TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's basketball picked up a convincing victory against Earlham College 81-43 at home on Tuesday.  Rose-Hulman improved to 8-6 overall and 6-3 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Earlham fell to 0-9 in the HCAC. 

Hot shooting for Rose-Hulman led to a 46-19 lead at the halftime break.  The team shot 60% from the field in the first half to build the 27-point edge, capped by a halftime buzzer beater from Nola Wilson.

The hot shooting continued in the second half, as Rose-Hulman added 35 points in the final 20 minutes.

Jamie Baum topped the stat sheet for the Fightin' Engineers with 12 points and nine rebounds on 6-for-10 shooting in 19 minutes of work.  Nola Wilson finished with 11 points, including converting three triples.

Rowan Hein and Kahlan Jester rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Engineers.  Hein finished with 10 points and seven assists, while Jester recorded 10 points and five assists. 

Other key contributors for Rose-Hulman include Peyton Miller, Allie Fults, Mira Randolph, and Nosa Igiehon.  Miller finished with nine points and seven rebounds; Fults added nine points; Randolph finished with eight points; Igiehon recorded her season-high of six points. 

Amari Bradford led Earlham with 16 points, and Willow Runyon scored 10 for the Quakers.

The Fightin' Engineers host Bluffton University on Saturday, February 5 for Senior Day.  The team will honor its lone senior, Nola Wilson, before the 1 pm tipoff.