TERRE HAUTE, IND. -
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology relied on two 20-point
scorers and four players in double figures to top Mount St.
Joseph 77-67 in men's basketball action on Wednesday.
Freshman Daniel Lowers (Gosport/
Edgewood) led the Engineer offense with 21 points and
nine rebounds. Junior Lorenzo Rice (Grandview, Mo.)
added a career-high 20 points on 7-12 from the field.
The performance marled the first time that
two Engineers have crossed the 20-point mark in the same
game since Philip Griffith and Munchie Muskeyvalley
accomplished the feat against Earlham in 2003.
Other Engineers reaching
double figures in scoring included senior Ron George
(Louisville, Ky./Manual) with 11 points and freshman
Michael Kelly (Fort Myers, Fla.) with 10 points.
Mitchell Goldschmidt led the
Mount St. Joseph offense with 22 points. Travis Huffman
added 17 points and Michael Romes scored 13 points and 12
rebounds.
The Engineers shot 52% from
the field and hit 21-29 free throw attempts in the victory.
Rose-Hulman jumped out to a
33-28 halftime advantage due to 56% shooting. The tight
first half featured seven ties and five lead changes.
In the second half, the two
teams traded baskets for the first eight minutes wuth
Rose-Hulman holding a five-point lead at the 11:52 mark.
Field goals by senior Ross Uthoff (Crete, Ill./Illinois
Lutheran) and Rice pushed the lead to nine points.
Mount St. Joseph closed
within six on two occasions, before Rose-Hulman scored nine
straight points over a 90-second span late in the game to
secure the win.
Rose-Hulman improved to 10-11
on the season and 6-6 in HCAC play, while Mount St. Joseph
dropped to 9-12 and 3-9 in league games. The Engineers host
Defiance College in the 100th season of basketball
celebration game on Saturday.
