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965:Cincinnati
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705:Louisville
631:Semifinals
581:Cincinnati
295:Cincinnati
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103:Cincinnati
99:Gary Yoder
75:Cincinnati
33:Division I
583:defeated
71:Champions
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178:Overall
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