LEXINGTON, Ky. - For the second consecutive game, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology battled a top-15 ranked women's basketball team tightly for all four quarters before falling 64-57 to No. 12 Transylvania University on Saturday afternoon.

Rose-Hulman narrowly dropped a 64-54 decision to No. 10 ranked DePauw last weekend before hanging close for all 40 minutes against Transylvania.

Rowan Hein led the Fightin' Engineer offense with 19 points and four steals.  Jamie Baum added 11 points and a team-high 6 assists.

Rose Burnham contributed 9 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to the performance.  Nola Wilson and Ashley Black scored 6 points each, and Jordan Barlow contributed 4 points and 6 rebounds to the effort.

Kennedi Stacy led Transylvania with 26 points in the victory.

Rose-Hulman trailed just 39-32 at the half and 53-44 after the third quarter, before outscoring the Pioneers 13-11 in the final 20 minutes.  A 3-pointer by Wilson and a score by Hein helped Rose-Hulman close within 59-53 in the final four minutes before the hosts held on for the victory.

Transylvania improved to 7-0 on the season, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 2-4.  The Fightin' Engineers return to action on Wednesday at Earlham College.