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Greg Jones scores 23 to guide American University to 65-51 victory over Navy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Greg Jones scored 23 points as American University beat Navy 65-51 on Monday night, snapping the Midshipmen’s eight-game winning streak.

Jones also had seven rebounds for the Eagles (10-8, 3-2 Patriot League). Wyatt Nausadis scored 17 points while shooting 6 for 10, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.

The Midshipmen (12-6, 4-1) were led by Cam Cole with 13 points. Austin Benigni added 12 points and Donovan Draper scored 10.

American took the lead for good with 18:47 remaining in the first half. The score was 33-17 at halftime, with Jones racking up 10 points. American pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a seven-point lead to 15 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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