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Phillips’ 15 help Lafayette knock off Army 63-60

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Andrew Phillips scored 15 points as Lafayette beat Army 63-60 on Saturday.

Phillips had five rebounds and five steals for the Leopards (8-17, 5-7 Patriot League). Caleb Williams scored 14 points while shooting 5 of 15 from the floor to go with five rebounds and five assists. Christian Humphrey had 13 points and shot 4 of 7 from the field, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range.

Jorn Everson led the Black Knights (10-15, 4-8) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. Army also got 12 points from Jacen Holloway. Jackson Furman had 10 points and eight rebounds.

Williams scored 10 points in the first half, and Lafayette went into halftime trailing 28-26. Lafayette pulled off the victory after a 19-3 second-half run erased a three-point deficit and gave them the lead at 56-43 with 6:23 left in the half. Phillips scored 12 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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