KALAMAZOO, MICH. -- University
of the Redlands placed three players in double figures to earn a
60-54 victory over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in women's
college basketball action on Sunday.
Senior Jill Floyd
(Bloomington, Ill./ Olympia) led the Rose-Hulman offense with a
season-high 21 points. Floyd finished 6-7 from three-point
range and 6-8 overall from the field for her sixth career game of
more than 20 points.
A balanced offensive effort
by the Redlands proved the difference. Meghan Yetman led the
offense with 14 points, with Ali Bueno and Rachae Bell adding 12
points each.
Other key contributors to
the Rose-Hulman offense included freshman Donna Marsh (Mobile,
Ala./Baker) with eight points and eight rebounds, and freshman
Nicole Klass (Evansville/North) with a career-high eight
points on a pair of three-pointers.
For her efforts over the
two-game tournament, Marsh earned a spot on the Kalamazoo Classic
all-tournament team.
Freshman Caroline
Andersen (N. Manchester/Manchester) poured in a career-high six
points and senior Katie Tharp (Linton) also tallied six
points with five rebounds for the Engineers.
Rose-Hulman jumped out to a
21-8 advantage late in the first half on three-pointers by Floyd and
senior Brittany Moline (Indianapolis/Perry Meridian), along
with a field goal by freshman Shayna Banet (Canton,
Ga./Woodstock). The Redlands answered with a 26-4 run to
close the first half and earn a nine-point edge at the break.
Rose-Hulman responded with
a run of its own to close within 50-46 with 10:25 left on two
straight three-pointers by Floyd. The Redlands answered with
another steady run to recapture a double digit lead, then held off
an Engineer run in the final minute to secure the win.
The Redlands improved to
7-3 on the season with the victory, while Rose-Hulman stand 4-6.
The Engineers return to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
action at Transylvania University on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.