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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology rallied from a 19-point first half deficit to close within single digits in the third quarter, before Franklin College pulled away to earn a 76-61 women's basketball victory in the 2020-21 season opener for both teams on Thursday night at Hulbert Arena.
Destinee Cross led the Franklin performance with 20 points. Britney Ballard and Bayleigh Torrance also reached double figures for Franklin with 14 points and 10 points, respectively.
Jordan Barlow scored a career-high 14 points on 6-9 from the field to lead the Rose-Hulman performance.Â
Desirae Webster also reached double figures for the Fightin' Engineers with 11 points.
Other key contributors for Rose-Hulman included
Rose Burnham and
Manuella Shomba with eight points each. Shomba added a team-high six rebounds for the Engineers.
Rose-Hulman shot 55% from the field in the second quarter and 53% in the third quarter to match the Franklin scoring effort in the middle two quarters. The Grizzlies shot 52% for the game.
Rose-Hulman's best run came in the third quarter, after Franklin held a double-digit lead at 54-43. Barlow and
Ashley Black scored consecutive field goals to bring Rose-Hulman within seven points at 54-47 in the final minute of the third quarter. Franklin scored the next 11 points to secure the victory.
