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Pennick and Navy win 84-80 in OT against Colgate

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jordan Pennick scored 22 points and Austin Benigni added five points in overtime as Navy took down Colgate 84-80 on Saturday.

Pennick went 8 of 17 from the field (6 for 13 from 3-point range) for the Midshipmen (21-6, 13-1 Patriot League). Donovan Draper added 20 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field and 8 for 9 from the line and also had eight rebounds and three steals. Benigni shot 4 of 11 from the field, including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 13 points. It was the ninth straight victory for the Midshipmen.

Jalen Cox finished with 30 points, seven assists and three steals for the Raiders (16-11, 10-4). Colgate also got 19 points and 10 rebounds from Andrew Alekseyenko. Josh Ahayere also had 12 points.

Navy entered halftime up 40-28. Pennick paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. Navy was outscored by 12 points in the second half as the teams ended regulation tied at 77. Benigni shot 0 of 2 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in overtime.

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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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