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TERRE HAUTE, Indiana -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology volleyball team opens the 2022 HCAC Tournament with a first round home game against Hanover at 7:00 PM. The Fightin' Engineers are looking to win the HCAC Tournament and make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman stands at 13-11 and 5-4 in HCAC play entering Wednesday's match as the #4 seed.
* Rose-Hulman is 5-2 at home this season with their losses coming to the top 2 seeds in the HCAC.
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Allie Fults (207),
Megan Korte (196), and
Sophia Koop (192) lead the team in kills.
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Sophia Harrison leads the team in assists with 457, and
Jillian Gregg has added 402.
* Harrison leads the team in service aces with 61, and Koop also has 43 service aces on the season.
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Lily Ebright - three-time HCAC Defensive Player of the Week this season - leads Rose-Hulman with 510digs. She is averaging 5.73 digs per set on the season.
* Fults also leads the Rose-Hulman defense with 74 blocks this season.
* With a win, the Fightin' Engineers will advance to the semifinal round. The semifinals and finals take place at Transylvania University on November 5th and 6th.
HANOVER NOTES:
* Hanover stands 13-13 and 4-5 in HCAC play entering the team's final regular season home match.
* Hanover is 4-4 away from home this season.
* CC Shick has a team-high 233 kills this season.
* Aubrey Walton (455) and Maggie Schweitzer (361) lead the team in assists. Walton also has a team-high 38 service aces.
* Molly Schwarzkopf has a team-high 95 blocks, and Casey Dunn leads Hanover with 466 digs.
SERIES NOTES:
* Hanover leads Rose-Hulman 21-12
* The Fightin' Engineers beat Hanover in four sets on Saturday.
* Hanover won the two prior meetings, including last season.
* Rose-Hulman won back-to-back years against Hanover in 2018 and 2019.
CAREER STATS NOTES:
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Allie Fults - 7th in Attack Percentage (0.242), 14th in Solo Blocks (65), 15th in Total Blocks (190)
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Sophia Harrison - 9th in Service Aces (119), 10th in Assists (1001)
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Elizabeth Canon - 10th in Attack Attempts (2699), 12th in Kills (844)
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Jillian Gregg - 11th in Assists (985)
HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Transylvania (9-0)
2. Mount St. Joseph (8-1)
3. Earlham (6-3)
4. Rose-Hulman (5-4)
5. Hanover (4-5)
6. Bluffton (4-5)
7. Manchester (3-6)
8. Anderson (3-6)
9. Franklin (2-7)
10. Defiance (1-8)
HCAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Wed, 11/2 - #3 Earlham vs. #6 Bluffton - 7:00 PM
Wed, 11/2 - #4 Rose-Hulman vs #5 Hanover - 7:00 PM
Sat, 11/5 - #1 Transylvania vs. Rose-Hulman/Hanover - 2:00 PM (at Transylvania)
Sat, 11/5 - #2 Mount St. Joseph vs. Earlham/Bluffton - 5:00 PM (at Transylvania)
Sun, 11/6 - Championship Game - 1:00 PM (at Transylvania)