HOME OPENER
The Engineers host Castleton University at East Campus Stadium on Saturday in their 2019 home opener ... Kick-off is scheduled for 4pm.
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ENGINEERS SPLIT WEEKEND
Rensselaer traveled south to take part in the Brothers Pizza Blue Jay/Red Devil Classic last week and came away with a win and a defeat ... The Engineers earned a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Elizabethtown on Friday, thanks to a 90th minute equalizer from
Trevor Bisson and a 103rd minute winner off the foot of
Arik Duncan ... RPI then fell at Dickinson on Saturday, 3-0.
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ALL-TIME VS. CASTLETON
Rensselaer owns a 13-0-1 record in the all-time series, which dates back to September 12, 1987 – a 2-0 victory in Troy ... The Engineers are 7-0-0 at home against the Spartans, but have not squared off in Troy this century ... Their last home meeting was resulted in a 6-0 win on September 8, 1999 – nearly 20 years to the day of this year's match ... The two teams met the following year in Castleton, Vermont, with RPI winning 5-0.
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ENGINEERS LEADERS
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RPI GOALKEEPING
Sophomore
Luke Brezak (1-0) has an 0.88 goals against average and an .833 save percentage, while senior captain
Matt LaBranche (0-1) has a 3.00 goals against average and a .667 save percentage.
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DUNCAN TABBED WITH WEEKLY HONOR
Freshman
Arik Duncan, netted the game-winning goal in overtime at Elizabethtown, collected his first Liberty League Rookie of the Week award on Monday.
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DEFENDING THE FORTRESS
The Engineers are 16-4-4 at home dating back to the start of the 2016 season, including a 7-1-1 mark last season.
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SPARTANS EDGED BY CLARK
The Cougars earned a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Castleton on August 30 ... Jacob Henderson netted the game's first goal in the 18th minute, while goalkeeper Alex Fernald made five saves.
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UP NEXT
RPI hosts Manhattanville tomorrow afternoon at ECAV Stadium ... Kick-off is set for 1:30pm.
