Women's Basketball comes up short in HCAC Quarterfinals

The Defiance women's basketball team saw their season come to an end on Sunday afternoon, falling Rose-Hulman on the road in the quarterfinals of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.

The Basics

• Records: #5 Defiance (14-10, 9-7), #4 Rose-Hulman (12-8, 9-5)
• Location: Hulbert Arena - Terre Haute, Ind.
• Attendance: 250

Inside The Numbers

• Junior Lexie Sparks led Defiance with 10 points off the bench.
• Sophomore Kylie Brinkman added nine points and grabbed five rebounds.
• Senior Nysha Speed scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds, tying fellow senior Taylor Day and sophomore Cait Good for the team lead.
• As a team, Defiance went 13-of-49 (.265) from the floor and shot 7-of-27 (.259) on three-pointers.
• Ashley Black led Rose-Hulman with 13 points.
• Rowan Hein scored 11 points and recorded five steals.
• Jordan Barlow added seven points and eight rebounds.
• As a team, Rose-Hulman went 18-0f-50 (.360) from the floor and shot 6-of-16 (.375) on three-pointers.

The Difference

• After leading 13-10 following the first quarter Rose-Hulman outscored Defiance 17-2 in the second quarter.
• Defiance rallied in the third and used a 12-0 run to cut the deficit to 42-30 heading into the final frame.
• The Fightin' Engineers held out despite being outscored by Defiance 12-9 in the fourth to eliminate the Yellow Jackets and advance to the semifinals.
• Rose-Hulman outrebounded Defiance 37-34 and outscored them in the 18-10.