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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team continues HCAC play, traveling to Earlham College to compete for the John Mutchner Cup on Tuesday, December 17 at 7:30 PM. 

JOHN MUTCHNER CUP:
* Rose-Hulman and Earlham compete for the John Mutchner Cup every year in the first meeting between both teams each season. 
* The trophy is named for former Rose-Hulman men's basketball head coach and athletic director John Mutchner, who was also a standout athlete at Earlham. 
* Mutchner has been inducted into both the Rose-Hulman and Earlham Athletic Hall of Fames. 
* Rose-Hulman leads the series for the John Mutchner Cup, with a record of 20-5. 
* The Fightin' Engineers have won retained the John Mutchner Cup trophy in Terre Haute for 11 consecutive years.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman enters the game with a record of 5-3 overall and an undefeated record of 3-0 in the HCAC. 
* This is just the second 3-0 start in HCAC play in the past 12 seasons for the Fightin' Engineers, with the lone other coming in the 2021-22 season.
* The Fightin' Engineers are tied with Transylvania at the top of the HCAC standings after taking down Manchester, Bluffton, and Anderson to open conference play.
* The team comes off an exciting victory over Anderson after a game-winning buzzer-beater by Simon Blair capped off a 15-2 run in the final four minutes of the came to complete the comeback.
* Miles McGowen leads the team, averaging a double-double with 13.1 points per game and 10.8 rebounds per game. He also leads the team with 21 assists on the year.
* Joey Schmitz was named the HCAC Player of the Week last week after recording 22 points, 7 assists, 6 steals, and 5 rebounds in the win over Anderson. He is the first Rose-Hulman freshman to be named the conference Player of the Week since Craig McGee in the 2017-18 season.
* Kobe Stoudemire is the lone other Fightin' Engineer averaging double figures with 10.1 points per game and a team-high 21 assists. 
* The Fightin' Engineers were picked to finish fourth in the HCAC preseason coaches poll, receiving 53 poll points.
* Miles McGowen earned 2nd-team all-HCAC honors last season after leading the team with 15.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.
* After traveling to Earlham, Rose-Hulman will travel to Holland, Michigan for the Glenn Van Wieren Classic at Hope College where they will battle Hope and Olivet on Friday and Saturday.

EARLHAM NOTES:
* Earlham is still seeking their first win of the season with a record of 0-8 overall and 0-3 in the HCAC.
* The team comes off a loss to Mount St. Joseph on Saturday with a final score of 88-72.
* Ken Walker is the standout averaging 21.4 points per game.
* Tavian Tatum leads the team in rebounding with 9.1 rebounds per game and also averages double figures in scoring with 10.5 points per game. 
* Earlham was picked to finish 10th in the HCAC receiving 10 points. 
* After facing Rose-Hulman, Earlham will travel to face Oglethorpe on Friday, December 20 at 2 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series between both teams with a record of 69-55 against the Quakers. 
* The Fightin' Engineers have won their last five games against Earlham dating back to the 2021-22 season.
* Rose-Hulman defeated Earlham in both of their match ups last season with final scores of 72-71 and 81-62. 
* The team has an away record of 20-10 all-time when traveling to face Earlham.

CAREER STATS NOTES:
* Miles McGowen - 1st in offensive rebounds (225), 1st in offensive rebounds per game (2.9), 7th in field goal percentage (53.7%), and 7th in rebounds per game (8.0)

HCAC STANDINGS:
T1) Rose-Hulman (5-3, 3-0 HCAC)
T1) Transylvania (4-3, 3-0 HCAC)
T3) Hanover (6-2, 2-1 HCAC)
T3) Anderson (6-3, 2-1 HCAC)
T3) Franklin (5-3, 2-1 HCAC)
T3) Mount St. Joseph (6-4, 2-1 HCAC)
7) Manchester (6-3, 1-2 HCAC)
T8) Berea (4-4, 0-3 HCAC)
T9) Bluffton (1-7, 0-3 HCAC)
T10) Earlham (0-8, 0-3 HCAC)