TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology extended its school record winning streak to 11 games with a 68-44 victory over Mount St. Joseph in women's basketball action on Wednesday.
The Engineers improved to 14-1 on the season and remain atop the HCAC standings at 7-0 with the win.
Sophomore Liz Ridgway led three Engineers in double figures with a career-high 18 points. Senior Suzy Carlson added 17 points and was a perfect 6-6 from the field, while junior Katie Tharp added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Other key contributors for the Engineers included senior Rebekah Forsyth and junior Jill Floyd with six points each.
Rose-Hulman led 26-22 after a defensive minded first half that featured 48% shooting from the field for the Engineers. In the second half, Rose-Hulman held the Lions to just 21% shooting to lower their overall effort to 29%.
In the second half, the Engineers relied on two free throws by Tharp, a field goal by Carlson and a layup by Ridgway to take a 34-27 lead with 15:03 left.
The run continued with two free throws by Floyd, a layup by Tharp, three points from Ridgway and a pair of Carlson free throws to make the score 43-29 at the 11:57 mark.
The lead reached a game-high 29 points on two occasions as Rose-Hulman held the Lions to six points in the first 14 minutes of the second half.
Rose-Hulman will attempt to complete a perfect first round of HCAC play with Saturday's matchup at preseason league champion selection Manchester College. The game will be broadcast on WMHD-FM 90.7 and on the Rose-Hulman athletic website.
Newspaper Box Score Rose-Hulman vs College of Mount St. Joseph 01-10-07 7:30 pm at Cincinnati, Ohio - Harrington Center At Cincinnati, Ohio - Harrington Center ROSE-HULMAN 68, COLLEGE OF MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 44 ROSE-HULMAN (14-1, 7-0 HCAC) Ridgway, Liz 7-12 4-5 18; Carlson, Suzy 6-6 4-4 17; Tharp, Katie 4-8 2-3 10; Floyd, Jill 2-6 2-4 6; Forsyth, Rebekah 1-7 4-4 6; Moline, Brittany 1-4 3-4 5; Banet, Shayna 1-1 2-2 4; Brisco, Bethany 0-0 2-2 2; Mader, Katrina 0-0 0-0 0; Kost, Karyn 0-1 0-0 0; Procter, Candace 0-1 0-0 0; Hart, Julie 0-1 0-0 0; Hamstra, Katie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-47 23-28 68. COLLEGE OF MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (5-9, 1-6 HCAC) Huss, Kristen 5-12 2-2 12; Eichhold, Maria 5-8 0-1 10; Marsh, Christina 2-9 2-2 7; Stallkamp, Ashleigh 2-5 0-0 5; Goodwin, Jennifer 0-0 4-4 4; Ziegelmeyer, Kara 1-6 0-0 3; Hoffman, Amanda 1-7 0-0 2; Griffith, Ashley 0-3 1-2 1; Barnhill, Kristen 0-1 0-0 0; Logan, Shanika 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 16-56 9-11 44. Rose-Hulman................... 26 42 - 68 College of Mount St. Joseph... 22 22 - 44 3-point goals--Rose-Hulman 1-9 (Carlson, Suzy 1-1; Tharp, Katie 0-1; Floyd, Jill 0-2; Forsyth, Rebekah 0-1; Moline, Brittany 0-2; Kost, Karyn 0-1; Hart, Julie 0-1), College of Mount St. Joseph 3-12 (Marsh, Christina 1-3; Ziegelmeyer, Kara 1-4; Stallkamp, Ashleigh 1-2; Hoffman, Amanda 0-2; Griffith, Ashley 0-1). Fouled out--Rose-Hulman-None, College of Mount St. Joseph-Hoffman, Amanda. Rebounds--Rose-Hulman 37 (Tharp, Katie 8; Moline, Brittany 8; Ridgway, Liz 8), College of Mount St. Joseph 32 (Huss, Kristen 9). Assists--Rose-Hulman 11 (Carlson, Suzy 4), College of Mount St. Joseph 12 (Hoffman, Amanda 3; Ziegelmeyer, Kara 3). Total fouls--Rose-Hulman 16, College of Mount St. Joseph 21. Technical fouls--Rose-Hulman-None, College of Mount St. Joseph-Stallkamp, Ashleigh. A-110