DECATUR, Ill. -- The Rose-Hulman women's basketball team will open their season on the road at Millikin on Friday, November 6th, at 6 PM CT, 7 PM ET.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman is coming off of a 9-17 overall record in the 2025-26 season.
* The team finished 8-10 in the HCAC, clinching a playoff berth.
* The team fell to Anderson 75-68 in the first round of HCAC play. 
* The Fightin' Engineers return their top five leading scorers from last season.
* Junior Katelyn Fennell led the team last season in points with 385, points per game with 14.8, three point percentage with 41.3%, and field goal percentage with 46.8%. 
* Fennell also earned Second-Team All-HCAC.
* Senior Sophia Reese was second on the team with 10.3 points per game, shooting 28.6% from three and 37.7% from the field. 
* Junior Emma Schipp received an honorable mention for All-HCAC honors.
* Schipp recorded 9.3 points per game on 36.8% shooting, while averaging 6.0 total rebounds per game. 
* Sophomore Kaia Peterson put up 10.1 points per game on 41.3% shooting.
* Junior Julia Meyer recorded 5.8 points per game on 33.7% shooting. 
* This is head coach Ally Odell's first year at the helm of the Rose-Hulman women's basketball program. 
* After facing the Big Blue, Rose-Hulman will stay on the road to face the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Pomeroys on Monday, November 9th, at 7 PM.

MILLIKIN NOTES:
* The Big Blue are coming off of a 9-16 record in the 2025-26 season.
* The team finished 4-12 in the CCIW, missing the conference playoffs. 
* Millikin is returning three of their top five scorers from last season.
* Junior Nikkel Johnson led the team last season with 380 points, shooting 61.4% from the floor.
* Johnson also averaged 16.5 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game.
* Senior Tatum Young averaged 5.1 points per game, shooting 29.9% from the field.
* Young also leads returners in assists with 52 in the 2025-26 season.
* Senior Izzy Hay put up 4.2 points per game, shooting 42.7% from the field and bringing in 4.2 rebounds per game.
* This is head coach Kirsten Hammer's third season leading the Big Blue women's basketball program.
* After hosting Rose-Hulman, Millikin will hit the road for the UW-Whitewater Tournament, with their first matchup being against Augsburg University on Friday, November 13th, at 6 PM CT.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman will take on the Big Blue for the fourth time in school history.
* The Fightin' Engineers trail the series with a 0-3 record.
* The teams met last season, with Rose-Hulman falling 71-68.
* Rose-Hulman's leading scorer for the 2025-26 matchup was Fennell, with 19 points.
* Millikin's leading scorer for the matchup was Bella Dudley, with 16 points.