Rose-Hulman fought hard but lost 84-73 to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, ranked No. 7 in the nation among NCAA Division III men’s basketball teams by d3hoops.com, in the opening round of the Wheaton Tournament on Friday at King Arena. 

Sophomore guard Joey Schmitz paced the Engineers with 22 points with the help of 8-for-12 shooting, while Will McElheney tallied 12 points and Daniel Savovic added 11. Cole Pride grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.

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