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Benjamin leads Fairfield over Saint Peter’s 74-55 in MAAC Championship quarterfinals

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Benjamin totaled 26 points and 15 rebounds to help Fairfield upset Saint Peter’s 74-55 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship.

No. 7 seed Fairfield will play the winner of Friday’s final quarterfinal matchup between No. 3 seed Siena and No. 6 seed Mount St. Mary’s in the semifinals on Saturday.

Tony Williams added 16 points for the Stags (21-12) and Declan Wucherpfennig scored 13.

Brent Bland led the way for the second-seeded Peacocks (17-12) with 11 points and seven rebounds. Bryce Eaton added nine points and five assists.

Led by 17 points from Benjamin before the break, Fairfield entered halftime tied with Saint Peter’s 30-30. Williams had 13 points in the second half and Fairfield used a 10-0 run to take control.

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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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