KALAMAZOO, MICH. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology placed three players in double figures and relied on a career best performance from freshman Donna Marsh (Mobile, Ala./Baker) to defeat the College of Wooster 64-49 on Saturday.

Marsh scored 20 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to establish career-high totals in each category.  She finished 7-13 from the field with five blocked shots and three assists in the win.  The 19 rebounds by Marsh tie for third place in Rose-Hulman single-game history.

Other Engineers reaching double figures included senior Katie Tharp (Linton) with 17 points and senior Candace Procter (Southfield, Mich./Groves) with a career-high 15 points.

Tharp finished 6-11 from the field with three rebounds and three steals, while missing a career-high in scoring by just one point.

Procter shot 6-11 from the field with eight assists, four rebounds and three steals in a solid all-around effort.

Rose-Hulman jumped out to a nine-point halftime lead due to 15 points and 10 rebounds in the opening 20 minutes from Marsh.

In the second half, Wooster trimmed the Engineer lead to six points at 34-28 on a three-pointer by Kym Wenz at the 18:51 mark.  Rose-Hulman responded with back-to-back field goals from Procter, Tharp and Marsh to gain a 40-28 lead with 16:24 remaining.

The Engineers pushed the advantage to as high as 19 points in the second half, while Wooster was unable to bring the margin within 10 points during the remaining 16 minutes of play.

Rose-Hulman improved to 4-5 with the victory and scored a season-high with its total of 64 points.  Wooster dropped to 3-5 on the campaign.  The Engineers will square off with the University of the Redlands at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the final game of the Kalamazoo College Classic.