BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's basketball team gave No. 10 ranked DePauw University a four-quarter battle before falling 64-54 to the unbeaten Tigers on Sunday in the championship game of the Midwest Challenge.

Rose-Hulman trailed 18-13 after the first quarter, but rallied to take the lead late in the first half.  A score from Nola Wilson, two free throws from Rose Burnham and a basket from Jamie Baum put Rose-Hulman ahead 27-25 with 1:10 left in the second quarter.  DePauw rallied to knot the score at 27-27 at the intermission.

Three points from Rowan Hein helped draw Rose-Hulman within 38-34 at the 1:01 mark of the third quarter.  Baum brought the Engineers back within 47-42 with a three-pointer at the 7:25 mark of the fourth quarter.

DePauw pushed its lead to 12 points, but Hein scored four straight points to bring the Engineers back within 61-54 in the final minute.  DePauw hit three free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.

Jordan Barlow led Rose-Hulman with 16 points and 6 rebounds.  Hein added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.  Baum also reached double figures with 10 points.

Kahlan Jester contributed 7 points and 3 rebounds, and Rose Burnham had 4 points and a team-high 8 rebounds for the Engineers.

Mya Shannon led the DePauw effort with 21 points and was joined in double figures by Ava Hassel with 10 points.

DePauw improved to 6-0 on the season, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 2-3 and earned runner-up honors at the Midwest Challenge.  The Fightin' Engineers picked up an overtime semifinal victory over Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday to advance to the matchup with DePauw.  

Rose-Hulman returns to action next Saturday December 4 at 1 pm against another nationally ranked foe in Transylvania University.