TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman men's basketball team fell short to the Anderson Ravens on Senior Day with a final score of 78-70. This drops the team to 13-9 overall and 10-5 in the HCAC.
The team took the time before the game to honor their three seniors.
Jack Murphy,
Kobe Stoudemire, and Connor Johansen were all recognized for their hard work and dedication to the Rose-Hulman men's basketball program.
Daniel Savovic led the team in scoring with 22 points, shooting 7-14 from the field.
Cole Pride also made an impact with a near double-double, totaling 19 points and eight rebounds.
The game proved to be a competitive one with five lead changes throughout the contest. After being tied at 13-13 in the first 10 minutes, the Fightin' Engineers put together a 23-14 run, finished with a made three-pointer by Pride to make the score 36-27 with 1:51 to go in the first half. The nine-point lead was the largest by Rose-Hulman in the entire game.
Anderson battled back to cut the deficit to three after a made three-pointer at the buzzer made the score 38-35 heading into the halftime break.
Both teams traded the lead in the second half. Anderon took the lead on a made three-pointer to make the score 51-50 with 14:05 remaining in the game. The Ravens then put together an 18-6 run to build a commanding lead with the score at 69-56 with 6:11 left on the clock.
The Ravens capitalized on their lead, finishing the game strong to defeat the Engineers with a final score of 78-70. With the loss, Rose-Hulman drops to fourth place in the HCAC standings behind Anderson, Mount St. Joseph, and Transylvania.
Rose-Hulman will return to action on Wednesday, February 11, hosting Mount St. Joseph at 7:30 PM for Veterans Day and Campers Day.