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Cox scores 29, Colgate knocks off Lafayette 85-77

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Cox scored 29 points, Sam Wright scored 20 points and added nine rebounds, and Colgate beat Lafayette 85-77 on Wednesday.

Cox shot 10 for 13 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Raiders (7-7, 1-0 Patriot League). Andrew Alekseyenko had 14 points and shot 4 for 11 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line.

Mark Butler finished with 19 points and two steals for the Leopards (3-11, 0-1). Caleb Williams added 17 points and seven rebounds for Lafayette. Andrew Phillips had 13 points.

Colgate entered halftime up 41-37. Cox had 11 first-half points. Ben Tweedy’s jump shot with 7:24 remaining in the second half gave Colgate the lead for good at 70-69.

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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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