FRANKLIN, IND. --
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology relied on a historic evening
to defeat Franklin College 54-45 in Heartland Collegiate
Athletic Conference women's basketball action on Wednesday
night.
Senior Jill Floyd
(Bloomington, Ill./Olympia) became
the seventh player in school history to reach the 1,000-point
mark in her career with three points in the contest. Floyd
stands at exactly 1,000 points through tonight's game.
Freshman Donna Marsh
(Mobile, Ala.) added a second mark with three blocked shots to
become the first Engineer to record 50 blocks in a season.
Marsh led Rose-Hulman's
attack with a career-high 21-point effort on 7-11 from the field
and 7-10 from the foul line. She added 13 rebounds for her
ninth double-double of the season.
Junior Liz Ridgway
(Grosse Pointe, Mich./Northwestern University) also
reached double figures with 14 points and added six rebounds.
Jennifer Redicker led Franklin with 10 points.
Senior Katie Tharp
(Linton) joined Marsh in the double-figure rebound club with
10 boards in the contest. The Engineers outrebounded
Franklin 42-30 in the win and shot 46% from the field.
Rose-Hulman improved to
9-10 overall and 5-5 in HCAC play with their second win of the
season over Franklin. The Grizzlies dropped to 10-8 overall and
4-5 in league play. The Engineers host Transylvania University
on Saturday at 3 p.m.
