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King, Armstrong lead UMBC to 85-63 victory over New Hampshire

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Jah’likai King and DJ Armstrong both scored 17 points in UMBC’s 85-63 victory over New Hampshire on Saturday.

King shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line for the Retrievers (16-8, 9-2 America East Conference). Armstrong hit 6 of 10 shots (3 for 6 from 3-point range), and added three steals. Caden Diggs shot 6 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points.

Reginald Kennedy Jr. led the way for the Wildcats (8-16, 4-7) with 15 points. New Hampshire also got 13 points each from Jack Graham and Comeh Emuobor.

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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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