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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's basketball team will host #2 Transylvania on Saturday at 1 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman comes in at 7-7 on the season and 4-3 in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers have won their last two games against conference opponents defeating Defiance 66-37 and Earlham 63-50. 
* Rose-Hulman beat Anderson 83-72 and Bluffton 62-55 in their first two HCAC games of the season. It was their first 2-0 start in the HCAC since 2017.
* Grace Roland leads the team with 12.6 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game this season. 
* Roland has scored in double figures in ten of fourteen games this season.
* Roland became the third player in school history to score 32 points in a game in the win over Elmhurst, and she earned her first career HCAC Athlete of the Week honors for her performance.
* Rose-Hulman has three other players averaging double figures this season including Jamie Baum (12.1), Manuella Shomba (11.4), and Ashley Black (10.3). 
* CK Gallegos-Rodriguez made history in Saturday's win against Defiance as she became the first player in school history to record 5 assists, 5 steals, and 5 blocks in a single game. Gallegos-Rodriguez finished with 9 points, 10 rebounds, 6 steals, 5 assists, and 5 blocks.
* The Fightin' Engineers will return to action hosting Manchester University on Wednesday, 1/17 at 7:30 PM

TRANSYLVANIA NOTES: 
* Transylvania leads the HCAC with an undefeated record of 14-0 overall and 7-0 in the HCAC this season.
* The team is the defending NCAA Division III National Champions after winning the title during the 2022-23 season.
* The Pioneers picked up a win in their last match up against Hanover College with a final score of 54-39.
* The team is led by Dasia Thornton averaging 15.9 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game this season.
* Kennedi Stacy is also averaging double figures with 11.1 points per game. 
* Transylvania will continue HCAC play traveling to face Mount St. Joseph University on Wednesday, 1/17 at 7 PM.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Transylvania leads the all-time series 25-13.
* The Pioneers have won the last eight meetings since 2019.
* The Fightin' Engineers won the previous nine games in the series from 2016-2018.

STATS LEADERS:
MINUTES - Jamie Baum (34.9)
POINTS - Grace Roland (12.6)
FIELD GOAL % (Min 1 attempt per game) - Grace Roland (47.2%) (60-127)
3-POINT % (Min 1 attempt per game) - Mira Randolph (42.1%) (8-19)
FREE THROW % (Min 1 attempt per game) - Jamie Baum (89.7%) (52-58)
REBOUNDS - Grace Roland (7.6)
ASSISTS - Sophia Reese (3.5)
STEALS - CK Gallegos-Rodriguez (1.9)
BLOCKS - Grace Roland / CK Gallegos-Rodriguez (1.0)

CAREER STATS NOTES:
* Jamie Baum - 5th in Minutes/Game (34.6)
* Sophia Reese - 14th in Minutes/Game (29.8)

SINGLE-SEASON STATS NOTES:
* Jamie Baum - 3rd in Free Throw Percentage (89.7%)
* Sophia Reese - 6th in Assists/Game (3.5)
* CK Gallegos-Rodriguez - 8th in Offensive Rebounds/Game (2.9) and 14th in Steals/Game (1.9)
* Manuella Shomba - 9th in Free Throw Percentage (80.6%)
* Grace Roland - 12th in Defensive Rebounds/Game (6.1) and 15th in Rebounds/Game (7.8)

NCAA DIVISION III STATS NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman leads the nation in free throws made per game with 18.64
* The Fightin' Engineers also rank #2 in free throw percentage (80.06%) and #10 in free throw attempts per game (23.29).
* Jamie Baum ranks #12 in the nation in free throw percentage at 89.66%.

HCAC STANDINGS (Through Jan. 12):
1) #2 Transylvania - 7-0 (14-0)
T2) Mt. St. Joseph - 6-1 (12-2)
T2) Hanover - 6-1 (8-6)
T4) Franklin - 4-3 (9-5)
T4) Rose-Hulman - 4-3 (7-7)
T6) Anderson - 3-4 (7-7)
T6) Bluffton - 3-4 (5-9)
T8) Manchester - 1-6 (4-10)
T8) Earlham - 1-6 (3-9)
10) Defiance - 0-7 (0-14)