EVANSVILLE, Ind.–University of Southern Indiana junior forward Hannah Haithcock (Washington Courthouse, Ohio) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week in an announcement by the league office Monday afternoon.
Haithcock averaged 18.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game to lead the No. 22 Screaming Eagles to a 3-0 record on the week, including an 82-69 road win over Lindenwood University last Monday; an 80-71 come-from-behind victory over Rockhurst University Friday; and an 86-51 triumph over William Jewell College Saturday.
The 2020-21 All-GLVC honoree matched a career-high with 22 points in USI’s win over Lindenwood. She scored 16 of her 22 points in the first 20 minutes of the game as USI jumped out to a commanding 20-point lead in the opening half.
Haithcock returned to the court to, once again, scored a career-high-tying 22 points in USI’s win over Rockhurst. She scored 16 of those 22 points in the second half, and eight in the fourth quarter, as USI rallied from an 11-point first-quarter deficit and eight-point halftime deficit.
A GLVC All-Freshman team honoree two years ago, Haithcock finished the week with a 12-point performance in USI’s win over William Jewell.
On the week, Haithcock shot 55.3 percent (21-38) from the field and was 12-of-17 (.706) from the free-throw line.
Haithcock, a health services major with a minor in psychology, is averaging a team-high 12.6 points per game for the Eagles, who rank in the top 10, nationally, with a GLVC and Midwest Region-best 81.4 points per game.
Monday’s honor marks the first time in Haithcock’s career she has earned GLVC Player of the Week honors. She is the first USI Women’s Basketball player to earn the award since Kaydie Grooms was named GLVC Player of the Week on February 19, 2018.
The Eagles, who are No. 2 in the inaugural GLVC Point Rating System standings that were released Saturday night, return to action Thursday at 5:45 p.m. when they travel to Springfield, Missouri, to take on No. 4/8 Drury University.
