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Carlson Offense Leads Rose-Hulman to 12-1 and 5-0 in HCAC with 54-51 Win at Defiance
DEFIANCE, OHIO – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology improved to 12-1 on the women's basketball season and extended its school record winning streak to nine in a 54-51 win over Defiance College on Wednesday. Senior Suzy Carlson (State College, Pa.) paced the Engineers with 27 of the team's 54 points. She finished 6-8 from the field and 13-14 from the free throw line as the Engineers improved to 5-0 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play. Other key contributors to the Engineer attack included junior Katie Tharp (Linton)with eight points and four rebounds; junior Brittany Moline (Indianapolis/Perry Meridian) with a career-high five points; and junior Rebekah Forsyth (Farmersburg/N. Central) with 10 rebounds and four points. Defiance rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to close within 54-51 with 26 seconds remaining and gained possession after two free throws by Carlson. The Engineer defense forced the Yellow Jackets into a rushed two-point field goal in the waning seconds, which Kayla Mengerink missed and Forsyth rebounded at the buzzer. Rose-Hulman shot 50% from the field in the second half and hit 12-14 free throw attempts to secure the victory. The Engineers held Defiance to just 22% from the field in the opening 20 minutes and outrebounded the Yellow Jackets 34-31. The Engineers relied on a 19-10 run to open the second half to gain a second half lead of 41-30. Defiance chipped away at the lead to move within one point, but Carlson hit four key free throws in the final two minutes for Rose-Hulman's critical last four points. Rose-Hulman maintains its HCAC lead at 5-0 overall and improved to 12-1, while Defiance dropped to 9-5 overall and 2-3 in conference play. The Engineers host Transylvania University on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Hulbert Arena in another league game. | ||
