TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman women's volleyball team will hit the road to face Franklin College on Wednesday, November 4, at 7 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN VOLLEYBALL NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers currently rank tied for seventh in the HCAC with a record of 6-17 overall and 2-5 in the conference.
* Rose-Hulman comes off back-to-back losses to Earlham and Manchester with scores of 3-1 in both matches.
* Greta Carlson has been a weapon offensively with a team-high 262 kills, averaging 3.74 kills per set.
* Emma Blanton follows her with 170 kills, averaging 2.10 kills per set.
* Julia Irmen is the top setter for the Fightin' Engineers with 622 assists on the season, averaging 7.78 assists per set.
* Irmen has been deadly at the service line with a team-high 45 service aces. 
* Shae Clements has been the difference maker on defense with 329 digs, averaging 4.39 digs per set.
* Keira Ohse has also been a force at the net defensively with a team-high 34 blocks. 
* Rose-Hulman has been picked to finish fifth in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 48 points.
* The Fightin' Engineers are led by Head Coach Rachel Delsi in her ninth season at Rose-Hulman.
* After facing Franklin, Rose-Hulman will travel to face Hanover on Saturday, November 7, at 2 PM for their final conference match of the season.

FRANKLIN VOLLEYBALL NOTES:
* Franklin currently stands in a tie for second place in the conference with a record of 20-5 overall and 5-2 in the HCAC.
* The team has won their last three matches, most recently defeating Mount St. Joseph with a final score of 3-1.
* Leah Middleton leads the team with 228 kills, averaging 2.85 kills per set.
* Avery Smith follows her with 177 kills, averaging 2.49 kills per set.
* The team's top setter is Brionna Linkel, leading the way with 460 assists this season, averaging 5.75 assists per set.
* Kim Busateri leads the defense with 204 digs this season, averaging 3.34 digs per set.
* Mireily Colomba has made an impact at the net with 70 blocks this year, averaging 1.06 blocks per set.
* Franklin was selected to finish sixth in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 39 points. 
* The Grizzlies are led by Head Coach Dillon Taylor in his third season with the team.
* After hosting Rose-Hulman, Franklin will wrap up their regular season on the road against Berea on Saturday, November 7, at 11 AM.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series against Franklin with a record of 18-14 against the Grizzlies.
* The Fightin' Engineers have won their last three matches against Franklin, dating back to the 2023 season.
* The team defeated the Grizzlies last season with a final score of 3-1.
* The last time Franklin beat Rose-Hulman was during the 2022 season with a final score of 3-0.
* Rose-Hulman has an all-time away record of 6-8 when traveling to face the Grizzlies.

HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Earlham (12-14, 7-0 HCAC)
T2) Franklin (20-5, 5-2 HCAC)
T2) Hanover (19-7, 5-2 HCAC)
T2) Manchester (10-8, 5-2 HCAC)
5) Mount St. Joseph (13-9, 4-3 HCAC)
6) Anderson (13-12, 3-4 HCAC)
T7) Bluffton (11-14, 2-5 HCAC)
T7) Transylvania (11-15, 2-5 HCAC)
T7) Rose-Hulman (6-17, 2-5 HCAC)
10) Berea (2-21, 0-7 HCAC)