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Olsen’s 26 help South Alabama beat Louisiana-Lafayette 63-58

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Adam Olsen had 26 points in South Alabama’s 63-58 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Wednesday.

Olsen shot 7 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 10 for 10 from the free-throw line for the Jaguars (11-4, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference). Chaze Harris scored 12 points and added three steals. Stephen Williams shot 4 of 5 from the field to finish with eight points.

Jaxon Olvera led the way for the Ragin’ Cajuns (3-12, 1-2) with 18 points and seven assists. Louisiana also got 17 points and six rebounds from Dorian Finister. Joshua Lewis also put up 11 points.

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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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