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Local Sports from The CourierSunday, December 30, 2012Area Colleges: Yoders leads ONU past AdrianADRIAN, Mich. -- Cenzie Yoder scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Ohio Northern Saturday as the Polar Bears stopped Adrian College in a nonconference women's basketball game on Saturday. The Polar Bears, the No. 15 team in the latest NCAA Division III coaches' poll, won their 10th straight game to improve to 11-1. Adrian is 3-8. All 14 players who appeared in the game for Ohio Northern scored at least two points. Ohio Northern will return to action on Jan. 5 when it hosts No. 2 Mount Union in a key Ohio Athletic Conference matchup. BU women win HOLLAND, Mich. -- The Bluffton University women's basketball team went on a 7-0 run to start the game as the Beavers rolled to a 69-44 win over Finlandia University in the consolation game of the Hope College Flying Dutch Holiday Tournament on Saturday. Bluffton's Taylor Whitaker finished with a game-high 16 points after shooting 6-of-10 from the field, including an impressive 4-of-6 performance beyond the arc. The freshman also tallied three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Brenna Kurilec and Mikayla Coburn both finished the game with eight points. Coburn ripped down a team-high eight rebounds. Ruffer also collected eight boards to go along with her four points, four assists and three steals. The Beavers (6-5) will be back on the road Wednesday for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference battle with rival Defiance College. Subscribe to The Courier. |
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