TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology brought home their second consecutive men's basketball home win as the Fightin' Engineers took down Earlham 57-52. The win marks their 28th in the last 30 games against the Quakers.
In the first half, the Fightin' Engineers built an eight-point lead, but the Quakers were able to battle back with a 7-0 scoring run. They would lead 29-27 at the break.
The Quakers came out strong in the second half and grew their lead to eight at with a 6-0 run. The Quakers would stay in control until the Fightin' Engineers came alive. When Jaden Terry picked up his fourth foul for Earlham and had to exit the game, Rose-Hulman went on a 16-4 run to take a three-point deficit and turn it into a nine-point lead with two minutes to go.
Max Chaplin led the Fightin' Engineers in scoring with 11 points, and
Kobe Stoudemire added 10 points and 3 rebounds.
Terry Hicks and
Willie Bowman each added 9 points for the Fightin' Engineers.
Vuk Djuric provided a major spark off the bench as he led the team with 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and
Isaac Farnsworth added 5 points and 5 rebounds.
Earlham was led by Tommy Makabu with 18 points, and Jaden Terry added 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Rose-Hulman improves to 11-9 overall and 8-5 in HCAC play, while Earlham dropped to 4-16 and 3-10 in league games. Rose-Hulman moves into a three-way tie for fourth place in the HCAC with Franklin and Transylvania. The Fightin' Engineers hit the road on Saturday for a 2:00 PM tipoff against Bluffton.
