SOUTH BEND, Ind. --- University of St. Francis' Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal-round contest with Indiana University South Bend was a tale of two halves.

Fortunately for the Lady Saints, the second half was better than the first as they rallied from a 35-29 halftime deficit to score a 73-68 victory Tuesday night.

The win sends USF (18-13) to Thursday's semifinal-round date with No. 1 seed and No. 11 nationally-ranked Saint Xavier University at 7 p.m. in Chicago. Just nine days ago, the Lady Saints stunned the Cougars, 75-64, at the Shannon Center.

On Tuesday, USF could do little right in the first half, falling behind by as many as 15 points, 30-15, while shooting just 29 percent from the field (9-of-31).

Jacqie Storm (Carl Sandburg H.S./Orland Park, IL) changed that in the closing 14 minutes after misfiring on seven of her first nine shots, including 6-of-7 three-pointers.

The sophomore forward caught fire and so did the Lady Saints with Storm connecting on seven of her final ten shots, including 4-of-5 treys, and scoring 18 of her game-high 25 points over the final stretch.

Sophomore guard Katie Carls (St. Bede's Academy/Spring Valley, IL) was just as hot from outside, nailing three second-half three-pointers and netting 12 of her 21 points after the break.

Carls' first trey of the closing half gave USF its first lead of the game, 51-48, with 9:03 remaining. Storm's three-pointer just over one minute later put the Lady Saints up for good, 56-53, with 7:36 to play.