BLUFFTON, Ohio -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology improved to 3-4 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference volleyball action with a key 21-25, 26-24, 25-14, 22-25, 15-8 victory over Bluffton University on Saturday.

The 5-set match featured double-figure kills for Rose-Hulman in four of the five sets.  Megan Korte led the offense with 18 kills, and Allie Fults pitched in with 13 kills and a team-high 5 blocks. 

Sophia Koop added 12 kills and set a team-high with 5 service aces to add to the Engineer offense.  Sophia Harrison pitched in with a team-best 34 assists and 3 service aces.  Korte also had 2 blocks.

Lily Ebright paced Rose-Hulman with 25 digs, and Harrison added 12 digs.  Jillian Gregg recorded 19 assists to go along with 9 digs on the day.

Rose-Hulman relied on 11 service aces and recorded 85 digs to Bluffton's 75 as the differences in a close match.

Rose-Hulman improved to 11-11 overall and 3-4 in league play, while Bluffton dropped to 15-9 and 3-4 in conference games.  The Fightin' Engineers return home to face Earlham College for Senior Night on Wednesday at 7 pm.