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Plachta was named the Most Valuable Player at the MSOE STEM Tip-Off Tournament after helping lead the Spartans to two wins and the tournament championship over the weekend in Milwaukee. Plachta averaged 21.5 points over the two games, shooting 11-of-21 overall (52.4%), 7-of-14 from long range (50.0%), 14-of-17 from the free throw line (82.4%). She added 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 blocks, and 2.0 steals per game during the tournament. She scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Spartans to an 81-33 win over Rose-Hulman in the first game of the tournament, shooting seven-of-12 from the floor, four-of-eight from three-point range, and six-of-eight from the free throw line while adding seven rebounds, two steals, an assist, and a block. She paced the team to a 58-51 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps the next day to clinch the tournament title, scoring 18 points on four-of-nine shooting from the floor (including three-of-six from three-point range) and eight-of-nine shooting on free throw attempts with four rebounds, an assist, and two steals. The Spartans have opened the season with a 2-0 record for the first time since the 2022-23 campaign.