Julia Balaski

23 Julia Balaski

Height:

5-8
Year:

Jr.
Hometown:

Mercer, PA
High School:

Mercer
Position:

G/F

gp

28
pts/g

6.6
fg %

36.8
3pt %

27.8
ft %

51.9
reb/g

3.3
a/g

1.1

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Bio

Career Highlights

2024-25

* Academic All-AMCC

2023-24

* Academic All-AMCC
* Played in 26 games, starting in one
* Ranked sixth on the team with 114 points and 45 field goals
* Pulled down 91 rebounds to rank fifth on the team
* Posted 34 steals, 10 assists and seven blocks
* Scored a season-best 14 points vs. Altoona
* Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. La Roche

2022-23

* Team Most Improved Award
* Academic All-AMCC
* Ranked fifth on the team in points per game
* Played in all 23 games
* Registered 14 points on two occasions
* Grabbed a season-best seven rebounds vs. Pitt-Greensburg
* Dished out four assists vs. Altoona
* Made a season-high five steals vs. Pitt-Bradford

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in industrial engineering
* Minor in operations and supply chain management
* Two-sport athlete at Penn State Behrend

Personal

* Daughter of Jennifer Cebula and Barry Balaski
* Three-sport athlete at Mercer Area High School
* Earned 12 varsity letters
* Two-time District 10 All-Region first team in soccer
* District 10 All-Region second team in soccer
* District 10 Region Player of the Year in soccer
* Two-time District Champion Team in soccer
* Four-time Co-Region Champion Team
* Team captain in soccer
* Three-time leading scorer in basketball
* Team captain in basketball
* District 10 All-Region second team
* Three-time All-Tournament Team
* Four-time District Qualifier in track and field
* Eighth place at State Championship
* National Honor Society
* Spanish Club
* Volunteer Program
* Class Treasurer
* Student Council

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result

Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 12	Hilbert	W, 91-27
Feb 15	at Pitt-Bradford	W, 113-65
Feb 19	at Alfred St.	W, 91-49
Feb 28	Penn State Altoona	W, 85-52
Mar 1	vs. La Roche	L, 67-55
Mar 8	Allegheny	L, 71-61

Season Statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	28	16
Games started	0	0
Minutes	481	255
Minutes per game	17.2	15.9
FG	71-193	47-115
FG Pct	36.8	40.9
3PT	15-54	12-33
3PT Pct	27.8	36.4
FT	28-54	24-37
FT Pct	51.9	64.9
Off rebounds	37	24
Def rebounds	55	28
Total rebounds	92	52
Rebounds per game	3.3	3.3
Personal fouls	52	27
Disqualifications	0	0
Assists	31	16
Turnovers	39	19
Assist to turnover ratio	0.8	0.8
Steals	55	33
Blocks	8	4
Points	185	130
Points per game	6.6	8.1
Points per 40 min	15.4	20.4

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 8	vs. Case Western Reserve	W, 60-59	-	18	2-7	28.6	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	4
Nov 9	vs. Carnegie Mellon	L, 78-74	-	21	4-9	44.4	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	10
Nov 12	St. John Fisher	W, 84-60	0	17	1-5	20.0	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	4
Nov 16	Chatham	L, 80-52	0	21	1-8	12.5	0-0	-	0-7	0.0	2
Nov 20	at Buffalo State	W, 80-57	-	17	3-5	60.0	0-1	0.0	1-6	16.7	7
Nov 23	at Oberlin	L, 71-67	-	18	1-4	25.0	0-3	0.0	0-0	-	2
Nov 26	at Brockport	L, 83-62	-	22	2-7	28.6	0-2	0.0	1-2	50.0	5
Dec 7	Pitt-Greensburg	W, 93-62	0	16	6-9	66.7	2-5	40.0	0-4	0.0	14
Dec 11	at La Roche	W, 74-60	-	17	0-4	0.0	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	0
Dec 14	Keuka	W, 88-50	0	9	0-4	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0
Dec 30	at Washington & Jefferson	L, 70-62	-	18	3-8	37.5	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	6
Jan 4	at Mt. Aloysius	W, 107-66	-	17	1-4	25.0	0-1	0.0	1-1	100.0	3
Jan 8	at Penn State Altoona	W, 88-70	-	22	2-5	40.0	2-3	66.7	2-4	50.0	8
Jan 11	Pitt-Bradford	W, 93-42	-	13	3-9	33.3	0-1	0.0	4-5	80.0	10
Jan 15	at Hilbert	W, 102-36	-	16	6-12	50.0	0-2	0.0	2-2	100.0	14
Jan 20	Carlow	W, 98-47	0	13	4-6	66.7	0-0	-	0-1	0.0	8
Jan 22	Alfred St.	W, 77-52	0	23	1-8	12.5	0-3	0.0	0-0	-	2
Jan 25	at Pitt-Greensburg	W, 88-60	-	12	2-6	33.3	1-2	50.0	2-2	100.0	7
Jan 28	at Carlow	W, 92-40	-	20	4-7	57.1	1-2	50.0	3-5	60.0	12
Feb 1	Mt. Aloysius	W, 74-55	0	11	2-4	50.0	0-1	0.0	3-4	75.0	7
Feb 5	La Roche	W, 83-61	-	18	1-5	20.0	0-0	-	4-5	80.0	6
Feb 8	Penn State Altoona	W, 77-61	-	15	5-12	41.7	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	11
Feb 12	Hilbert	W, 91-27	-	14	1-6	16.7	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	2
Feb 15	at Pitt-Bradford	W, 113-65	-	15	6-10	60.0	3-4	75.0	1-2	50.0	16
Feb 19	at Alfred St.	W, 91-49	-	13	3-8	37.5	2-3	66.7	2-2	100.0	10
Feb 28	Penn State Altoona	W, 85-52	-	19	4-7	57.1	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	9
Mar 1	vs. La Roche	L, 67-55	0	28	1-7	14.3	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	2
Mar 8	Allegheny	L, 71-61	0	18	2-7	28.6	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	4

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Nov 8	vs. Case Western Reserve	W, 60-59	-	18	1	5	6	1	1	1	0
Nov 9	vs. Carnegie Mellon	L, 78-74	-	21	0	4	4	0	1	2	0
Nov 12	St. John Fisher	W, 84-60	0	17	1	1	2	0	4	0	1
Nov 16	Chatham	L, 80-52	0	21	3	0	3	0	2	1	0
Nov 20	at Buffalo State	W, 80-57	-	17	1	1	2	1	1	2	0
Nov 23	at Oberlin	L, 71-67	-	18	0	2	2	3	2	4	1
Nov 26	at Brockport	L, 83-62	-	22	2	2	4	4	4	5	1
Dec 7	Pitt-Greensburg	W, 93-62	0	16	2	3	5	1	4	2	0
Dec 11	at La Roche	W, 74-60	-	17	0	2	2	1	0	2	0
Dec 14	Keuka	W, 88-50	0	9	1	1	2	1	1	1	0
Dec 30	at Washington & Jefferson	L, 70-62	-	18	1	3	4	1	1	0	0
Jan 4	at Mt. Aloysius	W, 107-66	-	17	1	2	3	0	1	2	1
Jan 8	at Penn State Altoona	W, 88-70	-	22	3	2	5	1	1	3	0
Jan 11	Pitt-Bradford	W, 93-42	-	13	2	3	5	3	0	2	0
Jan 15	at Hilbert	W, 102-36	-	16	2	0	2	2	2	5	1
Jan 20	Carlow	W, 98-47	0	13	1	0	1	1	1	2	0
Jan 22	Alfred St.	W, 77-52	0	23	1	2	3	1	1	5	0
Jan 25	at Pitt-Greensburg	W, 88-60	-	12	2	2	4	0	1	1	0
Jan 28	at Carlow	W, 92-40	-	20	1	3	4	3	2	0	0
Feb 1	Mt. Aloysius	W, 74-55	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
Feb 5	La Roche	W, 83-61	-	18	1	1	2	0	3	1	0
Feb 8	Penn State Altoona	W, 77-61	-	15	1	4	5	0	0	1	1
Feb 12	Hilbert	W, 91-27	-	14	2	1	3	2	1	4	0
Feb 15	at Pitt-Bradford	W, 113-65	-	15	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Feb 19	at Alfred St.	W, 91-49	-	13	3	3	6	1	2	1	0
Feb 28	Penn State Altoona	W, 85-52	-	19	0	1	1	1	0	3	0
Mar 1	vs. La Roche	L, 67-55	0	28	2	3	5	2	1	1	1
Mar 8	Allegheny	L, 71-61	0	18	1	4	5	1	2	2	0

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Nov 8	vs. Case Western Reserve	W, 60-59	-	1	0	1.0
Nov 9	vs. Carnegie Mellon	L, 78-74	-	1	0	0.0
Nov 12	St. John Fisher	W, 84-60	0	2	0	0.0
Nov 16	Chatham	L, 80-52	0	2	0	0.0
Nov 20	at Buffalo State	W, 80-57	-	3	0	1.0
Nov 23	at Oberlin	L, 71-67	-	1	0	1.5
Nov 26	at Brockport	L, 83-62	-	3	0	1.0
Dec 7	Pitt-Greensburg	W, 93-62	0	1	0	0.3
Dec 11	at La Roche	W, 74-60	-	2	0	-
Dec 14	Keuka	W, 88-50	0	2	0	1.0
Dec 30	at Washington & Jefferson	L, 70-62	-	1	0	1.0
Jan 4	at Mt. Aloysius	W, 107-66	-	1	0	0.0
Jan 8	at Penn State Altoona	W, 88-70	-	3	-	1.0
Jan 11	Pitt-Bradford	W, 93-42	-	0	0	-
Jan 15	at Hilbert	W, 102-36	-	2	0	1.0
Jan 20	Carlow	W, 98-47	0	2	0	1.0
Jan 22	Alfred St.	W, 77-52	0	3	0	1.0
Jan 25	at Pitt-Greensburg	W, 88-60	-	1	0	0.0
Jan 28	at Carlow	W, 92-40	-	0	-	1.5
Feb 1	Mt. Aloysius	W, 74-55	0	4	0	-
Feb 5	La Roche	W, 83-61	-	2	0	0.0
Feb 8	Penn State Altoona	W, 77-61	-	0	0	-
Feb 12	Hilbert	W, 91-27	-	1	0	2.0
Feb 15	at Pitt-Bradford	W, 113-65	-	3	0	-
Feb 19	at Alfred St.	W, 91-49	-	2	0	0.5
Feb 28	Penn State Altoona	W, 85-52	-	1	-	-
Mar 1	vs. La Roche	L, 67-55	0	5	0	2.0
Mar 8	Allegheny	L, 71-61	0	3	0	0.5

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2022-23	23	11.5	2.4-5.8	0.3-0.8	0.8-1.2	5.9
2023-24	26	13.9	1.7-5.2	0.1-0.8	0.8-1.5	4.4
2024-25	28	17.2	2.5-6.9	0.5-1.9	1.0-1.9	6.6
Total	77	14.4	2.2-6.0	0.3-1.2	0.9-1.6	5.6

Career Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2022-23	23	0	264	55-133	41.4	7-18	38.9	18-28	64.3	135
2023-24	26	1	362	45-135	33.3	3-20	15.0	21-39	53.8	114
2024-25	28	0	481	71-193	36.8	15-54	27.8	28-54	51.9	185
Total	77	1	1107	171-461	37.1	25-92	27.2	67-121	55.4	434

Career Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2022-23	23	264	11.5	8.3-20.2	1.1-2.7	38.9	2.7-4.2	20.5
2023-24	26	362	13.9	5.0-14.9	0.3-2.2	15.0	2.3-4.3	12.6
2024-25	28	481	17.2	5.9-16.0	1.2-4.5	27.8	2.3-4.5	15.4
Total	77	1107	14.4	6.2-16.7	0.9-3.3	27.2	2.4-4.4	15.7

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2022-23	23	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.9	1.0	1.2	0.3
2023-24	26	1.3	2.2	3.5	0.4	1.1	1.3	0.3
2024-25	28	1.3	2.0	3.3	1.1	1.4	2.0	0.3
Total	77	1.2	1.9	3.1	0.8	1.2	1.5	0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	pf	dq	a/to

	gp	gs	pf	a/to
2022-23	23	0	26	0.9
2023-24	26	1	47	0.4
2024-25	28	0	52	0.8
Total	77	1	125	0.7

Career Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2022-23	23	3.2	5.3	8.5	3.2	3.5	4.2	1.2
2023-24	26	3.8	6.3	10.1	1.1	3.1	3.8	0.8
2024-25	28	3.1	4.6	7.7	2.6	3.2	4.6	0.7
Total	77	3.3	5.3	8.6	2.2	3.3	4.2	0.8

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	28	17.2	2.5-6.9	0.5-1.9	1.0-1.9	6.6
Conference	16	15.9	2.9-7.2	0.8-2.1	1.5-2.3	8.1
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	13	15.9	2.4-6.9	0.3-1.5	1.0-2.2	6.1
Away	12	17.3	2.8-6.7	0.8-2.2	1.2-2.2	7.5
Neutral	3	22.3	2.3-7.7	0.7-2.3	0.0-0.0	5.3
Result
Wins	21	16.0	2.7-6.8	0.6-1.9	1.3-2.1	7.3
Losses	7	20.9	2.0-7.1	0.3-2.0	0.1-1.3	4.4
Month
November	7	19.1	2.0-6.4	0.3-1.7	0.6-2.4	4.9
December	4	15.0	2.2-6.2	0.5-2.5	0.0-1.0	5.0
January	8	17.0	2.9-7.1	0.5-1.8	1.8-2.5	8.0
February	7	15.0	3.1-7.4	1.0-2.1	1.4-1.9	8.7
March	2	23.0	1.5-7.0	0.0-1.5	0.0-0.0	3.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	28	0	481	71-193	36.8	15-54	27.8	28-54	51.9	185
Conference	16	0	255	47-115	40.9	12-33	36.4	24-37	64.9	130
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	13	0	207	31-90	34.4	4-20	20.0	13-28	46.4	79
Away	12	-	207	33-80	41.3	9-27	33.3	15-26	57.7	90
Neutral	3	0	67	7-23	30.4	2-7	28.6	0-0	-	16
Result
Wins	21	0	335	57-143	39.9	13-40	32.5	27-45	60.0	154
Losses	7	0	146	14-50	28.0	2-14	14.3	1-9	11.1	31
Month
November	7	0	134	14-45	31.1	2-12	16.7	4-17	23.5	34
December	4	0	60	9-25	36.0	2-10	20.0	0-4	0.0	20
January	8	0	136	23-57	40.4	4-14	28.6	14-20	70.0	64
February	7	0	105	22-52	42.3	7-15	46.7	10-13	76.9	61
March	2	0	46	3-14	21.4	0-3	0.0	0-0	-	6

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	28	481	17.2	5.9-16.0	1.2-4.5	27.8	2.3-4.5	15.4
Conference	16	255	15.9	7.4-18.0	1.9-5.2	36.4	3.8-5.8	20.4
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	13	207	15.9	6.0-17.4	0.8-3.9	20.0	2.5-5.4	15.3
Away	12	207	17.3	6.4-15.5	1.7-5.2	33.3	2.9-5.0	17.4
Neutral	3	67	22.3	4.2-13.7	1.2-4.2	28.6	0.0-0.0	9.6
Result
Wins	21	335	16.0	6.8-17.1	1.6-4.8	32.5	3.2-5.4	18.4
Losses	7	146	20.9	3.8-13.7	0.5-3.8	14.3	0.3-2.5	8.5
Month
November	7	134	19.1	4.2-13.4	0.6-3.6	16.7	1.2-5.1	10.1
December	4	60	15.0	6.0-16.7	1.3-6.7	20.0	0.0-2.7	13.3
January	8	136	17.0	6.8-16.8	1.2-4.1	28.6	4.1-5.9	18.8
February	7	105	15.0	8.4-19.8	2.7-5.7	46.7	3.8-5.0	23.2
March	2	46	23.0	2.6-12.2	0.0-2.6	0.0	0.0-0.0	5.2

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	28	1.3	2.0	3.3	1.1	1.4	2.0	0.3
Conference	16	1.5	1.8	3.3	1.0	1.2	2.1	0.3
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	13	1.3	1.6	2.9	0.8	1.5	1.9	0.2
Away	12	1.4	1.8	3.3	1.4	1.4	2.2	0.3
Neutral	3	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	1.3	0.3
Result
Wins	21	1.3	1.8	3.1	1.0	1.2	1.9	0.2
Losses	7	1.3	2.6	3.9	1.6	1.9	2.1	0.4
Month
November	7	1.1	2.1	3.3	1.3	2.1	2.1	0.4
December	4	1.0	2.3	3.3	1.0	1.5	1.3	0.0
January	8	1.6	1.8	3.4	1.4	1.1	2.5	0.3
February	7	1.3	1.4	2.7	0.6	0.9	1.7	0.3
March	2	1.5	3.5	5.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	pf	dq	a/to

	gp	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Event
Total	28	0	52	0	0.8
Conference	16	0	27	0	0.8
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	13	0	23	0	0.6
Away	12	-	22	0	1.0
Neutral	3	0	7	0	1.0
Result
Wins	21	0	36	0	0.8
Losses	7	0	16	0	0.8
Month
November	7	0	13	0	0.6
December	4	0	6	0	0.7
January	8	0	12	0	1.2
February	7	0	13	0	0.7
March	2	0	8	0	1.0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	28	3.1	4.6	7.7	2.6	3.2	4.6	0.7
Conference	16	3.8	4.4	8.2	2.5	3.0	5.2	0.6
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	13	3.3	4.1	7.3	2.1	3.7	4.8	0.6
Away	12	3.3	4.3	7.5	3.3	3.3	5.0	0.8
Neutral	3	1.8	7.2	9.0	1.8	1.8	2.4	0.6
Result
Wins	21	3.3	4.4	7.8	2.4	3.1	4.8	0.6
Losses	7	2.5	4.9	7.4	3.0	3.6	4.1	0.8
Month
November	7	2.4	4.5	6.9	2.7	4.5	4.5	0.9
December	4	2.7	6.0	8.7	2.7	4.0	3.3	0.0
January	8	3.8	4.1	7.9	3.2	2.6	5.9	0.6
February	7	3.4	3.8	7.2	1.5	2.3	4.6	0.8
March	2	2.6	6.1	8.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.9

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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February 19, 2025

Women's Basketball Completes Perfect Conference Season

The Penn State Behrend women?s basketball team registered its first-ever undefeated season in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC), defeating Alfred State 91-49 in the regular-season finale on Wednesday night.

February 19, 2025

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February 15, 2025

Hot Shooting Helps Women's Basketball Past Panthers

The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team scored a season-high 113 points to defeat Pitt-Bradford 113-65 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

February 15, 2025

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January 28, 2025

Women's Basketball Completes Season Sweep at Carlow

The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team completed the season sweep against Carlow, earning a 92-40 win in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Tuesday night.

January 28, 2025

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January 15, 2025

Women's Basketball Downs Hilbert in AMCC Action

Rachel Majewski led all scorers with a game-high 23 points to help the Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team defeat the Hilbert Hawks 102-36 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.

January 15, 2025

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January 11, 2025

Women's Basketball Powers Past Pitt-Bradford

The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team allowed the fewest points by an opponent while posting a season high in rebounds to defeat Pitt-Bradford 93-42 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.

January 11, 2025

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December 07, 2024

Behrend Scores Dominant Conference Opening Win Over Bobcats

The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team opened Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action Saturday with a convincing 93-62 victory over the Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats at the Junker Center.

December 07, 2024

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November 09, 2024

Carnegie Mellon Holds Off Behrend Women's Basketball

The Carnegie Mellon women’s basketball team defeated Penn State Behrend 78-74 on day two of the Women Leader’s Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Allegheny on Saturday afternoon.

November 09, 2024

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