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UNC Wilmington wins 88-65 over North Carolina A&T

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Patrick Wessler had 19 points in UNC Wilmington’s 88-65 victory against North Carolina A&T on Thursday night.

Wessler added five rebounds for the Seahawks (25-4, 14-2 Coastal Athletic Association). Jahnathan Lamothe went 5 of 9 from the field (5 for 8 from 3-point range) to add 15 points. Greedy Williams had 14 points and shot 6 for 9, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc.

The Seahawks prolonged their winning streak to six games.

Zamoku Weluche-Ume led the Aggies (11-16, 4-12) in scoring, finishing with 15 points and six rebounds. North Carolina A&T also got 14 points from Lewis Walker. Trent Middleton also had 10 points.

UNC Wilmington took the lead with 12:07 left in the first half and did not trail again. Wessler led his team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 44-26 at the break. Lamothe led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.

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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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