LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Fightin' Engineers will voyage to Lexington, Kentucky, as they take on the Transylvania Pioneers. The game will be held on Saturday, January 10, at 1 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers have improved to 3-3 in the HCAC with a 4-9 overall record.
* Rose-Hulman is currently tied for the #5-seed in the HCAC.
* The team is coming off a 71-57 victory over Mt. St Joseph.
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Katelyn Fennell and
Sophia Reese each scored career-highs in the first week of January.
* Fennell put up 30 points against Berea, shooting 11-15 from the floor, 5-5 from three-point range, and 3-4 at the free throw line.
* Reese dropped 21 points against Mt. St. Joseph, as she shot 7-10 from the field, 3-3 from beyond the arc, and 4-4 at the charity stripe.
* Fennell is averaging 13.8 points per game, which ranks tenth overall in the conference.
* She is shooting 49.3% (68-138) overall, 42.1% (16-38) from three, and 87.1% (27-31) from the line.
* Reese is scoring 8.6 points per game, and she has shot a team-best 89.5% (17-19) at the free throw line.
* She ranks fourth in the HCAC with 3.9 assists per game and second with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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María Godoy Rodriguez accumulated seven steals against Mt. St. Joseph, which ranks as the second most in a game in school history.
* Godoy Rodriguez has recorded six or more steals in three of the past five games.
* She is one of only two players to rank in the top ten in the HCAC in both steals per game (3.1) and blocks per game (1.0).
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Kaia Peterson has continued to thrive in her sixth man role, recording 10.4 points per game on 45.7% (48-105) shooting.
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Emma Schipp has averaged 9.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 44.4% (8-18) from beyond the arc.
TRANSYLVANIA NOTES:
* The Pioneers have achieved a 5-1 conference record while going 10-3 overall.
* The team is currently tied for the #1-seed in the conference with Hanover.
* Transylvania has won eight of their past nine games, and they are coming off a 70-61 win over Hanover.
* Seniors Sierra Kemelgor and Keaton Hall were a part of Transylvania's undefeated National Championship team during the 2022-23 season.
* Kemelgor has scored a team-high 14.7 points per game on 41.5% shooting from the floor.
* She has recorded 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 steals, and a team-high 2.8 assists per game.
* Hall is averaging 5.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game on 38.1% shooting from the field.
* Junior Riley Flinn has put up 12.8 points per game, shooting 39.8% from the floor and 86.1% at the free throw line.
* Flinn leads the team with 7.2 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.
* Senior Makya Grinter has added 10.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.3 steals per game.
SERIES HISTORY:
* The Fightin' Engineers match up with Transylvania for the 43
rd time in school history.
* Rose-Hulman trails in the series with a record of 13-29.
* RHIT achieved nine-straight victories over Transylvania from 2015 to 2019.
* Since then, the Pioneers have recorded 12-straight wins over the Fightin' Engineers.
* Rose-Hulman dropped to Transylvania 62-39 during their last match-up.
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CK Gallegos Rodriguez scored a team-high 16 points on 7-11 shooting.
* Gallegos Rodriguez also recorded six rebounds, two steals, and two blocks.
ROSE-HULMAN SEASON HIGHS: (*) new addition
