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In this state, Charles Grandison Finney led the first university to graduate Black women. The Kirtland Temple is in this state, where (-5[1])in 1830, Lyman Beecher became president of its Lane Seminary and oversaw 1834 abolitionist debates. A former Shaker settlement in this state names its suburb of Shaker (10[1])Heights. (10[4])A young John Brown moved to the Connecticut Western Reserve in this state, (-5[1])the easternmost in which public schools were created under the Northwest Ordinance. After Virginia, this state has produced the most U.S. Presidents. For 10 points, the Toledo War was fought (10[1])between Michigan (10[1])and what state, where a Roman hero is the namesake of Cincinnati? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Ohio [or OH] (Charles Grandison Finney led Oberlin College.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Emily JustakIndiana BIowa A21-5
Matthew WestleyPurdue AChicago A4810
Alex DzurickWilliam Woods University AIllinois Canada4910
Jack PirosIllinois OrangeWashU Grizzlers4910
Marissa StatosIllinois UrbanaPurdue C4910
Diana RisleyWashU GrolarsIllinois Champaign4910
Yashaswi JaishyIowa BRose-Hulman A62-5
Trenton BurgessIndiana APurdue D9210
Jiping FangIllinois BluePurdue B9410
Grace EarlyIowa AIndiana B10710
Austin TranRose-Hulman AIowa B10710

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%50%78.00
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%71%94.14
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%25%84.25
FloridaUS4100%0%79.50
Great LakesUS10100%30%60.70
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%22%71.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS11100%27%71.27
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1100%0%62.00
MidwestUS9100%22%71.56
NorthUS4100%25%59.25
NortheastUS2100%0%51.50
PacificUS8100%13%61.00
SoutheastUS1292%25%68.27
Upstate NYUS5100%0%58.20