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Kaden Metheny scores 22 to lead Liberty past Jacksonville State 78-69

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Kaden Metheny scored 22 points to help Liberty defeat Jacksonville State 78-69 on Sunday.

Metheny shot 7 for 13 (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Flames (11-3, 3-0 Conference USA). Brett Decker Jr. added 16 points and Colin Porter scored 13.

The Gamecocks (7-7, 2-1) were led in scoring by Emondrek Erkins-Ford, who finished with 24 points and two blocks. Jacksonville State also got 22 points from Anthony Bryant. Mostapha El Moutaouakkil had eight points and eight rebounds.

Porter’s 3-pointer with 19:14 remaining in the second half gave Liberty the lead for good at 30-27.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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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