TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team will hit the road to face Illinois Tech on Saturday, November 15, at 1 PM CT, 2 PM ET.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman stands at 0-1 overall this season after dropping their season opener to Wabash with a score of 85-68.
* Joey Schmitz was the team's leading scorer with 20 points, shooting 8-12 from the field and 2-4 from beyond the arc. 
* Christian Torres and Cole Pride also reached double figures in scoring with 11 and 10 points. 
* Pride led the team on the glass with six rebounds in the contest. 
* Rose-Hulman has been selected to finish second in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 72 points and three first-place votes. 
* The team returns Second Team All-HCAC and HCAC Newcomer of the Year honoree Joey Schmitz for his sophomore season.
* Schmitz led the team last year with 13.8 points per game and 48 steals.
* Schmitz also broke a 34-year-old Rose-Hulman single-season record for three-pointers made with 81.
* Cole Pride, Daniel Savovic, and Kobe Stoudemire have also been named players to watch by the HCAC. 
* The team is led by Head Coach Nick Sales in his fourth season with the Fightin' Engineers. 
* The team finished last season with a 17-10 overall record and a 13-5 record in the HCAC. 
* The team won their opening round game against Mount St. Joseph in the HCAC Tournament with a final score of 69-52. 
* The Fightin' Engineers' season came to an end in the HCAC Semifinal against Franklin in a narrow loss, 66-63. 
* After facing Illinois Tech, Rose-Hulman will compete in the Wheaton Tournament, facing UW-La Crosse in the first game on Friday, November 21, at 6 PM ET.

ILLINOIS TECH NOTES:
* The Scarlet Hawks stand at 0-1 overall this season with a loss to Trine in their home opener, 86-66.
* The team was led by John Davis III in their home opener with 20 points, shooting 7-14 from the field and 6-8 from the free throw line. 
* Garrison Carter and Nick Galati also scored double figures with 13 points each. 
* The team was led by Carter on the glass with five rebounds in the contest. 
* Illinois Tech was selected to finish 13th in the NACC Preseason Poll, earning 46 points.
* The team is led by Head Coach Terrence Gray in his fifth season with the Scarlet Hawks.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, IIT will host Lake Forest on Wednesday, November 19, at 7 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the series with a record of 11-5 overall against the Scarlet Hawks. 
* The Fightin' Engineers defeated IIT in their last meeting during the 2024-25 season with a final score of 72-54.
* The last time IIT defeated Rose-Hulman was during the 2017-18 season with a final score of 70-59.
* Rose-Hulman has an all-time away record of 3-1 when traveling to face Illinois Tech.