Rio Grande News
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 - [Women's Basketball]
Rio Grande Sports Information
RIO GRANDE, Ohio - The University of Rio Grande built a 13-point first half lead and cruised to a 73-59 win over visiting Walsh University, Tuesday afternoon, in women's basketball action at the Newt Oliver Arena.
The RedStorm, which had a four-game winning streak stopped in a home loss to Huntington (IN) University on Saturday, rebounded against their former America Mideast Conference rival to win for the ninth time in 12 outings.
The Cavaliers slipped to 4-4 overall, losing for the fourth time in five non-conference games this season.
Walsh took an early 3-2 lead on a three-pointer by Tracy Payne less than a minute into the game, but Rio Grande reeled off eight straight points and never trailed again.
Despite 13 first half turnovers, the RedStorm led by as many as 13 points on two occasions in the opening stanza before settling on a 35-23 cushion at the intermission.
Walsh hit just seven of its 34 shots from the field in the first half (20.6%) and committed 10 turnovers of its own.
The Cavaliers twice drew to within eight points in the opening three minutes of the second half, but got no closer the rest of the way.
Rio Grande's biggest lead of the game was 17 points, 64-47, following a jumper by senior guard Kaylee Helton (Lucasville, OH) with 4:00 remaining in the contest.
Helton led the RedStorm with 23 points and three steals, while junior forward Jayvonna Saddler (Cincinnati, OH) added 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Saddler finished 10-for-10 from the free throw line.
Freshman forward Tinesha Taylor (South Point, OH) added 10 points, eight rebounds and a a pair of blocked shots to the winning effort, while freshman guard Elizabeth Badgett (Detroit, Mich.) handed out a team-high six assists.
Rio Grande finished with 24 turnovers, but survived by shooting 44.4 percent from the field (24-for-54) and 77.8 percent from the free throw line (21-for-27).
Walsh had nine different players score, but Mandi Swickard (11) was the only one to reach double figures.
The Cavaliers shot just over 48 percent from the field in the second half, but finished just 21-for-63 for the game (33.3%), including a 1-for-10 showing from three-point range.
Rio Grande returns to action Saturday afternoon, hosting Cincinnati-Clermont for a 2 p.m. tipoff.
RIO GRANDE, Ohio - The University of Rio Grande built a 13-point first half lead and cruised to a 73-59 win over visiting Walsh University, Tuesday afternoon, in women's basketball action at the Newt Oliver Arena.
The RedStorm, which had a four-game winning streak stopped in a home loss to Huntington (IN) University on Saturday, rebounded against their former America Mideast Conference rival to win for the ninth time in 12 outings.
The Cavaliers slipped to 4-4 overall, losing for the fourth time in five non-conference games this season.
Walsh took an early 3-2 lead on a three-pointer by Tracy Payne less than a minute into the game, but Rio Grande reeled off eight straight points and never trailed again.
Despite 13 first half turnovers, the RedStorm led by as many as 13 points on two occasions in the opening stanza before settling on a 35-23 cushion at the intermission.
Walsh hit just seven of its 34 shots from the field in the first half (20.6%) and committed 10 turnovers of its own.
The Cavaliers twice drew to within eight points in the opening three minutes of the second half, but got no closer the rest of the way.
Rio Grande's biggest lead of the game was 17 points, 64-47, following a jumper by senior guard Kaylee Helton (Lucasville, OH) with 4:00 remaining in the contest.
Helton led the RedStorm with 23 points and three steals, while junior forward Jayvonna Saddler (Cincinnati, OH) added 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Saddler finished 10-for-10 from the free throw line.
Freshman forward Tinesha Taylor (South Point, OH) added 10 points, eight rebounds and a a pair of blocked shots to the winning effort, while freshman guard Elizabeth Badgett (Detroit, Mich.) handed out a team-high six assists.
Rio Grande finished with 24 turnovers, but survived by shooting 44.4 percent from the field (24-for-54) and 77.8 percent from the free throw line (21-for-27).
Walsh had nine different players score, but Mandi Swickard (11) was the only one to reach double figures.
The Cavaliers shot just over 48 percent from the field in the second half, but finished just 21-for-63 for the game (33.3%), including a 1-for-10 showing from three-point range.
Rio Grande returns to action Saturday afternoon, hosting Cincinnati-Clermont for a 2 p.m. tipoff.
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