TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology sophomore Sophia Koop surpassed a 25-year old school record with 28 kills to lead the Fightin' Engineers to a 5-set home victory over Webster University on Tuesday at Hulbert Arena.

Koop smashed 28 kills with just 4 hitting errors at a .375 hitting percentage to lead the Fightin' Engineer offense.  Her kills total surpassed the school record set by Molly Lambert in a victory over Oakland City University in 1996.

The effort helped Rose-Hulman earn a 25-19, 18-25, 29-27, 23-25, 15-8 victory in the 2021 home opener.

Koop was one of four Rose-Hulman players with double figure kills in the match.  Elizabeth Canon added 15 kills, Allie Fults had 13, and Kate Wood contributed 11 kills to the attack.  

The team total of 70 assists in the match ranks as a school record, and the squad's 75 kills rank No. 3 in program history.  

Jillian Gregg led the team with 35 assists, and sophomore Sophia Harrison added 29 assists on the night.

Harrison led the team with 4 service aces.  Koop added 3 and Claudia Rowan recorded 2.  Fults led the front row effort with four total blocks.

Defensively, five players recorded double figures digs for the Engineers.  Kylie Rathbun had a team-high 21 digs.  Koop added 16 digs, and Harrison had 14.  Gregg tallied 13 and Rowan pitched in 12 on the evening.

Rose-Hulman improved to 6-6 on the season, while Webster dropped to 6-6.  The Fightin' Engineers host the Rose-Hulman Invitational this weekend, starting Friday with matches against Concordia Chicago and WashU.