TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Fightin' Engineers will play in their first of three consecutive home games as they go up against the Transylvania Pioneers. The match will tip off on Saturday, January 31, at 1 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers have posted an overall record of 5-14.
* RHIT has gone 4-8 in the HCAC, where they are currently tied with Manchester for the #8-seed.
* The team has found success at Hulbert Arena, achieving a 4-3 record at home.
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Emma Schipp is coming off a 20-point, ten-rebound performance against Franklin.
* Schipp leads Rose-Hulman with two double-doubles on the season.
* She is averaging 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game on 38.8% shooting.
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Katelyn Fennell has extended her streak to nine straight games of 13 or more points.
* She has recorded 14.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
* Fennell is shooting 41.3% from three-point range, and she has recorded three or more shots from beyond the arc in five games.
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Sophia Reese ranks second on the team with 10.0 points per game, shooting 41.2% from the floor, 41.7% from three, and 89.7% at the free throw line.
* Reese has added 2.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and a team-high 3.4 assists per game.
* She ranks third in the HCAC with a 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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Kaia Peterson has put up 9.9 points per game, shooting 43.7% from the field and 81.5% at the charity stripe.
* She has added 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
TRANSYLVANIA NOTES:
* The Pioneers have recorded a 15-4 overall mark, while going 10-2 in the HCAC.
* The team is currently tied with Franklin for the #1-seed in the conference.
* Transylvania is currently on a four-game winning streak.
* Senior Sierra Kemelgor leads the team with 14.6 points per game on 41.9% shooting.
* She has added 4.9 rebounds, 2.1 steals, and a team-high 2.8 assists per game.
* Kemelgor has scored 20 or more points in three games this season.
* Junior Riley Flinn has averaged 14.1 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game.
* She has added 2.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 41.6% from the field.
* Flinn is coming off consecutive double-doubles in wins over Anderson and Berea.
* Senior Makya Grinter is scoring 9.9 points per game on 38.6% shooting.
* She has recorded 3.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.3 steals per game.
* Grinter dropped a season-high 28 points on 10-14 shooting against Denison.
SERIES HISTORY:
* The Fightin' Engineers meet with Transylvania for the 44th time in program history.
* Rose-Hulman trails in the series with a record of 13-30.
* The Fightin' Engineers recorded nine-straight wins victories against Transylvania from 2015 to 2019.
* Since then, the Pioneers have recorded 13 consecutive wins over Rose-Hulman.
* Transylvania defeated RHIT 76-48 earlier this season.
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Katelyn Fennell scored a team-high 13 points on 5-11 shooting with four rebounds.
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Kaia Peterson added 12 points, shooting 4-7 from the floor and 4-4 at the free throw line.
ROSE-HULMAN SEASON HIGHS: (*) new addition
