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Georgia State hires former Salt Lake Community College women’s basketball coach Marcilina Grayer

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia State named Marcilina Grayer as its women’s basketball coach on Friday.

Grayer, the former coach at Salt Lake Community College, replaces Gene Hill, who resigned on March 12 after posting a 102-135 record in eight seasons.

Georgia State finished 10-21 overall and 5-13 in the Sun Belt Conference this season.

Georgia State athletic director Charlie Cobb said Grayer’s success in overcoming roster turnover at the junior college level will be valuable.

“She is an accomplished leader who brings new energy to our women’s basketball program,” Cobb said. “We like her style of play, and her familiarity of building successful teams through roster transition will undoubtedly help her in this transfer era of basketball.”

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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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