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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's volleyball team will return to conference play hosting Defiance College on Saturday, 10/14 at 5 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman comes into the match against Defiance with a record of 10-10 overall and 0-2 in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers are celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day this weekend. 
* The team has faced some tough competition falling to DePauw, #15 Transylvania, #17 Mount St. Joseph, and Greenville all in straight sets. 
* Lily Ebright currently leads the team and ranks third in all of NCAA Division III with 6.58 digs per set. 
* Ebright also leads the team and the conference with 454 digs which ranks 3rd in all of NCAA Division III.
* She has surpassed the 1,000 career digs mark totaling 1,006 so far in only two years with the team. 
* Kate Wood leads the team and ranks 8th in the conference with 170 kills so far this season.
* Allie Fults is the Engineers star at the net leading the team and ranking third in the conference and top-40 in NCAA Division III with 66 blocks so far this season. She is tied for first in the conference and 28th in Division III with 20 solo blocks.
* She also leads the team in hitting percentage at .221 which ranks 14th in the HCAC.
* Jillian Gregg is the standout setter leading Rose-Hulman and ranking third in the HCAC with 420 assists. She also ranks seventh in the conference with 28 service aces. 
* Sophia Koop also found her way into the top-10 in the HCAC ranking eighth with 26 service aces on the season.
* The Fightin' Engineers will return to action hosting the Anderson University Ravens on Wednesday, 10/18 at 7 PM.

DEFIANCE NOTES:
* Defiance enters the match with an overall record of 3-13 and a conference record of 0-2. 
* The Yellow Jackets suffered a loss to Manchester in their last contest in three straight sets. 
* Shelby Clements leads the team offensively with 103 kills this season. Kaylynn Wellman stands right behind her with 101 on the year. 
* Courtney Maxwell has been the star setter for the Yellow Jackets totaling 164 assists this season. 
* Emma Chafins is the defensive leader with 182 digs averaging 3.96 digs per set. 
* Jaelyn Tomolets is the teams block leader with 19 on the year. 
* After facing off against the Engineers, Defiance will host #16 Transylvania University on Sunday, 10/15 at 2 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* The Engineers lead the all-time series between the two teams with a record of 11-9 against the Yellow Jackets. 
* Rose-Hulman has picked up wins in straight sets in their last two meetings with Defiance in 2021 and 2022. 
* The Yellow Jackets defeated the Fightin' Engineers in the 2020 season with a final of 0-3. 

2023 STAT LEADERS:
KILLS - Kate Wood (170)
ATTACK % - Megan Weber (0.222)
ASSISTS - Jillian Gregg (420)
SERVICE ACES - Jillian Gregg (28)
DIGS - Lily Ebright (454)
BLOCKS - Allie Fults (66)

CAREER STAT NOTES:
* Allie Fults - 7th in Attack Percentage (0.238), 8th in Total Blocks (268), and 8th in Solo Blocks (88)
* Jillian Gregg - 7th in Assists (1437)
* Sophia Koop - 8th in Service Aces (136) and 14th in Attack Attempts (2549)

HCAC STANDINGS:
1) #15 Mount St. Joseph (3-0 HCAC, 15-1 Overall)
T2) Hanover (2-0 HCAC, 14-4 Overall)
T2) #16 Transylvania (2-0 HCAC, 14-5 Overall)
T2) Manchester (2-0 HCAC, 12-5 Overall)
T5) Anderson (1-1 HCAC, 9-10 Overall)
T5) Franklin (1-1 HCAC, 7-11 Overall)
T7) Rose-Hulman (0-2 HCAC, 10-10 Overall)
T7) Earlham (0-3 HCAC, 5-15 Overall)
T7) Bluffton (0-2 HCAC, 5-16 Overall)
T7) Defiance (0-2 HCAC, 3-13 Overall)