ANDERSON, Ind. – The Fightin' Engineers are returning to the HCAC Tournament. Rose-Hulman will face the Anderson Ravens in the HCAC Quarterfinals on Saturday, February 21, at 1 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers wrapped up the 2025-26 regular season with a 9-16 record.
* Rose-Hulman has clinched the #6-seed in the HCAC Tournament with an 8-10 conference record.
* The Fightin' Engineers are playing their best basketball of the season, as they have won four of their past five games.
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Katelyn Fennell concludes the regular season as the HCAC leader in three-point percentage (40.6%) and free throw percentage (87.0%) while ranking third in field goal percentage (46.9%).
* She leads the Fightin' Engineers with 14.9 points and 6.2 rebounds, while adding 2.0 assists per game.
* Fennell has scored in double figures in 15 consecutive games, which is Rose-Hulman's longest streak since Alisa Dickerson recorded 27 straight games of ten or more points in the 2011-12 season.
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Sophia Reese has scored 10.3 points per game, shooting 39.1% from the field, 31.1% from three, and 86.0% at the charity stripe.
* Reese averaged 13.5 points and 7.5 assists per game this past week against Bluffton and Earlham.
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Kaia Peterson is coming off her second double double of the season with 13 points and ten boards against Earlham.
* Peterson has recorded 13.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game over Rose-Hulman's last four matches.
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María Godoy Rodriguez has averaged 11.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.0 steals, and 3.0 blocks per game in the Fightin' Engineers last two matches.
* She has recorded 71 steals and an average of 2.8 steals per game which both rank second in school history.
ANDERSON NOTES:
* The Ravens have recorded a 16-9 overall record this season.
* Anderson has secured the #3-seed in the HCAC Tournament with a 12-6 conference mark.
* The Ravens have won six of their last seven games, with their only loss coming against Rose-Hulman.
* Senior Izzy Davis has scored a team-high 13.8 points per game, shooting 41.0% from the floor and 32.9% from three-point range.
* Davis ranks third in the conference with 4.1 assists, and she has added 4.0 rebounds per game.
* Senior Bella Larrison has recorded 12.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
* Larrison is shooting 40.5% from the floor and 30.0% from beyond the arc.
* Senior Sydney Sierota has scored 11.4 points per game on 35.1% three-point shooting.
* Sierota has hauled in 6.1 rebounds, and she ranks second in the HCAC with 4.2 assists per game.
* Junior Victoria Detraz has averaged 9.1 points per game, on an HCAC-leading 57.9% shooting from the floor.
* Detraz also ranks third in the conference with 10.6 rebounds per game, and she has averaged 16.0 rebounds over the team's last two games.
SEASON HISTORY:
* The Fightin' Engineers and the Ravens have recorded a head-to-head record of 1-1 this season.
* Anderson won at home by a score of 73-63 on December 13.
* Rose-Hulman also won at home by a score of 79-54 on February 7.
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Emma Schipp scored her career-high of 21 points in the loss against Anderson.
* She hauled in nine rebounds, while shooting 9-13 from the field and 3-5 from three-point range.
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Katelyn Fennell (15),
Sophia Reese (15),
CK Gallegos Rodriguez (14), and
Kaia Peterson (11) each scored in double figures in the win over Anderson.
HCAC QUARTERFINAL MATCHES:
* #1 Transylvania (16-2) vs. #8 Hanover (7-11)
* #4 Berea (10-8) vs. #5 Mt. St. Joseph (10-8)
* #3 Anderson (12-6) vs. #6 Rose-Hulman (8-10)
* #2 Franklin (14-4) vs. #7 Bluffton (7-11)
ROSE-HULMAN SEASON HIGHS: (*) new addition
