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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team will return to conference play traveling to take on Berea on Saturday, January 4 at 3 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman enters the weekend with a record of 7-4 overall and an undefeated record of 4-0 in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers are tied with Transylvania at the top of the HCAC standings after taking down Manchester, Bluffton, Anderson, and Earlham to open conference play.
* The team comes off a win over Olivet in the Glenn Van Wieren Classic hosted by Hope College with a final score of 74-65.
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Miles McGowen leads the team, averaging a double-double with 12.5 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game. He also ranks second on the team with 27 assists.
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Joey Schmitz is the team's leading scorer with 13.4 points per game.
* Schmitz also leads the team with 29 three-pointers made and 25 steals.
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Kobe Stoudemire also averages double figures with 11.3 points per game and totals a team-high 30 assists.
* The Fightin' Engineers were picked to finish fourth in the HCAC preseason coaches poll, receiving 53 poll points.
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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 Berea, Rose-Hulman will host Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday, January 8 at 7:30 PM.
BEREA NOTES:
* Berea currently ranks tied for ninth in the HCAC standings with an overall record of 5-6 and an HCAC record of 0-4.
* The team still seeks their first win in conference play after falling to Hanover, Anderson, Franklin, and Bluffton.
* The team comes off a win over Mount Aloysius College in the Music City Classic with a final score of 94-70.
* Berea is led by Trey Minter averaging 19.5 points per game with a team-high 46 assists.
* Demetris Phillips and Bryce Riley also average double figures in scoring with 16.5 and 13.4 points per game.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, Berea will continue HCAC play hosting Earlham College on Wednesday, January 8 at 7:30 PM.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series between both teams with a record of 5-3 against Berea.
* The Fightin' Engineers fell short in the last meeting between both teams during the 1969-70 season with a final score of 120-112.
* Rose-Hulman defeated Berea earlier that same season with a final score of 85-81.
* This will be the first time in 55 years that both teams will face off.
CAREER STATS NOTES:
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Miles McGowen - 1st in offensive rebounds (232), 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 (7-4, 4-0 HCAC)
T1) Transylvania (6-5, 4-0 HCAC)
T3) Anderson (8-3, 3-1 HCAC)
T3) Franklin (7-4, 3-1 HCAC)
T5) Hanover (6-5, 2-2 HCAC)
T5) Mount St. Joseph (6-5, 2-2 HCAC)
T7) Manchester (6-5, 1-3 HCAC)
T7) Bluffton (2-9, 1-3 HCAC)
T9) Berea (5-6, 0-4 HCAC)
T9) Earlham (0-11, 0-4 HCAC)