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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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55
Rose-Hulman RHIT 6-4
70
Winner Illinois Wesleyan IWUW 6-3
Rose-Hulman RHIT
6-4
55
Final
70
Illinois Wesleyan IWUW
6-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rose-Hulman RHIT 29 26 55
Illinois Wesleyan IWUW 29 41 70

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Falls at Illinois Wesleyan

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's basketball team was tied with regional power Illinois Wesleyan 29-29 at halftime, but the Titans scored 41 second half points to defeat the Fightin' Engineers 70-55 on Saturday, Dec. 20.

Rose-Hulman fell behind 9-2 early on, but battled back to hold a one-point on four occasions. Illinois Wesleyan scored the first 10 points of the second half in three minutes to take a 39-29 lead. The Engineers closed to within two points in the final 20 minutes, but could get no closer.

Senior Gracie Gibbs led Rose-Hulman with a career-high 20 points on 9-13 shooting as well as blocking for Titan shots. Sophomore Josie Schmidt added nine points and six rebounds in 16 minutes off of the bench. Sophomores Abbie Marshall and Jamie Loving each added seven points. In addition, Loving added eight rebounds.

Molly McGraw led Illinois Wesleyan with 25 points.

As a team, the Engineers shot 46.8 percent (22-47) from the field as well as 61.1 percent (11-18) from the free throw line. Illinois Wesleyan converted 25-52 shots from the field and connected on 15-24 free throws.

Rose-Hulman concludes its non-conference season with a 6-4 record. The Engineers open the new year with a game at Bluffton on Jan. 3. After that, the Engineers will return to Hulbert Arena for just the second time all season on Jan. 7 against Earlham.

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Players Mentioned

Gracie Gibbs

#42 Gracie Gibbs

F
6' 0"
Senior
Jamie Loving

#54 Jamie Loving

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Abbie Marshall

#33 Abbie Marshall

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Josie Schmidt

#52 Josie Schmidt

F
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Gracie Gibbs

#42 Gracie Gibbs

6' 0"
Senior
F
Jamie Loving

#54 Jamie Loving

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Abbie Marshall

#33 Abbie Marshall

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Josie Schmidt

#52 Josie Schmidt

6' 3"
Sophomore
F