[Women's Basketball] Eagles soar past Rio women

Rio Grande Sports Information
    RIO GRANDE, Ohio - University of Rio Grande women's basketball head coach David Smalley may not have the look of the stereotypical mad scientist, but the veteran bench boss of the RedStorm is being forced to re-invent his team after season-ending knee injuries wiped out 60 percent of its normal starting lineup.
    Tuesday night's initial experiment against visiting Asbury University was far from a success.
    The Eagles took advantage of 23 Rio Grande turnovers and rolled to an 86-69 victory over the RedStorm in River States Conference action at the Newt Oliver Arena.
    Asbury won for just the fifth time in 19 outings and just the second time in nine RSC contests.
    Rio Grande, which added junior guard Sydney Holden (Wheelersburg, OH) to its list of wounded warriors in last Thursday's loss to WVU-Tech, fell for the second straight time, slipping to 13-6 overall and 4-3 in league play.