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Blackwell scores 17 off the bench, Marist defeats Stony Brook 70-51

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Rhyjon Blackwell helped lead Marist over Stony Brook on Sunday with 17 points off of the bench in a 70-51 victory.

Blackwell shot 5 for 12 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Red Foxes (8-3). Elijah Lewis scored 16 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 6 for 7 from the line and added six rebounds. Jason Schofield shot 4 of 11 from the field to finish with eight points.

Erik Pratt led the Seawolves (8-5) in scoring, finishing with 11 points.

Marist took the lead with 16:05 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Blackwell led the team in scoring with seven points in the first half to help put them up 35-23 at the break. Marist extended its lead to 50-31 during the second half, fueled by a 12-0 scoring run. Lewis scored a team-high 11 points in the second half.

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Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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