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Smith scores 24 in Central Connecticut State’s 80-78 win against Mercyhurst

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Darin Smith Jr. had 24 points in Central Connecticut State’s 80-78 win against Mercyhurst on Thursday night.

Mercyhurst guard Bernie Blunt capped the scoring with a long 3-pointer just before the buzzer.

Smith shot 6 of 13 from the field and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Blue Devils (17-11, 11-6 Northeast Conference). Max Frazier scored 17 points while shooting 8 of 9 from the field, and added 13 rebounds. Jay Rodgers had 16 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field.

Qadir Martin led the way for the Lakers (14-16, 9-8) with 18 points and two steals. Blunt added 16 points and Mykolas Ivanauskas had 13.

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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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