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Loiter nets NCAA scholarship

Guard set to be first Singaporean to play hoops at highest level of US college sports

Ariel Loiter in full flow for the IMG team. She is headed for Colgate University, a private liberal arts college in New York. She made her Singapore national team debut at 15 and is possibly the first local athlete in a team sport to earn a full NCAA scholarship. PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMER LOITER

David Lee

Sports Correspondent

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Jul 01, 2020, 05:00 AM

Since breaking into the local basketball scene in her mid-teens, Ariel Loiter is known for being handy at long shots.

Now 18, the national player has overcome considerable odds to earn a full scholarship to play National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 basketball for Colgate University in the United States.

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