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Sakenis’ 15 help SIU-Edwardsville knock off Southeast Missouri State 74-56

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Arnas Sakenis’ 15 points and 16 rebounds helped SIU-Edwardsville defeat Southeast Missouri State 74-56 on Thursday.

Sakenis three blocks for the Cougars (17-9, 10-5 Ohio Valley Conference). Jordan Pickett added 15 points while going 6 of 8 from the field, and grabbed five rebounds. Tyler King shot 6 for 11, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.

BJ Ward led the way for the Redhawks (15-11, 10-5) with 20 points. Luke Almodovar added 16 points, six rebounds and two steals, and Braxton Stacker had nine points and seven rebounds. The loss broke the Redhawks’ six-game winning streak.

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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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