WEEK 10 STATS: 2 starts, 21.0 ppg, 14.0 rpg, 3.5 bpg, .467 FG pct., .928 FT pct.
Haines continued to have it her way in the post as Sacred Heart stayed unbeaten in Northeast Conference play. Powering the Pioneers to back-to-back league wins, the 6-foot-2 forward put up a pair of eye-popping double-doubles. She averaged 21.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per victory. Haines shot 47 percent from the field and was money at the charity stripe where she pieced together a 13-of-14 clip. The battled-tested post player came through in the clutch while accounting for more than 40 percent of the Pioneers’ scoring in Monday’s 49-48 triumph over Bryant. Haines, who finished with 20 points and 15 boards in 33 minutes, produced SHU’s final four points against the Bulldogs. Her go-ahead free throws with 00:09 remaining proved to be the difference in the one-point win. Two days earlier, the Garden State product led all scorers and rebounders in an 80-68 road victory over Wagner. Haines, who grabbed 13 boards and blocked four shots, tallied eighteen of her game-high 22 points in the second half. The driving force behind Sacred Heart’s 4-0 NEC start has averaged 19.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per league game.