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William & Mary defeats Elon 72-62 in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi had 25 points in William & Mary’s 72-62 victory over Elon on Saturday night in the second round of the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament.

No. 6 seed William & Mary (20-11) will play third-seeded Hofstra on Sunday.

Vahlberg Fasasi shot 8 of 11 from the field, including 5 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line. Reese Miller scored 13 points. Chase Lowe finished with eight points, 10 rebounds and four steals.

Ned Hull led the way for 11th-seeded Elon (14-18) with 15 points and four assists. Elon also got 13 points and six rebounds from Chandler Cuthrell. Randall Pettus II finished with 10 points and two steals.

William & Mary took the lead with 16:36 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Vahlberg Fasasi led the Tribe with 12 points in the first half to help put them ahead 35-31 at the break. William & Mary used a 7-0 run in the second half for a 54-44 lead with 9:44 left.

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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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