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Brankovic scores 17 as UT Rio Grande Valley downs Houston Christian 74-57

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Filip Brankovic scored 17 points as UT Rio Grande Valley beat Houston Christian 74-57 on Monday night to up its win streak to six.

Brankovic also had five rebounds for the Vaqueros (12-11, 8-6 Southland Conference). Koree Cotton and Julien Gomez both finished with 12 points and six rebounds.

The Huskies (8-15, 4-10) were led by Demari Williams with 18 points. Ryan Bartley had 12 points and D’Aundre Samuels chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks.

UT Rio Grande Valley took the lead with 18:17 left in the first half and did not trail again. Gomez led their team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them up 45-28 at the break.

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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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