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Smith’s 20 lead Campbell over UNC Wilmington in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament 85-70

WASHINGTON (AP) — DJ Smith had 20 points in ninth-seeded Campbell’s 85-70 victory over top-seed UNC Wilmington in a quarterfinal of the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament on Sunday.

Campbell (16-17) will play fourth-seeded Monmouth in the semifinals on Monday.

Smith shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 10 from the line for the Fighting Camels. Jeremiah Johnson scored 17 points and added five rebounds. Dovydas Butka had 14 points and eight rebounds.

Patrick Wessler finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Seahawks (26-6). UNC Wilmington also got 21 points from Madison Durr. Noah Ross also had eight points and seven rebounds.

Butka scored 10 points in the first half and Campbell went into the break trailing 33-31. Smith scored 17 points in the second half to help lead Campbell to a 15-point victory.

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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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