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Koffi has 21, Hackett makes winning free throws as Stonehill beats Fairleigh Dickinson 58-57

SOUTH EASTON, Mass. (AP) — Hermann Koffi’s 21 points and Davante Hackett’s winning free throws pushed Stonehill past Fairleigh Dickinson 58-57 on Thursday.

Trailing by four points with 1:02 remaining, Koffi hit a 3-pointer to cut into that deficit. With 17 seconds left, Fairleigh Dickinson’s Eric Parnell committed a foul, and Hackett made the winning free throws. Joey Niesman missed a potential winner from 6 feet with a second left for Fairleigh Dickinson.

Koffi shot 8 for 13, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Skyhawks (8-14, 5-4 Northeast Conference). Chas Stinson scored 12 points while going 5 of 9 from the field. Hackett had 12 points and shot 4 for 12 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line.

The Knights (7-15, 4-5) were led in scoring by Arthur Cox, who finished with 18 points and nine rebounds. Taeshaud Jackson added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Fairleigh Dickinson. David Jevtic also recorded seven 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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