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Battle scores 27 to lead Old Dominion to 83-72 victory over Louisiana

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Jordan Battle scored 27 points as Old Dominion beat Louisiana 83-72 on Monday.

Battle shot 7 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Monarchs (10-18, 6-9 Sun Belt Conference). Ketron Shaw totaled 16 points and five assists. Caelum Swanton-Rodger scored 15 on 7-for-10 shooting.

Jaxon Olvera led the way for the Ragin’ Cajuns (9-18, 6-8) with 23 points. Dorian Finister added 17 points and De’Vion Lavergne contributed 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

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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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