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UMBC wins 75-62 over Vermont

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jah’likai King’s 24 points helped UMBC defeat Vermont 75-62 on Thursday.

King also added five rebounds for the Retrievers (17-8, 10-2 America East Conference). Anthony Valentine added 12 points and five assists. Caden Diggs shot 3 of 8 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

TJ Long led the way for the Catamounts (17-11, 9-4) with 21 points and eight rebounds. Vermont also got 17 points, 12 rebounds and two steals from Gus Yalden, and Momo Nkugwa finished with seven points and two steals.

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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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