 assist),
Paul Silva (2 goals, 1 assist) and
Trevor Bisson (2 goals, 1 assist).
RPI GOALKEEPING
Sophomore
Luke Brezak (4-0) has a 0.83 goals against average and a .750 save percentage, while senior captain
Matt LaBranche (1-1) has a 1.20 goals against average and a .786 save percentage.
STURDY HOME MARK
The Engineers are now 20-4-4 at home dating back to the start of the 2016 season, including a 7-1-1 mark last year.
ONEONTA TOPS SAGE
Jeremy Pantoni scored the game's only goal in the 70th minute, lifting the Red Dragons to a 1-0 victory at Sage College on Saturday ... Oneonta outshot the Gators, 16-5, including 5-2 on goal.
RED DRAGONS LEADERS
Whitman Hernandez (5 goals, 3 assist) has a team-best 13 points ... Denis Fleming (3 goals, 1 assist) is second with seven points, while Lucas Fecci (2 goals, 1 assist) rounds out the top three scorers with five.
IN GOAL
Nate Hanna (3-0) has a 0.00 goals against average and a 1.000 save percentage, while Francesco Scotti (2-0) has a 1.50 goals against average and a .786 save percentage
UP NEXTÂ
RPI hits the road on Saturday, when it travels to SUNY Geneseo. Opening kick is scheduled for 3:30pm.
