Skip to main content

Kim scores 25, Navy defeats Loyola (MD) 78-51 for 12th straight win

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jinwoo Kim scored 25 points and Navy defeated Loyola (Md.) 78-51 on Wednesday night for its 12th win in a row.

Kim shot 8 for 12 (5 for 8 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Midshipmen (24-6, 16-1 Patriot League). Austin Benigni went 9 of 18 from the field (4 for 10 from 3-point range) to add 22 points. Aidan Kehoe shot 4 of 7 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 10 points, while adding 16 rebounds and six assists.

Emmett Adair led the Greyhounds (11-19, 7-10) in scoring, finishing with 13 points and seven rebounds.

Navy took the lead with 10:14 left in the first half and did not trail again. Benigni led his team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 43-25 at the break. Kim led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.

___

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.
Read Next Story