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Alekseyenko scores 22, Colgate beats Bucknell 95-76

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Andrew Alekseyenko’s 22 points helped Colgate defeat Bucknell 95-76 on Saturday.

Alekseyenko shot 7 of 10 from the field, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Raiders (11-8, 5-1 Patriot League). Sam Wright scored 17 points and added six rebounds. Ben Tweedy shot 4 for 9 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.

Pat Curtin finished with 18 points and two steals for the Bison (6-13, 3-3). Bucknell also got 15 points from Amon Dorries. Achile Spadone had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Colgate pulled away with a 9-0 run in the second half to extend an 18-point lead to 27 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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