TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Winners of 16 straight, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technologyy can clinch at least a share of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship with a win over Franklin on Wednesday February 7. RHIT has has not lost since November 2017. Rose-Hulman has also won 34 straight home games at Hulbert Arena, the nation's longest home win streak in NCAA Division III women's basketball. Tipoff against the Grizzlies is set for 7:30 p.m.
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Rose-Hulman News & Notes:
* Rose-Hulman sits three games ahead of second place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings at 18-3, 14-0 HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers are on the brink of reaching a top 25 ranking for the first time in program history. This week's D3hoops.com top 25 poll has Rose-Hulman as the first team outside the top 25, with a school record 44 poll points.
* RHIT picked up a pair of critical road wins last week against Hanover College and Bluffton University.
* Rose leads the HCAC and ranks seventh nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 47.7 points per game.
Franklin News & Notes:
* Franklin sits in a four-way tie for the sixth and final spot for the HCAC Conference Tournament.
* FC is 6-14 overall and 5-9 in HCAC play this season.
* The Grizzlies lost at Earlham College 64-58 on Saturday Febraury 3.
Rose-Hulman 74, Franklin 41:
* Rose-Hulman shot 50% (32-64) en route to a 33-point win over the Griz in the first matchup this season back on January 10 in Franklin.
* Alyzia Dilworth and Ally Bromenschenkel each scored 17 points in the win.
* Chiarra Franklin added 12 point off the bench and Lindsey Fagerberg added 10 points.
