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Second SEC team falls to Canadian powerhouse Carleton

2016 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational - Santa Clara v Vanderbilt

LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Head coach Bryce Drew of the Vanderbilt Commodores looks on as his players take on the Santa Clara Broncos during the 2016 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena on November 25, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Vanderbilt won 76-66. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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For the second time in a five-day span, an SEC program has fallen to the dominant Canadian powerhouse, Carleton University.

On Monday evening, the Ravens defeated Vanderbilt, 61-56, in the Paradise Jam Tournament held at the U.V.I. Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas.

Eddie Ekiyor, originally a Xavier forward, led the Ravens with 17 points to go along with his five rebounds. Matthew Fisher-Davis matched Ekiyor’s point total with 17 of his own to lead the Commodores.

The Ravens have won 13 of the last 15 national titles, including seven in a row.

Last week, Carleton took down Alabama, a team pegged in the top-25 for next season, 84-71, in the 2017 Can-Am Shootout. The victories over the two SEC teams mark the 29th and 30th victory Carleton has landed over NCAA Division I programs.

This is the second loss in as many days for Vanderbilt, falling to the U.S. Virgin Island national team, 81-78, in the first exhibition game of the team’s summer foreign tour.

The Commodores are back in action on Wednesday against Brock University (Canada). They take on Carleton again the following day.

Carleton has two more opportunities to upset NCAA Division I opponents, bookending the rematch with Vandy with exhibition contests against Northern Colorado and James Madison.