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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team will host Bluffton for Senior Day on Saturday, February 15, at 3 PM. The Senior Day ceremony will take place prior to the start of the game.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers stand at 14-9 overall and 11-5 in the HCAC.
* The team currently ranks third in the HCAC standings trailing Franklin at 13-3 and Anderson at 14-2.
* Rose-Hulman comes off a big road win over Mount St. Joseph with a final score of 78-66.
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Joey Schmitz leads the team with 13.2 points per game, 64 three-pointers made, and 41 steals in his breakout freshman campaign.
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Miles McGowen has been another standout, averaging shy of a double-double with 12.2 points per game and 9.9 rebounds per game.
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Kobe Stoudemire is also averaging double figures in scoring with 11.9 points per game and leads the team with 66 assists.
* Earlier this season, Rose-Hulman became just the fifth team in the last 21 years of the HCAC to start the conference season 7-0.
* Rose-Hulman shattered the school record for three-pointers made in a single game with 20 triples earlier this season in the win over Manchester.
* The previous record of 15 made three-pointers was set in 2018, and the team's total was just one shy of the all-time HCAC record of 21, set back in 2014 by Defiance College.
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Miles McGowen reached a career milestone earlier this season as he became the 33rd player in school history to join the 1,000-point club.
* He is the first Fightin' Engineer to reach this milestone since Craig McGee and John Czarnecki in 2020.
* The Fightin' Engineers were picked to finish fourth in the HCAC preseason coaches poll, receiving 53 poll points.
* After hosting Bluffton, Rose-Hulman will host Earlham in their final game of the regular season on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:30 PM.
BLUFFTON NOTES:
* Bluffton enters the weekend with a record of 6-17 overall and 5-11 in the HCAC.
* The team currently ranks tied for seventh with Berea with a league record of 5-11.
* The Beavers come off a tight loss to Manchester with a final score of 81-79.
* Nevin Robson leads the team with 16.5 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game.
* Michael Stammen also averages double figures with 13.9 points per game.
* Bluffton has been picked to finish ninth in the HCAC preseason poll receiving 24 points.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, Bluffton will wrap up their regular season on the road facing Anderson on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:30 PM.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series between both teams with a record of 24-10 against Bluffton.
* The Fightin' Engineers have won their last nine games against the Beavers dating back to the 2018-19 season.
* Rose-Hulman defeated Bluffton earlier this season with a final score of 65-49.
* The Fightin' Engineers have an all-time record of 12-5 when hosting the Bluffton Beavers.
CAREER STATS NOTES:
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Miles McGowen - 1st in Offensive Rebounds (271), 1st in Offensive Rebounds/Game (2.9), 6th in Field Goal Percentage (54.2%), 7th in Rebounds/Game (8.2), and 8th in Rebounds (755)
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Joey Schmitz - 4th in Minutes/Game (30.52)
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Kobe Stoudemire - 9th in 3-Point Field Goals Attempted (347) and 11th in 3-Point Field Goals Made (121)
SINGLE-SEASON STATS NOTES:
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Miles McGowen - 1st in Offensive Rebounds/Game (3.4) and 2nd in Offensive Rebounds (79)
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Joey Schmitz - 8th in 3-Point Field Goals Attempted (161), 5th in 3-Point Field Goals Made (65)
HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Anderson (19-4, 14-2 HCAC)
2) Franklin (17-6, 13-3 HCAC)
3) Rose-Hulman (14-9, 11-5 HCAC)
T4) Hanover (14-9, 10-6 HCAC)
T4) Transylvania (12-11, 10-6 HCAC)
6) Mount St. Joseph (11-12, 7-9 HCAC)
T7) Berea (10-13, 5-11 HCAC)
T7) Bluffton (6-17, 5-11 HCAC)
9) Manchester (8-15, 3-13 HCAC)
10) Earlham (2-21, 2-14 HCAC)