Stars in the Opening Games of League Play

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She had 21 points on seven made 3-pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, an assist, and a steal against McDaniel; 18 points including five made 3's with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals over Franklin; and in their most recent game, Littrell had an amazing 32-point performance, throwing in 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3 steals as well. 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In two notable outings, [player_tooltip player_id='842699' first='Ella' last='Holwege'] had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals in the win at Warrenton and 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 block in the home win over Rainier. These are typical kinds of night for Holwege with high outputs in every statistical category. 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