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Volleyball Hosts Hanover in HCAC First Round on Wednesday Night

11/1/2022 10:00:00 AM

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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.
Allie Fults (207), Megan Korte (196), and Sophia Koop (192) lead the team in kills.
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.
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:
Allie Fults - 7th in Attack Percentage (0.242), 14th in Solo Blocks (65), 15th in Total Blocks (190)
Sophia Harrison - 9th in Service Aces (119), 10th in Assists (1001)
Elizabeth Canon - 10th in Attack Attempts (2699), 12th in Kills (844)
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)
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