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Smith scores 39 as Campbell knocks off William & Mary 104-96

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — DJ Smith scored 39 points as Campbell beat William & Mary 104-96 on Saturday.

Smith shot 12 for 23 (6 for 15 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Fighting Camels (10-13, 4-6 Coastal Athletic Association). Jeremiah Johnson scored 18 points and added five assists. Chris Fields Jr. finished with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds. The Fighting Camels broke a five-game losing streak.

The Tribe (14-8, 5-5) was led in scoring by Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi, who finished with 18 points. William & Mary also got 17 points from Reese Miller off the bench. Kyle Pulliam had 13 points and two steals.

Campbell took the lead with 18:16 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Smith led their team in scoring with 25 points in the first half to help put them ahead 57-40 at the break. Campbell was outscored by William & Mary in the second half by a nine-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Smith led the way with a team-high 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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