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Pierce scores 29, Presbyterian beats South Carolina Upstate 86-77

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Jonah Pierce had 29 points in Presbyterian’s 86-77 victory against South Carolina Upstate on Saturday.

Pierce added 12 rebounds for the Blue Hose (8-8, 1-0 Big South Conference). Triston Wilson scored 23 points while shooting 17 of 18 from the line. Jaylen Peterson had 13 points and shot 4 of 8 from the field and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line.

The Spartans (8-9, 0-2) were led in scoring by Learic Davis, who finished with 18 points. Mason Bendinger added 17 points for South Carolina Upstate. Carmelo Adkins also had 11 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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