Men's Soccer | 9/8/2019 11:17:00 AM

BACK-TO-BACK
For the second straight weekend, RPI will play back-to-back games when it hosts Manhattanville College on Sunday at East Campus Stadium (1:30pm).

ENGINEERS DOWN CASTLETON
Six difference players, including three freshmen, found the scoresheet for RPI in defeating Castleton, 6-1, on Saturday afternoon ... Senior Austin Betterly had a goal and two assists, while freshman Arik Duncan recorded a goal and an assist ... Fellow rookies Josh Gaudiano and Gabe Terando each netted their first collegiate goals.

ALL-TIME VS. MANHATTANVILLE
The Valiants own a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series, which dates back to the first ever meeting on a September 7, 2005 – a 2-1 Manhattanville victory in Purchase ... RPI's lone win in the series came on September 15, 2007 – 2-0 on the road.

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 three games ... Senior Austin Betterly (1 goal, 2 assists) is third with four points, while sophomore Paul Silva (1 goal, 1 assist) has three.

RPI GOALKEEPING
Sophomore Luke Brezak (2-0) has an 1.22 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.

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.

DEFENDING THE FORTRESS
The Engineers are now 17-4-4 at home dating back to the start of the 2016 season, including a 7-1-1 mark last year.

MANHATTANVILLE FALLS AT UNION
The Dutchmen scored five unanswered goals to down the Valians, 5-1, on Saturday at College Park Field in Schenectady ... Pablo Bravo Olle netted the lone Manhattanville tally, while Matt Rodriguez and Patryk Siwiec combined to make six saves.

VALIANTS LEADERS
Pablo Bravo Olle leads the team with two goals, while Eli Pardo and Fabori Conde each have one. 

UP NEXT
RPI resumes its five-game homestand on Wednesday, when it hosts Williams College (7:30pm).