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Chattanooga defeats Western Carolina 90-82

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Frison had 19 points in Chattanooga’s 90-82 win against Western Carolina on Saturday.

Frison also added six rebounds for the Mocs (9-10, 3-3 Southern Conference). Collin Mulholland scored 16 points while shooting 4 for 10 (4 for 8 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Brennan Watkins shot 3 for 5, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points, while adding seven rebounds.

Julien Soumaoro led the way for the Catamounts (6-11, 2-4) with 17 points. Western Carolina got 14 points from Cord Stansberry. Marcus Kell finished with 11 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Frison scored 13 points in the first half and Chattanooga went into the break trailing 42-37. Chattanooga used a 12-1 second-half run to erase a five-point deficit and take the lead at 49-43 with 16:45 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Mulholland scored 14 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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