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Tall, Belker and Chea lead No. 25 Princeton women over Harvard, 62-49

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Fadima Tall scored 18 points, Skye Belker added 13 and Ashley Chea put up 12 for No. 25 Princeton in a 62-49 win over Harvard on Saturday evening.

Tall added nine rebounds and four steals for the Tigers (23-3, 11-2 Ivy League), who took a 27-22 lead into halftime.

Princeton shot 47% overall from the field (24 of 51) and scored 18 points off turnovers. The Tigers extended their advantage with a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to take a 51-36 lead with 6:39 left to play.

Harvard (16-10, 9-4) was led by Karlee White with 10 points. White, who is the Crimson’s leading scorer, left the game with two minutes to go with an apparent leg injury. She was carried off the court and into the locker room.

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Princeton: Hosts Yale in both teams’ regular-season finale on Saturday.

Harvard: Visits Columbia in both teams’ regular-season finale on Saturday.

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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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