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Parrish helps Presbyterian earn 91-85 OT victory over Radford in Big South Conference Championship

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Carl Parrish scored six of his 23 points in overtime and Presbyterian upset Radford 91-85 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Big South Conference Championship.

No. 6 seed Presbyterian will play No. 2 seed Winthrop on Saturday in the semifinals. No. 1 seed High Point squares off against fourth-seeded UNC Asheville in the other semifinal Saturday.

Parrish shot 7 for 16 (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Blue Hose (15-17). Jaylen Peterson totaled 20 points and 13 rebounds. Chidi Chiakwelu shot 8 of 8 from the field to finish with 18 points, while adding eight rebounds.

Del Jones led the way for the third-seeded Highlanders (16-16) with 22 points and six assists. Jaylon Johnson added 20 points and three steals. Lukas Walls totaled 18 points and three steals.

Chiakwelu scored eight points in the first half and Presbyterian went into the break trailing 36-28.

Josh Pickett hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds left and Parrish made a 30-footer at the buzzer as the Blue Hose forced OT tied at 77.

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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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