GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman volleyball team suffered their first loss of the season on the road Wednesday night to the DePauw Tigers with a final score of 3-0. This moves the Fightin' Engineers to 9-1 overall this season.
Rose-Hulman entered the match, recording their best start to a season in program history with nine straight wins to begin the year. The only other time the team conquered that feat was during the 2010 season.
The Rose-Hulman win streak came to an end after a tough battle with the DePauw Tigers. After falling in the first set 25-12, Rose-Hulman looked to even the score.
The second set remained tight down the stretch with both teams tied at 25-25. DePauw put together two kills to end the set 27-25 and take the 2-0 lead over Rose-Hulman.
Rose put together a strong effort in the final set, but came up short with a final score of 25-23 to suffer their first loss of the season.
Amaya Harrell and
Greta Carlson led the team with 11 kills each.
Keira Ohse was another productive hitter with eight kills in the match.
The Fightin' Engineers had three players reach double figures in digs, including
Lily Ebright with 23,
Julia Irmen with 12, and
Aurora Schmidt with 11.
The women's volleyball team will look to bounce back this weekend in the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational. The team will begin the weekend facing Coe on Friday, September 19, at 7 PM CT.
