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Tweedy and Colgate take down American 64-62

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ben Tweedy scored 19 points and sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining as Colgate knocked off American 64-62 on Wednesday.

Tweedy shot 6 for 10 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Raiders (9-7, 3-0 Patriot League). Andrew Alekseyenko added 13 points while shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 2 for 5 from the line, along with seven rebounds. Sam Wright finished 4 of 8 from the floor to finish with nine points.

Geoff Sprouse finished with 14 points for the Eagles (9-7, 2-1). Matt Mayock added 10 points for American, and Julen Iturbe had nine points.

Alekseyenko scored six points in the first half and Colgate went into halftime trailing 35-24. Tweedy scored 14 points in the second half for Colgate, including the game-winning shot in the final minute.

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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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