October 5, 2010

Toughness Could be Key to RPI's Success

The following article appeared in the October 5 issue of the Troy Record.

 

By Ed Weaver
The Record

TROY — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute head coach Seth Appert reiterated on Monday that if the Engineers get tougher, they’ll be successful.

“We played hard last year,” he told reporters on RPI’s Media Day. “I don’t think we were hard to play against. There’s a difference.”

The Engineers vastly improved their offensive production last season, led by league’s leading scorer Chase Polacek and highly touted freshmen Brandon Pirri and Jerry D’Amigo. However, they’re improvement in the W-L-T and league standings weren’t so dramatic.

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