FRANKLIN, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's soccer team moved into a 2-way tie for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference lead with a convincing 2-0 win at Franklin College on Wednesday night.

The Fightin' Engineers improved to 6-0-1 in HCAC play on the season with the team's 12th straight decision without a loss; the team's 8th consecutive shutout; and increasing the current school record without allowing a goal to 776 minutes.

Lane Lawrence scored the game winning goal in the 8th minute to give Rose-Hulman a 1-0 lead off of passes from Camille Clark and Sarah Shoemaker.  The advantage reached 2-0 just two minutes into the second half when Kyra Hicks scored a team-high 8th goal of the season to give Rose-Hulman insurance.

Natalie Dillon made 3 saves in goal for career shutout No. 18 and season shutout No. 5 in 2022. 

Rose-Hulman outshot Franklin 19-4 in the contest, with 10 shots on goal.  Lawrence and Hicks contributed 4 shots each, and Ella Johnson had 3 shots on the evening.

Rose-Hulman improved to 9-2-3 on the season, while Franklin dropped to 2-11-1.  The Fightin' Engineers host Transylvania in the Senior Day matchup on Saturday at the Rose-Hulman Soccer Field.

SCORERS:
8' - Lane Lawrence - 6th of season - 23rd of career
48' - Kyra Hicks - 8th of season - 16th of career

ASSISTS:
8' - Camille Clark - 5th of season - 5th of career
8' - Sarah Shoemaker - 3rd of season - 24th of career