When Hiland's Noelle Yoder gets in an offensive rhythm, she is tough to stop.

And lately, the 5-foot-7 shooting guard has just been getting warmed-up.

"She's one of those kids that can create her own shot, and when she gets rolling she's a tough match-up for people," Hiland coach Dave Schlabach said.

Yoder scored 25 points and was 3 of 5 shooting from 3-point range last Wednesday as Hiland beat rival Garaway 61-40 in Inter-Valley Conference action at the Perry Reese Jr. Community Center.

The daughter of Bud Yoder and Kelly Scott added a pair of rebounds, assists and steals for the Lady Hawks (6-0, 6-0 IVC).  Yoder was also 6 of 6 from the line.

"She's getting smarter and she's learning to take what the defense gives her and score in a number of different ways," Schlabach said.  "For her, this was a step in the right direction."

On the season, Yoder is averaging 21.5 ppg with 3.7 rpg and 4 spg.  The Bowling Green recruit is shooting 53.3 percent from 3-point range and a staggering 93.8 percent from the line through six games this season.

Yoder has scored 20-plus points in five of her six games this season.

"The thing with great scorers like Karli [Mast], Jena [Stutzman] and Noelle is that they all learned to get to the free throw line and score in transition," Schlabach said.  "... Garaway is a very good defensive team, and for her to get good looks says a lot about her patience. I think that was a really good sign for her."

Now in her second year at Hiland after transferring from West Holmes, Yoder has made great strides as a Lady Hawk, Schlabach said.

"The game is starting to slow down for her," the Hiland coach said.  "She understands more about the game now, and is more committed to learning about the game as well."

Personal accolades take the back seat with Yoder, Schlabach said, adding his senior star always puts winning first.

This is an unselfish group.  They understand certain kids have certain roles," Schlabach said.  "With Noelle, it's more important to her for us to win than for her to score.  But if we need her to score, she'll gladly do that."