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Characklis helped lead the Spartans to a pair of wins at the Puerto Rico Clasicó in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Characklis averaged 16.0 points on 57.1% (12-of-21) shooting overall and made 88.9% (eight-of-nine) attempts from the free throw line while adding 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. Despite being limited to just 25 minutes in a 74-73 overtime win against Emmanuel, she finished the game with 13 points on four-of-11 shooting with seven rebounds, two assists, and a career-high four steals. She followed that with a team-leading 19 points in a 73-60 win over Norwich, scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter to help the Spartans come from behind for the victory. Characklis shot eight-of-10 overall and made all three of her free throw attempts while collecting eight rebounds, an assist, and a steal. This season, she leads all Spartan players with 14.1 points per game on 60.0% shooting with 6.9 rebounds per contest. CWRU ended its non-conference schedule as the winner of five of its last six games to improve to 7-4 overall.