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Lady Govs felled by Morehead State’s second-half comeback

APSU Women’s BasketballĀ 

Austin Peay State University GovernorsMorehead, KY – Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team was unable to keep Morehead State off the free-throw line in the second half and dropped a 70-58 Ohio Valley Conference contest, Saturday night at Johnson Arena.Ā 

Austin Peay (7-16, 6-5 OVC) could not hold on to an 11-point first-half lead. The Lady Govs surrendered seven consecutive points to end the opening frame and saw their lead cut to two points, 32-30, at the halftime break.Ā 

Lady Govs Basketball.
Lady Govs Basketball.

Morehead State (16-6, 9-2) took control of the game in the second half using a 10-0 burst to build an eight-point, 48-40, lead with 11:23 remaining. Austin Peay ended its scoring drought on junior Jasmine Rayner’s free-throw at the 11:02 mark.Ā 

The Lady Govs then ended a nearly six minute stretch without a field goal courtesy senior Brooke Faulkner’s layup that cut the lead to five points, 48-43, with 9:33 left.Ā 

But five points was as close at Austin Peay would get in the second half. Morehead State scored 22 points in the final nine minutes, making all 14 of its free-throw attempts.Ā 

Nicole OlszewskiMorehead State opened the game with a 10-4 run in the game’s opening three minutes, making five of its first six shots from the field. Austin Peay responded by scoring 12 of the game’s next 14 points to take a 16-12 lead at the 11:08 mark.Ā 

The Lady Govs lead would reach 11 points, 28-17, courtesy a 10-0 run that ended with 5:25 remaining in the period. However, Morehead State used a half-ending 7-0 run over the final 2:46 to cut the lead to two points and set up its second-half charge.Ā 

Freshman Nicole Olszewski led Austin Peay with 15 points and grabbed six rebounds.Ā 

Meghan BussabargerSenior Dalila Thomas added 14 points off the bench. Sophomore Meghan Bussabarger recorded her season’s third double-double, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds.Ā 

Senior Chynna Bozeman led Morehead State with 30 points, making 10-of-16 from the field. Courtney Lumpkin added an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double effort.Ā 

Austin Peay returns home for a 5:15pm, Thursday contest against UT Martin.Ā 

Box ScoresĀ 

Austin Peay vs Morehead State

1/29/11 – 5:07pm at Morehead, KY

Austin Peay 58

Ā  Ā  Ā  Total 3-point Ā  Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
00Ā  RAYNER, JasmineĀ  *Ā  3-11Ā  0-0Ā  1-2Ā  2-2Ā  4Ā  0Ā  7Ā  1Ā  1Ā  0Ā  2Ā  21Ā 
05Ā  OLSZEWSKI, NicoleĀ  *Ā  7-17Ā  1-4Ā  0-0Ā  1-5Ā  6Ā  4Ā  15Ā  1Ā  6Ā  1Ā  2Ā  40Ā 
12Ā  HANLEY, WhitneyĀ  *Ā  1-5Ā  0-3Ā  2-2Ā  0-2Ā  2Ā  5Ā  4Ā  0Ā  5Ā  0Ā  3Ā  23Ā 
23Ā  FAULKNER, BrookeĀ  *Ā  2-7Ā  0-2Ā  0-0Ā  2-6Ā  8Ā  2Ā  4Ā  1Ā  4Ā  0Ā  1Ā  40Ā 
43Ā  BUSSABARGER, MeghanĀ  *Ā  5-12Ā  0-1Ā  2-3Ā  3-7Ā  10Ā  2Ā  12Ā  1Ā  2Ā  1Ā  0Ā  30Ā 
01Ā  RICHARDSON, SalemĀ  –Ā  1-3Ā  0-1Ā  0-0Ā  0-2Ā  2Ā  1Ā  2Ā  2Ā  2Ā  0Ā  1Ā  17Ā 
15Ā  BROWN, ShyraĀ  –Ā  0-4Ā  0-0Ā  0-0Ā  1-3Ā  4Ā  0Ā  0Ā  0Ā  2Ā  0Ā  0Ā  10Ā 
41Ā  THOMAS, DalilaĀ  –Ā  7-9Ā  0-0Ā  0-1Ā  2-2Ā  4Ā  2Ā  14Ā  1Ā  1Ā  1Ā  2Ā  19Ā 
TMĀ  TEAMĀ  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  3-1Ā  4Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā 
Ā  Totals…………..Ā  –Ā  26-68Ā  1-11Ā  5-8Ā  14-30Ā  44Ā  16Ā  58Ā  7Ā  23Ā  3Ā  11Ā  200Ā 
Ā  38.2%Ā  9.1%Ā  62.5%Ā 
Ā  Team summary: Ā  FG 3FG FT
Ā  1st Half:Ā  Ā  15-36Ā  0-4Ā  2-2Ā 
Ā  41.7%Ā  0.0%Ā  100 %Ā 
Ā  2nd Half:Ā  Ā  11-32Ā  1-7Ā  3-6Ā 
Ā  34.4%Ā  14.3%Ā  50.0%Ā 

Morehead State 70

Ā  Ā  Ā  Total 3-point Ā  Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
02Ā  BOZEMAN, ChynnaĀ  *Ā  10-16Ā  3-8Ā  7-7Ā  0-5Ā  5Ā  2Ā  30Ā  4Ā  6Ā  0Ā  1Ā  38Ā 
05Ā  HARRIS, AsharĀ  *Ā  6-10Ā  0-0Ā  0-2Ā  3-5Ā  8Ā  4Ā  12Ā  1Ā  4Ā  0Ā  3Ā  37Ā 
13Ā  TURNER, AllieĀ  *Ā  0-6Ā  0-4Ā  5-5Ā  0-2Ā  2Ā  1Ā  5Ā  0Ā  0Ā  0Ā  1Ā  39Ā 
21Ā  DIXON, LindaĀ  *Ā  2-8Ā  1-5Ā  0-0Ā  3-6Ā  9Ā  2Ā  5Ā  4Ā  2Ā  2Ā  4Ā  38Ā 
25Ā  LUMPKIN, CourtneyĀ  *Ā  5-20Ā  1-5Ā  7-8Ā  4-7Ā  11Ā  2Ā  18Ā  6Ā  6Ā  0Ā  3Ā  40Ā 
04Ā  ROBINSON, TerriceĀ  –Ā  0-1Ā  0-1Ā  0-0Ā  0-0Ā  0Ā  0Ā  0Ā  0Ā  0Ā  0Ā  0Ā  2Ā 
24Ā  FREEMAN, PhyliciaĀ  –Ā  0-1Ā  0-0Ā  0-0Ā  0-2Ā  2Ā  1Ā  0Ā  0Ā  1Ā  0Ā  0Ā  6Ā 
TMĀ  TEAMĀ  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  1-2Ā  3Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā  –Ā 
Ā  Totals…………..Ā  –Ā  23-62Ā  5-23Ā  19-22Ā  11-29Ā  40Ā  12Ā  70Ā  15Ā  19Ā  2Ā  12Ā  200Ā 
Ā  37.1%Ā  21.7%Ā  86.4%Ā 
Ā  Team summary: Ā  FG 3FG FT
Ā  1st Half:Ā  Ā  13-33Ā  3-14Ā  1-3Ā 
Ā  39.4%Ā  21.4%Ā  33.3%Ā 
Ā  2nd Half:Ā  Ā  10-29Ā  2-9Ā  18-19Ā 
Ā  34.5%Ā  22.2%Ā  94.7%Ā 
Score by Periods Ā 1stĀ Ā  Ā 2ndĀ Ā  Ā TotalĀ  Ā 
Austin Peay Ā  32Ā  26Ā  58Ā  Record: (7-16/6-5 OVC)Ā 
Morehead State Ā  30Ā  40Ā  70Ā  Record: (16-6/9-2 OVC)Ā 
Points in the paint-APSU 40,MOR 28. Points off turnovers-APSU 16,MOR 17.
2nd chance points-APSU 12,MOR 6. Fast break points-APSU 4,MOR 4.
Bench points-APSU 16,MOR 0. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-APSU 2nd-00:00, MOR 2nd-01:19.
Largest lead-APSU by 11 1st-05:25, MOR by 15 2nd-00:50.

Officials: Jacob Asher, Greg Stevens, Stacey RymerTechnical fouls: Austin Peay-None. Morehead State-HARRIS, Ashar.Attendance: 1829Austin Peay #12 fouled out at 1:02

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