TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology hits the road for Franklin College and a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conferene volleyball matchup on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Rose-Hulman News & Notes (13-9, 3-1 HCAC)
* Rose-Hulman stands 3-1 in HCAC play entering Wednesday's match at Bluffton. RHIT has league wins over Manchester, Transylvania and Anderson, along with a narrow five-set loss to Bluffton.
* Junior Bailey MacInnis recorded the second-most kills in a match in Rose-Hulman history against Bluffton with 26 kills. She is closing in on Rose-Hulman's career top 10 in kills at 751.
* Senior Mackenzie Gossard ranks No. 3 in school history with 250 career block assists, and stands No. 7 on the career total blocks list at 286.
* Senior Gabi Razma is Rose-Hulman's career school record holder for digs with 2,432.
* Senior Becca Poppel has tallied career totals of 560 kills and 729 digs after a season-high 16 kills against Bluffton.
* Sophomore Katie Orbeta has recorded two triple-doubles for kills-assists-digs this season. She accomplished the feat against Transylvania and Bluffton.
* The Fightin' Engineers have defeated two nationally ranked opponents this season - No. 8 Millikin University and No. 20 Hendrix College.
The Opposition: Franklin Grizzlies (10-9, 0-3 HCAC)
* Franklin has a record of 10-9 overall and is 0-3 in HCAC play. The Grizzlies have faced Manchester, Defiance and Earlham in HCAC play with two narrow five-set losses.
* The Grizzlies have four players with over 100 kills, led by Brooke Harvey with 144. Nico Morris (399 assists) and Libby Stahl (380 digs) are other team leaders.
Series History
* Rose-Hulman leads Franklin 12-11 in a series that began in the inaugual Rose-Hulman volleyball season in 1996.
* Rose-Hulman leads 8-5 in the HCAC era, with a three-set win last season in the most recent meeting.
