TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman volleyball team enters the HCAC Tournament as the #6 seed. The Fightin' Engineers will travel to take on the #3-seeded Mount St.Joseph University Lions on Wednesday, November 12, at 7 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman finished the regular season with a record of 16-11 overall and 4-5 in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers finished the year, earning the #6 seed in the HCAC Tournament. The top eight teams will be featured in the conference postseason.
* The team comes off Senior Day sweep over Bluffton with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-15.
* Greta Carlson leads the team with 319 kills this season, averaging 3.29 kills per set. 
* Emma Blanton is another standout with 252 kills on the year, averaging 3.3 kills per set.
* Keira Ohse has been efficient for the Fightin' Engineers with a team-high .327 hitting percentage, totaling 238 kills and 2.43 kills per set.
* Ohse also leads the defense at the net with 44 blocks this season. 
* Julia Irmen leads the team and ranks second in the conference with 10.07 assists per set, which ranks 19th in all of NCAA DIII. 
* Lily Ebright is the star defensively with 586 digs and 5.98 digs per set. Her digs per set average leads the conference and ranks sixth in NCAA DIII. 
* The Fightin' Engineers were picked to finish sixth in the 2025 HCAC Preseason Poll, receiving 40 points. 
* The team returns three HCAC All-Conference players, including Lily Ebright, Amaya Harrell, and Keira Ohse.
* Ebright is the team's top returner after earning Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season last year. 
* The team is led by Rachel Delsi, entering her eighth year at the helm of the program. 
* The win over Berea earlier this season marked the 100th career win for Head Coach Rachel Delsi in her eighth season with the Fightin' Engineers. 
* With a win, Rose-Hulman will advance to the HCAC Semifinals on Saturday, November 15, at 5 PM to face the winner of Transylvania or Franklin. 

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH NOTES:
* Mount St. Joseph finished the regular season with a record of 11-14 overall and 6-3 in the HCAC.
* The team finished the year earning the #3 seed in the HCAC Tournament. 
* The Lions come off a loss to Earlham with a final score of 3-1. 
* Emma Sicking leads the team with 308 kills, averaging 3.38 kills per set this season. 
* Hannah Graves is another standout hitter with 282 kills and 3.07 kills per set.
* Ava Moore is the top setter for the Mount with 499 assists, averaging 5.48 assists per set. 
* Lyndsey Stephenson leads the defense with 465 digs and 4.89 digs per set. 
* Sydney Doty has been a force at the net with a team-high 55 blocks this season. 
* MSJ was picked to finish second in the HCAC Preseason Poll, receiving 71 points and one first-place vote
* The team is led by Head Coach John Spinney in his seventh season with the Lions.
* With a win, MSJ will advance to the HCAC Semifinals on Saturday, November 15, at 5 PM to face the winner of Transylvania or Franklin. 

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman trails in the all-time series against Rose-Hulman with a record of 5-17 overall.
* The team has lost seven matches in a row to the Lions, dating back to the 2019 season.
* The Fightin' Engineers fell short to the Lions during the regular season in an exciting five-set match, 3-2.
* The last time the team defeated MSJ was during the 2018 season with a final score of 3-2. 
* Rose-Hulman has an all-time away record of 3-8 against the Lions. 

SINGLE SEASON SCHOOL RECORDS:
* Keira Ohse - 1st in attack percentage (.327)
* Amaya Harrell - 3rd in attack percentage (.324)
* Julia Irmen - 7th in assists (987)
* Greta Carlson - 14th in kills (319)

CAREER SCHOOL RECORDS:
* Amaya Harrell - 1st in attack percentage (.303)
* Keira Ohse - 2nd in attack percentage (.301)
* Lily Ebright - 2nd in digs (2601)
* Julia Irmen - 8th in assists (1569)

HCAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Quarterfinals - Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Game 1: No. 8 Bluffton @ No. 1 Earlham  - Game Time: 7 PM
Game 2: No. 7 Franklin @ No. 2 Transylvania - Game Time: 7 PM
Game 3: No. 6  Rose-Hulman @ No. 3  Mount St. Joseph - Game Time: 7 PM
Game 4: No. 5 Manchester @ No. 4 Hanover - Game Time: 7 PM

Semifinals - Saturday, November 15, 2025 hosted @ Highest Remaining Seed
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 4  - Game Time: 2 PM
Game 6: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3  - Game Time: 5 PM

Championship - Sunday, November 16, 2025 hosted @ Same Location as Semifinal
Game Time: 1PM