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Rose-Hulman student-athlete dies after weekend accident

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WISH) — A member of the women’s soccer team at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology died after an off-campus accident Saturday, the school’s athletic department said Monday.

Freshman goalkeeper Erin Canning’s page on the Rose-Hulman athletics website says she passed away Sunday.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Canning appeared in one game for the Fightin’ Engineers.

The team’s game against DePauw University on Wednesday has been canceled. They will return to the field when they host Washington University at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.