SIOUX CITY, Iowa — 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.
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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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The Hawkeyes were ranked a season-high No. 7 entering the NCAA Tournament and finished No. 16 with a 27-7 record after losing in the second round.
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