DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Rose-Hulman Engineers stunned the HCAC regular season champion Defiance College Yellow Jackets on a late field goal that gave the Engineers a 43-42 victory.

Rose-Hulman relied on a complete team effort to earn the win on Saturday, but it was senior Phil Sundling (Huntington/North) who gave the Engineers the victory by driving the lane and banking in a six-foot jump shot with just three seconds to play.

Defiance's Anthony Jackson put up a desperation shot that fell just short of the basket and gave Rose-Hulman the upset win and earned them a trip to the HCAC Tournament.

Defense was the key to the Engineer victory as Rose-Hulman held Defiance's potent offense to just 19 second half points on just seven field goals.

Senior Ron George (Louisville, Ky./Dupont Manual) led the Engineer offense with a team-high 10 points on a 4-7 shooting effort.

Freshman Daniel Lowers (Gosport/Edgewood) pitched in with nine points, while seniors Jared Moore (Indianapolis/Perry Meridian) and Sundling added seven points each.

It was Sundling and Moore that let the Rose-Hulman rebounding effort with six a piece, while Lowers held HCAC scoring leader C.J. Johnson to just two points on seven shot attempts.

In the first half, Rose-Hulman shot 42% from the field, with the most important basket being a Moore jumper at the buzzer that pulled the Engineers within one at 23-22 at the half.

A jumper by George gave Rose-Hulman an early second half advantage, as a pair of free throws by freshman Michael Kelly (Fort Myers, Fla.) gave the Engineers a five point advantage with 12:56 remaining.

Defiance junior Anthony Pettaway tied the score at 32 with 10:30 to play, before Rose-Hulman rattled off five straight points and took at 37-32 on a Lorenzo Rice (Grandview, Mo.) free throw with 4:32 to go.

The Engineers held a 41-35 advantage before the Yellow Jackets went on a 6-0 run over the next two minutes and took a 42-41 lead with just 11 seconds remaining on a layup by Anthony Jackson.

Rose-Hulman took  a timeout and then pushed the ball up the floor as Sundling provided the late heroics that led to the Engineer victory.

The win improves Rose-Hulman to 12-13 on the season and a final mark of 8-8 in HCAC regular season play.  The Engineers will travel to Transylvania University as the six seed in the HCAC Tournament and take on the Pioneers at 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening.