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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

WBB-La-Verne-11-18-23

Women's Basketball Travels to California to Battle La Verne

11/16/2023 9:00:00 AM

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's basketball team travels to California for a pair of games before Thanksgiving. They open their trip at La Verne on Saturday at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers come in at 0-1 on the season after a 68-56 loss to Saint Mary of the Woods in the season opener.
* Jamie Baum led the team in scoring with 11 points in the loss despite her tough shooting performance.
* Freshman Grace Roland recorded a double-double in her collegiate debut with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
* Manuella Shomba and Sophia Reese also finished in double figures in the season opener. Reese also led the team with 3 assists.
* Rose-Hulman is led by a strong senior class featuring Ashley Black, Mira Randolph, Peyton Miller, and a pair of newcomers including Neha Vinesh and Shomba. 
* The Fightin' Engineers also brought in a strong five-player freshman class including Reese, Manasi Manikantan, Roland, María Godoy-Rodriguez, and Emilia Diaz.
* Head coach Devrinn Paul is in his first season as a head coach with Rose-Hulman.
* The Fightin' Engineers will return to the court on November 20 as they wrap up their California trip with a game at Caltech.

LA VERNE NOTES:
* La Verne opens their season at home against Rose-Hulman on Saturday.
* The Leopards lost to a pair of Division I schools, Fresno State and Utah Tech, in a pair of exhibition games to open the season.
* La Verne is coming off a 24-2 season and a SCIAC Regular Season championship after finishing 15-1 in league play.
* The Leopards received votes in the final eight D3hoops Top 25 polls, and they were ranked #23 in the country, the first time they've been ranked in school history.
* Their lone losses of the season came to Redlands and Pomona-Pitzer in two of the final five games of the season.
* The Leopards return their top two scorers from last season with Chiara Brown (13.8 PPG) and Marissa Howell (13.0 PPG).
* After this game, La Verne will host Life Pacific on Tuesday.

SERIES HISTORY:
* La Verne won the only matchup between these two schools back in 2009.
* The Leopards came away with a 65-48 victory in the consolation game of the McWilliams Classic at WashU.
* La Verne set the tournament record with 14 made threes in the win.
* Nicole Klass led the Fightin' Engineers with 13 points, and Athletic Hall of Famer Alisa Dickerson added 12 points and 9 rebounds.

STATS LEADERS:
MINUTES - Jamie Baum (39.0)
POINTS - Jamie Baum (11.0)
FIELD GOAL % - María Godoy-Rodriguez (100.0%) (2-2)
3-POINT % - María Godoy-Rodriguez (100.0%) (1-1)
FREE THROW % - Jamie Baum (100.0%) (5-5)
REBOUNDS - Grace Roland (11.0)
ASSISTS - Sophia Reese (3.0)
STEALS - Jamie Baum / CK Gallegos-Rodriguez (3.0)
BLOCKS - Grace Roland (1.0)

2022-23 RETURNING STATS LEADERS:
MINUTES - Jamie Baum (39.2)
POINTS - Jamie Baum (15.0)
FIELD GOAL % - Mira Randolph (45.2%)
3-POINT % - Mira Randolph (38.9%)
FREE THROW % - Jamie Baum (88.9%)
REBOUNDS - Jamie Baum (6.8)
ASSISTS - Jamie Baum (2.6)
STEALS - Jamie Baum (2.8)
BLOCKS - Jamie Baum (1.2)

CAREER STATS NOTES:
* Jamie Baum - 5th in Minutes (34.4)
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