Men's Soccer | 5/13/2020 10:16:00 AM
The 2019-20 athletic season was special in many ways. As a way to bring back some fond memories, we will offer opportunities to relive some of the top moments. Using a combination of game recaps, photographs, video of games, game highlights, podcasts and/or post-game comments and insight, RPI Athletics fans can go back in time and celebrate some impressive accomplishments. Enjoy!
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 - Having opened the season with a split on the road, the men's soccer team was in the midst of a five-game home stand when national power Williams College visited East Campus Stadium on a Wednesday night. It was the third game in five days for the Engineers, who were looking to increase their modest winning streak to three games. The Ephs, who were playing their first road game of the season, brought a four-game winning streak and just one loss in its last 17 against RPI into the contest.
Rensselaer took the lead late in the first half but Williams tied the game early in the second. The score remained tied until the late stages.
| Williams at Rensselaer | September 11, 2019 | East Campus Stadium | Troy, N.Y. |
The Engineers went on to post the best season in school history, setting school records for wins (16-3-4), home wins (11-0-2), longest winning streak (10 games), longest unbeaten streak (13-0-2), goals (47), goals in an NCAA Tournament game (4) and final national rankings (No. 12 & No. 14). Led by head coach
Adam Clinton, RPI qualified for the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Elite 8 - the farthest the program has ever reached - before being defeated at eventual national finalist Amherst College, 3-1.
To hear more about the historical season,
listen to the RPI Athletics Podcast Episode 7 by clicking
HERE.
