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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's basketball team hits the road for a two-game road trip as they take on the Defiance Yellow Jackets on Saturday, January 6 at 1 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman comes in at 5-7 on the season and 2-3 in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers 82-80 loss to Franklin snapped a two game-winning streak against Elmhurst and Spalding.
* 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.
* Jamie Baum, a second-team all-HCAC selection in 2022, is averaging 12.9 points per game this season.
* Baum is currently ranked #1 in NCAA Division III in free throw percentage this season at 94.0%.
* Grace Roland has scored in double figures in ten of twelve games this season, and she leads the team with 13.4 points per game.
* 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.
* Manuella Shomba has dominated inside for the Fightin' Engineers this season. She has scored 16 points or more in five of the last eight games including a 19-point performance in Wednesday's loss to Franklin.
* Sophia Reese has had a great freshman season with 8.4 points and 3.4 assists per game, including 14 points and 6 assists on Wednesday.
* The Fightin' Engineers will return to the court next Wednesday, January 10 as they travel to Earlham to take on the Quakers.

DEFIANCE NOTES:
* Defiance comes in at 0-12 on the season and 0-5 in the HCAC.
* This is the first game of a five-game home stand for Defiance.
* The Yellow Jackets fell to Manchester 57-41 on Wednesday night.
* Defiance is averaging just 38.1 points per game in their last 7 games, and they have only scored over 50 points once in that stretch.
* The Yellow Jackets come into the game shooting 28.9% from the floor and 22.1% from three on the season.
* Zadria King leads the team on the year with 13.3 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game.
* Taylor Bates has also played well with 7.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
* Defiance will return to HCAC play on Wednesday as they host the Bluffton Beavers.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 17-14 over Defiance.
* The two teams have split the last four meetings with every game being decided by 10 points or less.
* The Fightin' Engineers had won 9 straight games in the series prior to the last four games.

STATS LEADERS:
MINUTES - Jamie Baum (35.7)
POINTS - Grace Roland (13.4)
FIELD GOAL % (Min 1 attempt per game) - Grace Roland (46.6%) (55-118)
3-POINT % (Min 1 attempt per game) - Grace Roland (35.0%) (7-20)
FREE THROW % (Min 1 attempt per game) - Jamie Baum (94.0%) (47-50)
REBOUNDS - Grace Roland (7.7)
ASSISTS - Sophia Reese (3.8)
STEALS - Jamie Baum (1.8)
BLOCKS - Grace Roland (1.1)

CAREER STATS NOTES:
* Jamie Baum - 5th in Minutes/Game (34.87)
* Sophia Reese - 14th in Minutes/Game (30.09)

SINGLE-SEASON STATS NOTES:
* Sophia Reese - 5th in Assists/Game (3.8)
* Grace Roland - 14th in Rebounds/Game (7.7)
* Jamie Baum - 15th in Minutes/Game (35.7)

NCAA DIVISION III STATS NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman leads the nation in free throws made per game with 19.50.
* The Fightin' Engineers also rank #2 in free throw percentage (80.7%) and #10 in free throw attempts per game (24.17).
* Jamie Baum ranks #1 in the nation in free throw percentage at 94.0%. 

HCAC STANDINGS (Through Jan. 5):
T1) #2 Transylvania - 5-0 (12-0)
T1) Hanover - 5-0 (7-5)
T3) Mt. St. Joseph - 4-1 (10-2)
T3) Franklin - 4-1 (9-3)
T5) Anderson - 2-3 (6-6)
T5) Rose-Hulman - 2-3 (5-7)
T7) Manchester - 1-4 (4-8)
T7) Earlham - 1-4 (3-7)
T7) Bluffton - 1-4 (3-9)
10) Defiance - 0-5 (0-12)