EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Junior forward Hannah Haithcock (Washington Courthouse, Ohio) scored 16 of her career-high-tying 22 points in the second half as No. 22 University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit to defeat visiting Rockhurst University, 80-71, Friday afternoon at Screaming Eagles Arena.

Haithcock went 6-of-9 (.667) from the field and 2-of-3 (.667) from behind the arc in the final 20 minutes as the Screaming Eagles shrugged off a slow start to earn their fourth straight win.

USI (16-3, 10-1 GLVC), which shot just 19.0 percent (4-21) from the field in the first quarter, trailed 21-10 midway through the first half and 40-32 at the intermission.

The Eagles used a 12-5 run to begin the third quarter and cut the Hawks’ advantage to just one point four minutes into the period. USI used a 6-0 run later in the third to briefly take a 54-53 lead, its first of the contest and went into the final 10 minutes in a 56-56 stalemate.

USI broke a 62-62 tie when freshman guard Vanessa Shafford (Linton, Indiana) connected on a three-pointer with just under six minutes to play. Stafford’s shot began what turned out to be an 18-5 run that left the Eagles with a 13-point lead with less than a minute to play in the contest.

Stafford scored six of her 15 points during the run, while Haithcock scored five points.

USI forced Rockhurst (10-8, 6-6 GLVC) into six fourth-quarter turnovers and held the Hawks to just 3-of-10 shooting in the final 10 minutes. The Hawks were just 1-of-4 (.250) from the field and 0-of-2 from three-point range during USI’s 18-5 run.

In addition to Haithcock and Shafford, both of whom came off the bench, the Eagles got a double-double from junior guard Addy Blackwell(Bloomington, Indiana), who finished with 12 points, four assists and a career-high 10 rebounds. Junior guard Tori Handley (Jeffersonville, Indiana) added 11 points and a career-high five steals.

Fifth-year senior guard Daly Sullivan led Rockhurst with a game-high 23 points, while sophomore guard/forward Keegan Sullivan added 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

USI returns to action Saturday at 1 p.m. when it hosts William Jewell College. The Cardinals (1-17, 0-12 GLVC) had their game against the University of Indianapolis Friday postponed due to inclement weather.