NORTH MANCHESTER —
Rose-Hulman relied on a strong defensive effort to top Manchester 59-29 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball Wednesday.
Junior Austin Weatherford led a balanced Rose scoring attack with 12 points. Junior Jason Haslag also reached double figures with 11 points.
Jordan Moss scored a game-high 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field, but Rose-Hulman limited the remainder of the Spartans’ offense to one field goal.
Rose held the Spartans to 17 percent from the field in the first half to build a 30-11 lead at the break. Rose-Hulman buried 11 of 14 free throws in the contest, held the Spartans to just 21 percent from the field, and outrebounded Manchester 49-30 in the victory.
Other key contributors to the Rose-Hulman offense included junior Nate Gissentanner with eight points and five rebounds; sophomore James Pillischafske with six points; and sophomore Julian Strickland with five points and seven rebounds.
Rose-Hulman jumped out to a 27-7 lead with 7:38 left in the first half by enjoying a 16-0 run over six minutes. Knotts and Weatherford keyed the offensive effort with two three-point shots each, with the team holding Manchester without a post in the six-minute spurt to secure the victory.
Rose (6-1 overall, 2-0 HCAC) will return to action at 3 p.m. Saturday against Bluffton. Manchester dropped to 3-5 and 1-1 respectively.
MANCHESTER (29) — Moss 9-15 3-6 21, Jackson 1-2 0-2 3, House 0-0 2-2 2, Spindler 0-3 2-2 2, Witte 0-1 1-2 1, Flores 0-1 0-0 0, Kinsey 0-5 0-0 0, Layman 0-1 0-0 0, Newlin 0-5 0-0 0, Feitshans 0-1 0-0 0, Hartsel 0-0 0-0 0, Sovine 0-6 0-0 0, Lantz 0-1 0-0 0, Sims 0-4 0-0 0, Morris 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 10-48 FG, 8-14 FT, 29 TP.
ROSE-HULMAN (59) — Weatherford 4-7 2-2 12, Knotts 3-8 2-2 11, Gissentanner 3-5 2-2 8, Balsbaugh 3-3 2-2 8, Pillischafske 2-5 0-0 6, Strickland 2-10 1-2 5, Harlan 1-3 2-4 4, Gerken 1-7 0-0 3, Haslag 1-5 0-0 2, Houpt 0-1 0-0 0, Hallstein 0-0 0-0 0, Nielson 0-0 0-0 0, Povaleri 0-0 0-0 0, McHugh 0-0 0-0 0, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Dodd 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-58 FG, 11-14 FT, 59 TP.
Halftime score — RH 30, MC 11. 3-point shooting — MC 1-10 (Jackson 1-1, Kinsey 0-1, Newlin 0-1, Sovine 0-1, Lantz 0-1, Sims 0-3, Morris 0-1, Moss 0-1), RH 8-26 (Knotts 3-8, Pillischafske 2-4, Weatherford 2-3, Gerken 1-3, Haslag 0-2; Martin 0-1, Dodd 0-2, Strickland 0-2, Gissentanner 0-1). Rebounds — MC 30 (Spindler 8), RH 49 (Haslag and Strickland 7). Assists — MC 2, RH 12 (Gissentanner 4). Total fouls — MC 13, RH 11. Fouled out — none. Att. — 350.
• Rose women fall — At North Manchester, Rose-Hulman senior Alisa Dickerson became the ninth member of the women’s basketball 1,000-point club to highlight a narrow 46-43 women’s basketball loss at Manchester College on Wednesday night.
Dickerson surpassed the 1,000-mark with her seventh point of the night and has now scored 1,014 points in her Rose-Hulman career.
Manchester held a 12-point lead at 39-27 with 5:48 remaining after a score by Laine Mello. Rose-Hulman answered with six straight points to move within 39-33 on two free throws by junior Heather Finnell at the 2:50 mark.
The deficit was trimmed to two points at 41-39 on scores by Dickerson at the 1:44 mark and again by Dickerson with 30 seconds left. Manchester hit two free throws, before a Dickerson layup brought Rose-Hulman within 43-41 with 16 seconds left.
Caitlyn Ailor buried two free throws to make Manchester’s lead increase to 45-41, but freshman Sheree Williams scored with seven seconds left to bring Rose-Hulman within 45-43.
Abby Schweitzer made one of two free throws to give Manchester a 46-43 lead. The Spartans committed a foul with two seconds remaining to prevent a game-tying three-point try. Williams missed the free throw and Manchester secured the rebound to clinch the victory.
Manchester improved to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 0-5. The Engineers return to action on Saturday with a 1 p.m. home matchup against Bluffton.
ROSE-HULMAN (43) — Dickerson 9-16 2-2 21, Williams 3-10 2-3 8, Finnell 1-9 5-6 7, Ploof, Kelsey 2-5 3-6 7, Gibbs, Grace 0-5 0-0 0, Rollins 0-5 0-0 0, Fuhs 0-0 0-0 0, Dalton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-51 FG, 12-17 FT, 43 TP.
MANCHESTER (46) — Mello 5-11 2-4 12, Meiklejohn 4-7 2-3 10, Schweitzer 2-5 2-3 6, Ailor 1-1 4-4 6, Honn 2-8 0-3 4, Starkey 2-7 0-0 4, Childress 1-10 0-1 2, Hamilton 1-1 0-1 2, Lowden 0-6 0-0 0, Lang 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-59 FG, 10-19 FT, 46 TP.
Halftime score — Manchester 18, Rose-Hulman 13. 3-point goals — Rose-Hulman 1-9 (Dickerson 1-2, Williams 0-2, Finnell 0-5), Manchester 0-13 (Mello 0-3, Meiklejohn 0-1, Starkey 0-3, Childress 0-5, Lang 0-1). Fouled out — Ploof, Meiklejohn. Rebounds — Rose-Hulman 40 (Dickerson 9), Manchester 46 (Mello 8, Lang 8). Assists — Rose-Hulman 5 (Dickerson 2), Manchester 3. Total fouls — R-H 15, M 16. Technical fouls — R-H team.
Rose-Hulman
Rose-Hulman men overpower Manchester; women lose close game
- Rose-Hulman
-
-
From humble start to collegiate success: South graduate went 11-4 for Rose-Hulman tennis team
It takes just seven players to field a high school varsity tennis match. So especially in the larger high schools, that forces some talented players to compete in relative obscurity in junior varsity matches.
-
Engineers sputter in HCAC tourney: Rose finishes 27-14 after loss
Rose-Hulman appeared poised to bounce back from an 8-1 loss in Thursday night’s opener of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
-
Top seed, home field doesn’t guarantee Rose success
On the surface, serving as host for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball tournament would appear to benefit Rose-Hulman’s No. 1-seeded team, which finished the regular season 27-12 overall and 18-6 in the conference.
-
Rose takes conference title
Rose-Hulman has captured its first regular-season conference baseball championship since 1996 and will serve as host the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament this week.
- METRO ROUNDUP: Rose baseball team takes first game of doubleheader
-
Rose-Hulman mourns president’s death
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is mourning the loss of its 14th president, Matt Branam, who died Friday after a sudden medical emergency in his office.
-
Rose adds two to football staff
Rose-Hulman has announced two new additions to the football coaching staff.
-
Rose-Hulman’s jack-of-all-trades
Pop quiz.
What college baseball player is near the .500-mark as a leadoff batter, is the team’s closer and now a complete-game starting pitcher too? -
Rose-Hulman athletes honored for academics by HCAC
The Rose-Hulman athletic department leads the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with 60 academic all-league awards during the 2011-12 academic year.
-
For Rose’s Evans, Coleman, it’s all about championships
You know an athlete is special when figuring out how many championships he or she has won takes a few seconds.
-
Engineers win one of two games Saturday to open own baseball invitational
Rose-Hulman defeated Illinois Wesleyan 7-3 and fell to Concordia Chicago 18-5 to open the Rose-Hulman Baseball Invitational in Terre Haute on Saturday.
-
Roundabout route to Rose
While his first year of college baseball might not have turn out like he desired at NCAA Division I-level Holy Cross, former Terre Haute North standout Parker Fulkerson enjoyed the experience.
-
Pilipovich drives in 5 runs for Rose-Hulman
Rose-Hulman shook off a first-inning deficit to defeat Westminster 11-9 in nonconference college baseball Monday at Art Nehf Field.
-
Coleman takes NCAA runner-up for Rose-Hulman
Rose-Hulman senior Sutton Coleman of Lebanon, Va., earned his fifth career All-American award with a national runner-up finish in the NCAA Division III indoor track and field national championships Saturday at Grinnell College.
-
Rose-Hulman loses tennis dual
Rose-Hulman dropped a 7-2 decision to Franklin College in a men’s tennis match featuring two three-set matches and three tiebreakers Saturday.
-
Another NCAA title for Rose’s Evans
Junior Liz Evans of Bicknell became the second Rose-Hulman student-athlete to earn three career NCAA Division III national championships by winning the women’s high jump at Friday’s 2012 indoor national meet at Grinnell College.
-
Rose-Hulman's Sutton Coleman nets big honor for track and field
Sutton Coleman of Rose-Hulman has been named NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association, it was announced Thursday.
-
Florida trip offers Rose good glimpse of where it needs to be
For 23 years, Rose-Hulman baseball coach Jeff Jenkins has taken his team to Florida to open its season and 2012 was no exception.
-
Engineers fall just short in D3 tourney opener
Rose-Hulman’s men’s basketball players never let North Central of Illinois get away from them. North Central was always within arm’s length.
-
Engineers won’t stray far from home during tourney
Indiana State won’t be the only Terre Haute-based men’s basketball team hanging out in St. Louis later this week.
-
Engineers get red hot NCAA opponent
In earning their first ticket to the “big dance” for NCAA Division III teams since 1999, the Rose-Hulman Engineers got paired up with a North Central College squad that’s on a roll.
-
Cinderella story in the making
His team has already won the big prize, Rose-Hulman basketball coach Jim Shaw said Sunday. All that’s left is gravy.
-
Rose men advance to HCAC title game
Rose-Hulman advanced to the championship game of the 2012 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament with a 59-56 victory over Hanover on Saturday.
-
Rose hurdler sets school record
Rose-Hulman recorded three strong performances at the Anderson University Indoor Track and Field Invitational on Saturday.
-
Rose men get past Defiance; Rose women also win
Rose-Hulman relied on a fast start to the second half to top Defiance College 76-67 in the first round of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament Friday night.
-
HCAC not all a bed of roses
Both Rose-Hulman basketball teams will face first-round opponents that they lost to recently in this weekend’s six-team Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournaments.
-
Engineer men knock off Hanover College
Playing the final home game of his men’s basketball career Saturday in Hulbert Arena, Blake Knotts burned the nets for six 3-point goals and a season-high 18 points to lead Rose-Hulman over Hanover 75-61 in a battle of top-three teams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
-
Rose-Hulman eyes baseball milestone
Baseball may not be on the minds of too many Wabash Valley sports fans yet, but the Rose-Hulman program is prepared to commemorate an upcoming milestone.
-
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rose, The Woods post weekend victories
Rose-Hulman relied on a balanced scoring attack and a strong defensive effort to earn a 55-44 women’s basketball victory Saturday over Mount St. Joseph.
-
Bluffton nips Rose-Hulman men
Bluffton placed three players in double figures to capture a tightly contested 62-56 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball victory over visiting Rose-Hulman on Saturday.
- More Rose-Hulman Headlines
-
From humble start to collegiate success: South graduate went 11-4 for Rose-Hulman tennis team




