TROY, N.Y. – Ben Caples scored a pair of goals to lead the Skidmore College men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), on Saturday afternoon at East Campus Stadium. With the win, the Thoroughbreds improve to 5-1-3 (2-0-1 Liberty League), while the Engineers drop to 3-6-1 (1-1 Liberty League).

Caples (Wayland, MA/Bridgton Academy) opened the scoring early, when he picked up a loose ball in the attacking third and ripped a low, left-footed shot off the inside of the left post and in. The tally, which came three ticks into the sixth minute was his first of the year.

The Engineers answered with close to 20 minutes of possession and pressure at the other end of the field, which included four corner kicks and three attempts at goal. None of the three found the target.

Caples completed the brace in the in the 49th minute, when he finished a cross from junior Matt Schwab (Stowe, VT/Stowe), first time, for a 2-0 advantage. A ball was played out the right flank for Schwab, who delivered a low cross towards the top of the six for Caples to drive home, just under the bar.

The hosts drew to within 2-1 in the 64th minute, on a penalty kick by junior Dillon Ashong. In the box for a free kick moments earlier, Ashong was pulled down while going up for a cross and drew the kick from the spot. He calmly put away a right-shot for his first on the year.

Despite waves of attacking play, the Engineers are not able to notch in the equalizing goal over the final 25 minutes. Skidmore junior keeper Sebastian Bosch (5-1-3) finished with two saves.

Skidmore hosts Williams College on Wednesday (7pm).