[Women's Basketball] Second quarter drought dooms Rio women

Rio Grande Sports Information
    CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - The University of Rio Grande got off to a good start against Indiana Tech in Friday afternoon's opening round of the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship.
    But a nightmarish second stanza killed any hopes the RedStorm had of pulling an upset of the 13th-ranked Warriors and, in the process, denied head coach David Smalley's program of its first-ever national tournament victory.
    The RedStorm never recovered after scoring just two points in the second quarter and watching a first quarter tie become a 14-point halftime deficit in an eventual 66-50 loss as part of the Crestview Hills "B" Bracket at Thomas More University's Connor Convocation Center.
    Indiana Tech, the No. 2 seed in the three-team pod, upped its record to 27-2 with the win and advances to Saturday's bracket title game against top-seeded Indiana Wesleyan University.
    Rio Grande, which fell to 0-8 all-time in national tourney play, finished its season at 18-9 with the loss - its second straight setback on the heels of an 11-game winning streak.