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Hofstra edges Towson 68-65 in OT, will play Monmouth for CAA Tournament title

WASHINGTON (AP) — Preston Edmead scored 22 and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with three seconds left in overtime to rally Hofstra to a 68-65 victory over Towson on Monday night in a Coastal Athletic Association Tournament semifinal.

No. 3 seed Hofstra (23-10) will play fourth-seeded Monmouth (19-14) for the conference championship on Tuesday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament up for grabs.

Edmead made 8 of 20 shots with five 3-pointers for the Pride. Cruz Davis added 18 points and five rebounds, while Joshua DeCady scored 10.

Tyler Tejada led the seventh-seeded Tigers (19-15) with 29 points and seven rebounds. Dylan Williamson added 15 points.

Hofstra trailed 28-27 at halftime. Davis scored 16 in the second half, but Tejada made two foul shots with 1:06 left in regulation to tie it 55-all and force OT. Edmead hit two 3-pointers, scoring the final six of Hofstra’s 13 points in the extra period.

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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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