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Benigni has 25 as Navy defeats Lehigh 72-49

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Austin Benigni’s 25 points helped Navy defeat Lehigh 72-49 on Wednesday to clinch their first Patriot League regular season title in 26 years.

Benigni added seven assists for the Midshipmen (22-6, 14-1 Patriot League). Aidan Kehoe scored 14 points while shooting 6 of 10 from the field to go with 15 rebounds. The Midshipmen extended their winning streak to 10 games. Nasir Whitlock led the Mountain Hawks (12-16, 8-7) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Navy took the lead with 13:57 left in the first half and did not trail again. Kehoe led his team in scoring with nine points in the first half to go up 32-20 at the break. Navy outscored Lehigh by 11 points in the second half, and Benigni scored a team-high 19 point, to secure the victory. ___ 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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