EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Women's Basketball cruised to an 86-51 Great Lakes Valley Conference win over visiting William Jewell College Saturday afternoon at Screaming Eagles Arena.

The No. 22 Screaming Eagles (17-3, 11-1 GLVC), winners of their last five games, used a 17-3 run to close the first period with a 28-10 lead and never looked back. USI, which led 47-27 at the break, got scoring contributions from 11 different players, including a game-high tying 15 points from sophomore forward Meredith Raley (Haubstadt, Indiana) and junior forward Tara Robbe (Wildwood, Missouri).

Robbe, who grabbed seven rebounds, went 6-of-8 from the field as USI's bench outscored William Jewell's reserves, 55-12.

Junior forward Hannah Haithcock (Washington Courthouse, Ohio) added 12 points off the bench, while senior guard Ashley Hunter (Flossmoor, Illinois) added nine points and a pair of steals.

The Eagles dominated the the paint, outscoring the Cardinals 36-24, and holding a 49-35 rebounding advantage.

Junior guard Tori Handley (Jeffersonville, Indiana), who finished with five points, led USI with 10 rebounds and four assists, while freshman guard Vanessa Shafford (Linton, Indiana) added six points and seven rebounds. Junior guard Soffia Rieckers (Evansville, Indiana) added six points, six rebounds, three assists and a team-best three steals.

William Jewell (1-18, 0-13 GLVC) was led by freshman forward Skyler Boylan and sophomore guard Katie Knock, who each had a team-high 11 points. Sophomore guard Libby Arnold added 10 points and a team-best nine rebounds, while freshman forward Katelynn Ostronic rounded out the double-figure performers with 10 points.

USI returns to action Thursday at 5:45 p.m. when it travels to Springfield, Missouri, to take on No. 4/8 Drury University in a GLVC contest. The Panthers (22-3, 12-2 GLVC) are coming off a 69-58 road win over Lindenwood University Saturday afternoon.