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Blaine scores 23 as Charleston Southern beats Richmond 77-72

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Brycen Blaine scored 23 points off of the bench to help lead Charleston Southern over Richmond 77-72 on Sunday.

Blaine added seven rebounds for the Buccaneers (9-6). A’lahn Sumler shot 5 of 13 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the free-throw line to add 15 points. Jesse Hafemeister shot 5 for 12 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 0 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding six rebounds.

The Spiders (10-3) were led by AJ Lopez, who recorded 22 points. Aiden Argabright added 12 points and two steals for Richmond. Jaden Daughtry had nine points and six rebounds.

Charleston Southern used an 11-0 second-half run come back from a one-point deficit and take the lead at 65-55 with 6:47 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Sumler scored 11 second-half points.

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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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