TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology completed a regular-season sweep over Manchester University by picking up a 73-69 Senior Day win on Saturday at Hulbert Arena.
The Saturday afternoon game featured Rose-Hulman honoring its six seniors. These seniors have combined for a cumulative 57-34 record throughout their Fightin' Engineer careers. These seniors include:
Jacob Back,
Zach Callahan,
Tim Harris,
Taylor Heil,
Craig McGee, and
Trey Wurtz.
For the game, the Fightin' Engineers had three players end in double-figure scoring. Rose-Hulman was led by freshman
Isaac Farnsworth in scoring with a career-high 18 points, including 13 in the first half to surpass his previous high of 8 points. McGee drove the offense to the win by recording a triple-double, only the third in Rose-Hulman history. All three Rose-Hulman triple-doubles have been compiled by McGee, who scored 12 points with 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Freshman
Dillon Duff also chipped in 10 points.
Manchester was led by Cortiz Buckner. Buckner finished the game with 27 points on 12-14 from the field. He shot a perfect 10-10 in the first half. CJ Hampton added 13 points and four steals.
Other key contributors included
Max Chaplin with eight points; Callahan with seven point; Back with six points; Wurtz with five points; and
Samvit Ram with four points.
The Fightin' Engineers improved to 8-2 on the season and will return to the hardwood at home on Friday, February 19 vs Earlham College. Tip-off is set for 5 pm.Â