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Rivera-Torres has 25 as Monmouth takes down Stony Brook 82-69

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Jason Rivera-Torres scored 25 points to help Monmouth defeat Stony Brook 82-69 on Thursday night.

Rivera-Torres also had six rebounds for the Hawks (15-14, 9-7 Coastal Athletic Association). Kavion McClain added 15 points, six rebounds and five assists. Andrew Ball shot 5 for 8 to finish with 11 points.

Erik Pratt and Rob Brown III each finished with 14 points for the Seawolves (17-12, 9-7). Pratt was ejected with 2:30 remaining for spitting in the direction of a fan sitting in the front row.

Monmouth took the lead for good with 19:17 remaining in the first half. The score was 49-35 at halftime, with Ball racking up nine points. Rivera-Torres scored 17 points in the second half.

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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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