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Tweedy scores 23, Colgate defeats Saint John Fisher 94-50

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ben Tweedy scored 23 points as Colgate beat Division III opponent Saint John Fisher 94-50 on Saturday.

Tweedy shot 9 for 11 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Raiders (6-4). Andrew Alekseyenko scored 11 points and added eight rebounds and six assists. Jalen Cox had 11 points and finished 5 of 7 from the floor.

Mekhi Gidney finished with 12 points for the Cardinals. Saint John Fisher also got 11 points and seven rebounds from Maximus Michalski.

Colgate took the lead for good with 19:31 left in the first half. The score was 46-28 at halftime, with Tweedy racking up 18 points. Colgate pulled away with a 27-2 run in the second half to extend a 19-point lead to 44 points. The Raiders outscored Saint John Fisher by 26 points in the final half, as Kyle Carlesimo led the way with a team-high nine 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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