HANOVER, Ind. -- Despite the first career double-double from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology sophomore Jordan Barlow, Hanover College relied on its defense to pick up a 56-40 victory in the opening round of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

Barlow scored 11 points and set career-highs with 14 rebounds and four steals to lead the Rose-Hulman performance.  She also had four blocked shots and finished 7-8 from the free throw line in the performance.

Peyton Miller added seven points and four rebounds for the Fightin' Engineers.  Kahlan Jester scored six points with three assists, and Desirae Webster also contributed six points for the Fightin' Engineers.  Rose Burnham and Nola Wilson pitched in with four ponts each.

Savannah Courtney led a balanced Hanover scoring attack with 14 points and eight rebounds.  Lexi Riggles added nine points for the Panthers.

Rose-Hulman jumped out to an 11-5 lead after a three-pointer by Miller at the 5:45 mark of the first quarter.  Hanover answered with a 19-2 run to take a 24-13 lead midway through the second quarter.  Scores from Webster and Barlow brought Rose-Hulman back within 24-17, before Hanover regained a double-figure lead at 31-21 at the break.

In the second half, Rose-Hulman remained within nine points at 35-26 on a score from Miller with 5:57 left in the third quarter.  Hanover built the lead to 16 points after three quarters and hung on for its seventh win of the season.

Rose-Hulman completes the season with a 2-6 record, while Hanover advances to the HCAC Tournament Quarterfinal round with a record of 7-3.  The Fightin' Engineers season was highlighted with wins over Manchester and Earlham in consecutive weekends in February.