KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The UIndy women's basketball won its second straight game on Thursday night, picking up a comeback 63-60 victory at Rockhurst behind three double-digit scorers.
 
The Greyhounds outscored the Hawks, 25-17, in the fourth quarter to pull off the road triumph, thanks in large part to a 13-for-14 effort from the free throw line.
 
Elana Wells, who made all eight of her attempts from the charity stripe, scored a team-high 15 points, including 13 in the second half.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Fueling the comeback was Ruby Garner, who scored 10 of her 12 points in the final 3:46 of action, including a game-tying 3-pointer out of a timeout with just 41 seconds remaining. The defense stepped back up, forcing four Rockhurst turnovers in the fourth quarter, with the Greyhounds scoring their final three points off Hawks' miscues.
 

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Wells capped her perfect performance at the line with nine ticks left before Garner stretched the final lead to three. The Hawks managed a shot at the buzzer – albeit well inside the arc – before the horn signaled the Greyhound victory.
 
The Hounds led early, with buckets from Jaelynne Murray and Amyrah Sapenter setting the tone. Rockhurst drilled four triples in the first half to build a 28-22 lead before the break, however, the Greyhounds shutout their hosts from deep with an 0-14 effort in the final 20 minutes.
 
Autumn Rucker logged 26 minutes on Thursday, her most in more than two months, in absence of Patricia Chikamba, adding five rebounds and an assist.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Garner upped her team-high free-throw percentage to 82.6 percent with a 5-of-6 effort in the win.
- It was a balanced effort on the glass for the Hounds, with Murray securing a team-high six rebounds. Kylah Lawson, along with Rucker, finished with five apiece.
- Thursday marked just the second time this season UIndy has shot at least 20 free throws in a game; the Greyhounds attempted 22 against the Hawks, five shy of their season-high total against Governors State back in December.
- Halie Gilbert remained consistent across the stat sheet, recording six points and four rebounds, along with a team-high four assists.
 
HOUND BYTES
Head coach Jama Sharp on the victory…
"It wasn't pretty, but they fought hard and found a way to win. They got stops down the stretch and finished at the free-throw line."
 
MORE NOTES
The Greyhounds now lead the all-time series, 14-7, after their first win over the Hawks in more than two years.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy seeks to extend its winning streak to three on Saturday afternoon at William Jewell.