Freshmen Chloe Rice and Mia Laube scored 12 points apiece as Marion had little trouble downing Independence, 61-30, on Tuesday night in Marion.

Amanda Sahm had 11 and Michalyn Mohr finished with 10 for the Indians (15-4, 10-2 Wamac West).

Megan Kinseth led Independence (6-13, 3-9) with 8 points.

INDEPENDENCE (30): Morkel 0 0-0 0, Grover 2 0-0 6, Jimmerson 1 0-0 3, McEnany 1 0-0 2, Kinseth 4 0-0 8, Lync 0 0-0 0 Niedert 2 0-0 4, Reiff 1 0-0 2, Corkery 0 0-0 0, Lau 0 0-0 0, Butters 0 0-0 0, Staker 0 0-0 0,Ludwig 2 1-6 5, Hemmingsen 0 0-0 0. 13 1-6 30.

MARION (61): Peyton 1 0-0 3, Rice 5 1-3 12, Smith 3 0-0 9, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Sahm 4 2-2 11, Dunne 0 0-0 0, Mohr 5 0-0 10, Laube 4 3-4 12, Kelly 0 0-0 0, Westhoff 0 0-0 0, Redmond 0 0-0 0, Sade 2 0-0 4, Jordan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 6-9 61.

Halftime: Marion 28, Independence 12. 3-point goals: Independence 3 (Grover 2, Jimmerson). Marion 7 (Peyton, Rice, Smith 3, Sahm, Laube).