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Yager Earns All-America Honor
Yager, a native of Oologah, led the University of Science and Arts in scoring with 14.7 points per game, and she led the country in field goal percentage. For the season, she hit 172-of-247 from the floor for 69.6 percent. She finished her career as a First-Team All-Sooner Athletic Conference selection and scored 673 points, grabbed 409 rebounds and started every game for the past two seasons. She scored in double figures in 24 of 28 games, and she posted 20 points or more in five games including a career-high of 28 points against Lubbock Christian. The 6-foot-1 post player earned the Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week after leading the Drovers to three straight wins early in the season. Yager averaged 20.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, three blocks and 1.3 steals per game as USAO beat Bethany College, Friends University and Southwestern College on the road. She shot 87 percent from the field for the week (26-of-30) and 82 percent from the line (9-of-11). Yager set a career high for points on consecutive nights with 20 points against Friends and then 27 points against Southwestern, which she later broke against LCU. USAO finished the season 15-14 overall and received votes for the final NAIA national top-25 poll. ### |
