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     RIO GRANDE, Ohio - The final game of the University of Rio Grande's season-opening six-game homestand turned out exactly as the RedStorm's previous five outings did - with a lopsided victory.
     Head coach David Smalley's squad put up 30 points or more in three of the game's four quarters and pounded the University of Cincinnati-Clermont in a 115-53 decision, Saturday afternoon, in non-conference women's basketball action at the Newt Oliver Arena.
     The RedStorm, who scored 29 of the game's first 32 points, led by 22 after one period and by 37 points, 61-24, at the intermission.
     UC-Clermont, which lost for the first time in four outings, got no closer the rest of the way.
     Rio's biggest lead was 64 points, 115-51, following a layup by junior Marina Garcia Perez (Leon, Spain) with just under a minute to play.
     Rio Grande shot 54 percent or better in every quarter except the third and finished 45-for-87 from the floor (51.7%).
     The RedStorm also outrebounded the Cougars, 54-29, and turned 37 Clermont turnovers into 52 points.
     Seven different players finished in double figures, with senior Jocelyn Abraham (Excahnge, WV) leading the way for a second straight contest by netting 15 points.
     Senior Aleea Crites (Parkersburg, WV) had a solid all-around outing with 14 points to go along with a career-high six assists and five steals.
     Junior Kaylee Darnell (Wheelersburg, OH) added 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while senior Reagan Willingham (Ashville, OH) netted 12.
     Junior Harlei Antritt (Newark, OH) had 11 poins and seven rebounds, while juniors Lexi Woods (Waverly, OH) and Natalie Kalaydjiev (Vienna, Austria) scored 10 points each.
     Woods also had seven rebounds, while Garcia Perez had six assists, junior Azyiah Williams (Ripley, OH) had five steals and sophomore Marlee Grinstead (Albany, OH) tallied seven points, five assists, four steals and two blocked shots.
     UC-Clermont finished 22-for-59 overall (37.3%) and 7-for-22 from three-point range (31.8%).
     Tyra Murphy led the Cougars with 21 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Olivia Crawford added 11 points of her own in a losing cause.
     Abby Strunk also had six rebounds for the Cougars and Bryanna Price also had three assists.
     Rio Grande returns to action on Tuesday night when it opens River States Conference play at West Virginia University-Tech.
     Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center.