BLUFFTON, Ohio. – The Fightin' Engineers will return to Ohio for their final road game of the regular season. The team will take on the Bluffton Beavers on Saturday, February 14, at 3 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers have a record of 7-16 with two games left on the season.
* Rose-Hulman is the #8-seed in the HCAC with a 6-10 conference record.
* RHIT has won two of their last three games, taking down Hanover 66-59 and Anderson 79-54.
* The Fightin' Engineers have a one-game lead on Manchester for the final playoff spot.
* Katelyn Fenell ranks seventh in the conference with 15.0 points per game.
* She leads the entire HCAC in three-point percentage (41.9%) and free-throw percentage (88.9%).
* Fennell has scored 13 or more points in 13 straight games, highlighted by a career-high 30 points against Berea.
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Kaia Peterson is coming off a career-high 18-point performance against Mt. St. Joseph.
* She is averaging 10.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game on 43.2% shooting.
* Peterson has thrived at getting to the free-throw line, where she has shot 66-84 (78.6%).
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María Godoy Rodriguez is one of only two players in the HCAC to rank top ten in both steals and blocks per game.
* She ranks fourth in the HCAC with 2.8 steals and ninth with 0.9 blocks per game.
BLUFFTON NOTES:
* The Beavers have posted an overall record of 11-12.
* Bluffton is currently the #6-seed in the HCAC with a 7-9 conference mark.
* The team is coming off a 94-70 win over Manchester.
* Senior Madison Brown ranks fifth in the HCAC with 15.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.
* She has hauled in ten or more rebounds in nine games this year.
* Junior Rachel Clark has added 10.4 points per game, shooting 46.9% from the floor and 37.5% from beyond the arc.
* She has recorded 3.8 rebounds and a team-high 2.9 assists per game.
* Freshman Karlie Niekamp has averaged 10.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
* She has shot 42.2% from the field and 35.7% from three-point range.
* Senior Lacie Fenstermaker has added 7.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman will face Bluffton for the 36
th time in program history.
* The Fightin' Engineers lead the series with a 20-15 record.
* RHIT achieved six straight wins from 2016 to 2019.
* Rose-Hulman recorded their first win of the season against Bluffton by a score of 58-56.
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Katelyn Fennell put up 17 points and seven rebounds.
* She shot 6-8 from the floor, 2-2 from three-point range, and 3-4 at the free throw line.
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Julia Meyer added 12 points, four rebounds, and two steals on 5-12 shooting.
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María Godoy Rodriguez and
Kaia Peterson each recorded three steals.
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CK Gallegos Rodriguez blocked a career-high three shots.
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