TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Engineer men's basketball team fell to HCAC leader Defiance College on Saturday by a final score of 57-40 on an afternoon that brought approximately 1300 fans to Hulbert Arena to celebrate the 100th season of basketball at Rose-Hulman.

The Engineers were led by senior Ron George (Louisville, Ky./Dupont Manual) who scored 11 points and tallied three assists in the loss. Fellow senior Phil Sundling (Huntington/North) tallied eight points and three assists, connecting on 2 of his 3 three-point attempts. 

Freshman Daniel Lowers (Gosport/Edgewood) paced the Rose-Hulman defensive effort grabbing a team-high five rebounds and collecting two steals.

The solid defensive effort by Defiance held the Engineers to a 43% shooting percentage for the contest and limited Rose-Hulman to 15 points in the second half.

Defiance's Anthony Pettaway led all scorers with 21 points, shooting 10-15 from the field and grabbing 10 rebounds.  The effort improved the Yellow Jackets to 15-6 on the season and 10-2 in conference play.

The Engineers dropped to 10-12 on the year with the loss and 6-7 in HCAC contests.  Rose-Hulman will host Anderson University at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night at Hulbert Arena.