TERRE HAUTE, Ind -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology travels to Franklin College for a matchup against the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference leading Grizzlies on Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
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MEDIA GAME NOTES
Rose-Hulman (7-8, 4-4 HCAC) News & Notes:
- Rose-Hulman has won 5 of its last 7 games to enter the tight battle in the HCAC standings. Teams in positions 2-7 in the league standings are separated by just 1 game.
- Craig McGee leads the HCAC in assists (7.2 apg) and ranks No. 2 in the league in scoring (18.1 ppg) and rebounding (8.5 rpg).
- Craig McGee needs just 4 assists to move into No. 3 in Rose-Hulman history in the category. McGee enters this game with career totals of 935 points, 391 rebounds and 374 assists as a three-year starter.
- John Czarnecki joined McGee with a double-double, featuring 13 points and 14 rebounds, in the recent contest against Anderson.
- Three players have crossed the 20-point mark in a game this season: Craig McGee (7 times); Zach Callahan (1 time) and Trey Wurtz (1 time).
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Head coach
Rusty Loyd enters contest with a career record of 87-61. Loyd has led Rose-Hulman to one regular season confrence title and two appearances in the HCAC Tournament Championship Game.
- After Wednesday's game, Rose-Hulman hosts Bluffton at the special start time of 1 pm on Saturday.
Franklin (11-4, 7-1 HCAC) News & Notes:
- Franklin enters Wednesday's matchup on an 8-game winning streak dating back to Dec. 4.
- The Grizzlies have all five starters averaging double figures in scoring, led by Matt Krause at 15.5 points per game.
- Franklin averages 77.4 points per game this season and allows just 70.1.
- Head coach/athletic director Kerry Prather (522-451, 37th year) is also currently serving as Interim President at Franklin. Sixth-year assistant Brian Lebowitz is conducting the role of associate head coach.
