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updated 11/01/2008

  Rose-Hulman News Rose-Hulman Earns Spot in HCAC Tournament With 2-1 Senior Day Victory Over Defiance
 

Jen Lyman recorded her 9th goal of the season in the Engineers 2-1 victory on Saturday.

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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Fightin' Engineers women's soccer earned a place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament with a 2-1 over visiting Defiance on Saturday afternoon.

Seniors Jen Lyman (Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford) and Liz Ridgway (Grosse Pointe, Mich./Northwestern U.) were honored prior to the game for Senior Day.

The Yellow Jackets jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Hannah Davis scored on a free kick in the 23rd minute, the only goal in the first 45 minutes of play.

Lyman tied the game at 1-1 with her ninth goal of the season in the 73rd minute on an assist by sophomore Molly Richardson (Orange Park, Fla./St. John's Country Day).

The Engineers would take a 2-1 and earn the victory on a game winning goal by Katie Anderson (Lancaster, Ohio) in the 77th minute off an assist by Lyman.

The victory earned Rose-Hulman the #4 seed in the HCAC Tournament as they will travel to Mt. St. Joseph on Tuesday to take on the top seeded Lions at 7:00 p.m.  The Engineers finished the regular season with a mark of 12-6 and a 5-3 record in HCAC play.

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