Box Score

Senior Billy Whitehouse had an assist on the day, his first in the season, to put the game out of reach.

TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer began their first year in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with a win in a 2-0 victory over Defiance College Saturday afternoon at Jim Rendel Field.

Rose-Hulman ended the first half scoreless, taking five shots but holding the Yellow Jackets to none.

Less than ten minutes into the second half, senior David McIlwaine (Indianapolis/Pike) received a cross from senior Eric Hoiland (Westminster, Colo./Northglenn) on the far right side of the field for the game winning goal, McIlwaine's fourth on the season.

Less than 30 seconds later, the Engineers scored again on a shot by sophomore Trevor Miller (Okemos, Mich.) on a pass from senior Billy Whitehouse (Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham), Miller's second.

Junior goalkeeper Trey Buck (Austin, Tex./Ohio State) received his first shutout on the season and had three saves on the day.  A strong Engineer defense held the Yellow Jackets to a mere four shots on the game.

The Engineers rose to a 4-1-1 season record and 1-0 in the HCAC while Defiance dropped to 1-5-0 on the year and 0-1 in the HCAC.  Rose-Hulman returns to action tomorrow, traveling to Millikin University at 3:30 p.m. in Decatur, Ill.

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