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Navy secures 58-50 win over Boston University

BOSTON (AP) — Austin Benigni had 20 points in Navy’s 58-50 victory against Boston University on Wednesday night.

Benigni added five rebounds for the Midshipmen (16-6, 8-1 Patriot League). Jinwoo Kim scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 8, including 4 for 4 from beyond the arc.

Ben Defty led the way for the Terriers (8-14, 3-6) with 19 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Michael McNair added 13 points.

Aidan Kehoe scored six points in the first half and Navy went into the break trailing 27-21. Navy went on a 15-0 second-half run to take the lead at 43-33 with 9:58 left in the half. Benigni 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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