AUBURN HILLS (Interstat) — Milagros Morell had 18 points, eight rebounds, two assists and four blocks in 24 minutes to lead Oakland to a 104-32 victory over visiting Cleary in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Monday at Athletics Center O’rena. Morell, a 6-foot-4 forward from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who previously attended International School, anchored the Golden Grizzlies inside as Oakland opened its season with a 1-0 record. Cleary, a non-divisional opponent, could not match Oakland’s depth. The Golden Grizzlies scored 104 points on 78 possessions for an offensive rating of 133.3. They finished with 18 assists, five offensive rebounds, eight blocks and eight turnovers.

Cleary started with energy as Reese Williams made two early 3-pointers and a layup to help the visitors take an 8-3 lead. Karissa Cochran added a 3-pointer, and Cleary led 11-5 with 6:16 left in the first quarter. Oakland answered with the decisive stretch. Alessia Reale scored 10 first-quarter points, including two 3-pointers and two layups, while Morell made a layup and a 3-pointer. Makenzie Luehring converted a three-point play, Karinna Trotter scored inside, Angie Smith made a layup and Samone Andrews hit a jumper as Oakland closed the quarter on a 21-3 run and took a 26-14 lead after one.

Oakland extended the lead in the second quarter. Morell made two free throws and a layup, Smith scored six straight points on a jumper and two layups, Luehring hit a 3-pointer and Sereniti Roberts-Adams scored inside. Layla Gold added a layup and two free throws, Berlynn Carlson made two free throws and Ella Riggs made two free throws as Oakland went into halftime with a 52-19 advantage. Cleary got a jumper from Melanin Holman and a late jumper and free throw from Holman, but the Golden Grizzlies kept the visitors from cutting into the lead.

Oakland opened the third quarter by outscoring Cleary 23-4. Smith made a layup, Reale scored twice inside, Morell hit a jumper, Riggs made two free throws, Andrews hit a jumper, Trotter made a free throw and Luehring made a layup. Morell added two more layups and another jumper. Cleary got a free throw from Evalyn Cole, a free throw from Holman and a layup from Maddux Locke. Oakland led 75-23 after three quarters.

Oakland kept pulling away in the fourth. Andrews opened the quarter with a jumper, Cochran hit two 3-pointers, Locke scored twice inside, Sheridan Beal made two layups, Mackenzie Stein made a free throw, Cece Bonner made a layup, Carlson made a layup and a 3-pointer, Morell hit a 3-pointer, and Andrews added a 3-pointer as the Golden Grizzlies closed the scoring. Cleary finished with 32 points. For Oakland, Reale had 20 points and four rebounds in 18 minutes, Smith had 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and one block in 20 minutes, Luehring had 12 points and four assists in 18 minutes, Andrews had 13 points and one rebound in 18 minutes, Bonner had two points, five rebounds and eight assists in 27 minutes, Gold had five points, five rebounds, one assist and one block in 14 minutes, Carlson had seven points, two rebounds and one assist in nine minutes, Roberts-Adams had two points, five rebounds and one block in seven minutes, and Trotter had five points, two rebounds, one assist and one block in nine minutes.

Oakland’s upcoming schedule includes a visit to Wisconsin, a home game against Rochester Christian, a trip to Michigan State, a trip to Miami (Ohio), a home game against Eastern Michigan, a trip to Northwestern, a trip to Eastern Illinois, a trip to Northern Illinois, a home game against IU Indy and a trip to Western Michigan. No point spread, betting line, over-under or game-simulator projection was provided.