SKIDMORE (9-2-1, 4-0 Liberty League) vs. RPI (9-3-3, 2-2-2 Liberty League)Game Details: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. | Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | Wachenheim Field
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The 22nd-ranked Skidmore College men's soccer team returns to Liberty League play Wednesday, squaring off with crosstown rival RPI.
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The Thoroughbreds played to a scoreless draw with Ithaca on Sunday, shutting out their sixth opponent in seven games. Senior goalkeeper
Eli Kisselbach recorded his seventh clean sheet of the season, leaving him one shy of tying the program's single season record he set in 2012.
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Skidmore has allowed just three goals in seven home games and has shutout all four Liberty League opponents. The Thoroughbreds are 12th in Division III in team goals against average (0.48).
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SCOUTING RPI
RPI knocked of Clarkson, 3-1, on Saturday after falling 3-0 to St. Lawrence on Friday. Devon Baughen scored his team-leading sixth goal in the win and Andrew Gondek added a goal and an assist. The win was the Engineers first in its last seven games. RPI is 1-3-3 in that span.
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The Engineers are 4-1-1 on the road and 7-0 when scoring two or more goals. RPI has outscored its opponents 25-10 this season, but has produced just seven goals in its last seven games.
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Baughen is tied for forth in the league with five assists and ranks fifth with 17 points and tied for seventh with six goals. Nathaniel Gunderson is second on the team with 10 points and four goals and is tied for the team-high with two game-winning goals. Sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Nealon has played all 15 games in goal and holds a 0.63 goals against average and a .839 save percentage.
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LAST MEETING
Sept. 16, 2014 at RPI
Skidmore 0, #14 RPI 1
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