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Thirdkill’s 19 lead Jacksonville over North Florida 63-56

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jason Thirdkill Jr.’s 19 points helped Jacksonville defeat North Florida 63-56 on Saturday.

Thirdkill had nine rebounds for the Dolphins (10-17, 5-9 Atlantic Sun Conference). Evan Sterck scored 17 points while going 6 of 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range). Jaylen Jones shot 4 for 10, including 1 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with nine points.

Kamrin Oriol led the way for the Ospreys (6-21, 4-10) with 16 points. Kent Jackson added 15 points and nine rebounds for North Florida. Dalton Gayman also had 10 points and four assists.

Jacksonville led by a point with 2:38 remaining, then closed on a 9-3 run with five points from Thirdkill.

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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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