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Old Dominion defeats James Madison 77-68 in Sun Belt Conference opener

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Ketron Shaw scored 22 points to help Old Dominion defeat James Madison 77-68 on Wednesday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener.

Shaw also had six rebounds for the Monarchs (4-8, 1-0), who ended a five-game skid. Jordan Battle made all 10 of his free throws and scored 19. Jared Turner pitched in with 14 points and seven rebounds.

The Dukes (7-5, 0-1) were led by Justin McBride with 24 points and seven rebounds. Bradley Douglas and Cliff Davis both scored 13 with Douglas adding seven assists.

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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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