Box Score HANOVER, Ind. – Hanover (13-1-5 overall) advanced to their sixth straight Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament finals on Tuesday afternoon defeating no. 4 seed Rose-Hulman, 2-0.
 
The Panther offense attempted to claim the first half advantage as junior Beth Cook (Goshen, Ohio)  looked to flick a header just pass the Rose-Hulman keeper but was denied in the 8^th minute.
 
Hanover got another fantastic attempt on goal in the 22^nd minute as freshman Kaleigh Schirmer (Amelia, Ohio) fired a shot at point blank range that once again was saved in impressive fashion by the Fightin' Engineers netminder.
 
The Blue and Red entered the intermission with an 8-2 advantage in shots, paced by junior Nora Ludwig (Cincinnati, Ohio).
 
Senior Jostin Reeves (Greenwood, Ind.) answered the bell in the second half playing a fantastic through ball from Ludwig in the opening minutes to propel Hanover in front 1-0.
 
The veteran delt the final goal in the 86^th minute as she served up a corner kick to junior Kate Bettner (Noblesville, Ind.) who deposited the ball top shelf, 2-0.
 
Hanover finished the contest with a game-high 12 shots, five of which landed on frame. Senior Maggie Hinegardner (Fort Thomas, Ky.) collected the win in frame posting a clean sheet with one save.
 
The Panthers return to the pitch on Saturday afternoon as they host the HCAC Tournament Championship taking on the winner