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    PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The University of Rio Grande women's cross country team wrapped up its 2019 schedule with a last-place finish in Saturday's River States Conference Women's Cross Country Championship hosted by Carlow University at Schenley Park.
    The RedStorm totaled 300 points and was 11th in the 11-team field.
    Rio's top individual finish came from senior Kelsey Miller (Georgetown, OH), who placed 40th among the 92 runners by completing the 5k course in 22:37.

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    RIO GRANDE, Ohio – With its back firmly against the wall, the University of Rio Grande volleyball team stepped up in its final home appearance and posted a much-needed victory.
    The RedStorm finished the first two sets strong and parlayed a good start to the third set into a 3-0 win (25-20, 25-22, 25-19) over Cincinnati Christian University, Friday night, in River States Conference action at the Newt Oliver Arena.
    Rio Grande snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory, improving to 17-14 overall and 5-10 in conference play.
    The win also punched Rio's ticket to next week's RSC Tournament at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pa. The RedStorm maintained a one-game lead over Ohio Christian for the fourth and final playoff spot from the RSC East Division and, should the Trailblazers forge a tie following Saturday's action, the RedStorm hold the tiebreaker.

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    RIO GRANDE, Ohio – On a night where momentum hard a difficult time in deciding which direction in which it wanted to go, the third time did turn out to be charmed for Wright State University-Lake.
    The Lakers rallied from a 10-point deficit with just over 10 minutes left to play and posted a 74-70 upset win over the University of Rio Grande in the opening round of the men's division of the Bevo Francis Invitational Tournament, Friday night, at the Newt Oliver Arena.
    Wright State-Lake improved to 2-3 with its second straight win and its first triumph in three all-time meetings with the RedStorm.
    Rio Grande slipped to 1-1 with the loss.

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    RIO GRANDE, Ohio – If the University of Rio Grande women's basketball team is nothing else, it's versatile in its offensive attack.
    The RedStorm did their damage on the inside in the first half and from the outside in the second half and the end result was a 98-86 win over Ohio Valley University in the opening round of the Bevo Francis Invitational Tournament, Friday afternoon, at the Newt Oliver Arena.
    Rio Grande rebounded from a tough two-point loss at the University of Pikeville on Tuesday night, improving to 2-1.
    Ohio Valley University, a member of the NCAA Division II Great Midwest Athletic Conference, was playing its season opener and lost for the 62nd straight time.

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    PIKEVILLE, Ky. – It was a comeback effort which did its level best to reach epic proportion.
    But, in the end, it finished as a gut-wrenching defeat.
    The University of Rio Grande erased a 20-point deficit with a furious fourth quarter rally, but the University of Pikeville got a pair of free throws from Sierra Feltner with 4.4 seconds remaining to hang on for a 94-92 win over the RedStorm, Tuesday night, in non-conference women's basketball action at Appalachian Wireless Arena.
    The Bears, who were among the schools receiving votes in the NAIA Division I preseason coaches' poll, upped their record to 5-0 with the win.
    Rio Grande slipped to 1-1 with the loss.

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    BECKLEY, W.Va. – As the 2019 regular season enters its final week, things are becoming more and more interesting in terms of whether the University of Rio Grande will qualify for the River States Conference Volleyball Championship.
    The RedStorm suffered a fourth straight loss Tuesday night, dropping a 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 25-16) decision to West Virginia University-Tech at Van Meter Gymnasium.
    Rio Grande slipped to 16-14 overall and 4-10 in league play with the loss, while its lead over Ohio Christian University for the fourth and final playoff spot in the RSC's East Division dwindled to just one game with two games remaining.
    The Golden Bears avenged an earlier loss to the RedStorm, improving to 20-10 overall and 9-5 inside the RSC.

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    MARIETTA, Ga. – The University of Rio Grande men's bowling team rolled its way to a 32nd place finish following Sunday's conclusion of the Brunswick Southern Collegiate Classic.
    The RedStorm toppled a total of 9,084 pins in the two-day event, which included 34 teams.
    Freshman Reece Collins (Columbus, OH) recorded Rio's top individual finish, placing 63rd among the 267 individual competitors with 1,128 pins over the course of six games for an average of 188.
    No other RedStorm bowler cracked the top 85.

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    MARIETTA, Ga. – The University of Rio Grande posted a 21st place finish in the women's division following Sunday's conclusion of the Brunswick Southern Collegiate Classic.
    The RedStorm knocked down 8,159 pins in the two-day event, which featured 22 teams.

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    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The University of Rio Grande managed to hang around for a while against NCAA Division I Marshall University on Saturday afternoon, but once the Thundering Herd got things in order, the RedStorm found themselves buffaloed.
    An 18-3 run over the final six minutes of the opening half blew open a tight game and allowed Marshall to pull away for what finished as an easy 92-59 victory in front of 5,642 fans at the Cam Henderson Center.
    The game was an exhibition contest for both teams.

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    NEW ALBANY, Ind. – Indiana University East used scoring spurts at the close of each set to post a 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-18) win over the University of Rio Grande, Saturday afternoon, in River States Conference volleyball play at Lingle Court.
    The Red Wolves, who posted a hard-fought 3-2 win over Rio in the previous meeting between the two teams on Oct. 4 at the Newt Oliver Arena, had a much easier time the second go-around in improving to 17-13 overall and 8-6 in the RSC.
    The RedStorm fell to 16-13 overall and 4-9 in league play with a third straight loss.