TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology rallied from two sets behind to capture a 23-25, 21-25, 25-9, 25-16, 15-12 victory over Defiance College in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference volleyball opener for both schools.

Rose-Hulman's balanced and team oriented attack featured four players with double figures in kills.

Freshman Anna Lewer (Indianapolis/Lutheran) smashed a match high 14 kills to lead the offense. 

Junior Amanda Jevons (Henderson, Nev./Rancho) and sophomore Karah Hickman (Hobart) each added 11 kills.  Sophomore Morgan Williams (Fenton, Mich./Powers Catholic) contributed 10 kills for the Engineers.

Sophomore Leah Pelzel (Loveland, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) paced the passing performance with 47 assists and added 15 digs.  Four players also reached double figures in digs, led by junior Samantha Gregory (Huntsville, Ala./Catholic) with 20 digs.

Senior Kate Sernett (Crystal Lake, Ill./Marian Central Catholic) recorded 14 digs and joined Hickman with a team-high two solo blocks, while Lewer also contributed 13 digs to the effort.  Pelzel and Hickman also tallied three service aces each.

Rose-Hulman improved to 11-5 on the season and travels to Franklin College for another HCAC matchup on Thursday night.