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Battle’s 20 lead Old Dominion past Georgia State 81-73

ATLANTA (AP) — Jordan Battle scored 20 points to help Old Dominion defeat Georgia State 81-73 on Friday night.

Battle shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 8 from the line for the Monarchs (11-20, 7-11 Sun Belt Conference). LJ Thomas scored 18 points and added five rebounds.

Jelani Hamilton led the way for the Panthers (10-21, 7-11) with 20 points and four steals. Georgia State also got 19 points from Micah Tucker. Malachi Brown finished with 11 points and two steals.

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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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