BEREA, Ky. – Rose-Hulman will seek consecutive victories as they take on the Berea Mountaineers. The game, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been moved to Friday, January 23, at 4 PM due to severe weather conditions.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers have recorded a 5-12 mark on the season.
* Rose-Hulman is currently the #7-seed in the HCAC with a 4-6 conference record.
* The team is coming off a 67-62 comeback victory over Manchester.
* In the third quarter against Manchester, Rose-Hulman recorded eight consecutive field goals without a miss.
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Emma Schipp scored a team-high 15 points, while
Katelyn Fennell and
Sophia Reese each scored 14.
* On the defensive end,
María Godoy Rodriguez and
CK Gallegos Rodriguez both recorded four steals.
* Fennell is currently averaging team-highs of 14.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
* Fennell leads the HCAC with a 42.2% three-point percentage, ranks second with an 87.2% free throw percentage, and third in the conference with a 48.1% field goal percentage.
* Reese has scored 9.9 points while dishing out 3.5 assists per game.
* She leads the conference with a 92.0% free throw percentage.
* Schipp has added 9.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game on 40.9% shooting from the floor.
* Godoy Rodriguez ranks second in the HCAC with 3.1 steals per game.
* Gallegos Rodriguez is currently seventh in the HCAC with 1.1 blocks per game.
BEREA NOTES:
* The Mountaineers have gone 10-7 on the season with a 7-1 home record.
* Berea is currently the #3-seed in the HCAC with a 7-3 conference record.
* The team has recorded wins in six of their past seven games.
* Senior LynKaylah James ranks second in the conference with 18.1 points per game.
* James also leads the HCAC with a 55.3% shooting percentage and 13.7 rebounds per game.
* She has recorded a double-double in 15 out of 17 games this season.
* James posted a season-high 29 points with 16 rebounds against Rose-Hulman earlier this year.
* Senior Madison Howell ranks second on the team with 10.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
* Howell is coming off season-highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds against Hanover.
* She has also accumulated a team-high 1.8 steals per game.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman will take on Berea for the sixth time in program history.
* The Fightin' Engineers trail in the series with a 1-4 record.
* RHIT took down Berea last season by a score of 71-68.
* Berea defeated Rose-Hulman in their first meeting this year by a score of 80-75.
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Katelyn Fennell put up her career high of 30 points with five rebounds and two steals.
* She shot 11-15 from the floor, 5-5 from beyond the arc, and 3-4 at the free throw line.
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Sophia Reese added 12 points and a career-high nine assists with no turnovers.
ROSE-HULMAN SEASON HIGHS: (*) new addition
