APSU Sports: Austin Peay Women’s Basketball
Cookeville, TN – Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team saw a barrage of Tennessee Tech three-pointers undo a second-half comeback attempt in a 73-51 Ohio Valley Conference loss to Tennessee Tech, Saturday at the Eblen Center.
Austin Peay (5-14, 0-7 OVC) opened the second half with a 9-2 run and closed within one point, 35-34, with 14:28 remaining. Senior Leslie Martinez contributed the run’s first four points while freshman Jennifer Nwokocha and sophomore Shira Buley each added a pair of free throws.Tennessee Tech (11-9, 5-2 OVC) kept Austin Peay from taking the lead over the next two minutes before scoring 11 consecutive points, including three three-pointers, to start a 16-2 run that pushed the lead to 15 points, 53-38, with eight minutes remaining. Austin Peay would mount a charge and cut the lead to 12 points, 58-46, with 5:58 left but would get no closer.
The Lady Govs controlled the game’s early momentum, holding the Golden Eagles to 2-of-10 shooting over the opening 7:43. However, Austin Peay was able to build only a 5-4 lead in that opening stretch.
Tennessee Tech broke through offensively over the next five minutes, compiling a 17-3 run thanks to senior Kellie Cook’s four three pointers, and built a 13-point, 21-8 lead with 7:53 left. Austin Peay’s offense went cold during that same stretch, going without a field goal over a span of over seven minutes.
Austin Peay ended the half with an 18-12 run, making eight of its final 11 shots. Senior Meghan Bussabarger scored eight of her 10 first half points during the run. However, the Lady Govs entered halftime trailing 33-26.
Bussabarger led Austin Peay with a 16-point, 10-rebound – her second double-double this season – but was only 7-of-19 from the floor. Martinez added 13 points and finished with six rebounds and five assists.
Tennessee Tech made 13 three-pointers in the victory – the most by an Austin Peay opponent this season. Kellie Cook made 7-of-9 from three-point range and finished with a game-high 23 points. Jala Harris converted on 5-of-6 from outside the arc and added 17 points and eight assists.
Austin Peay continues its three-game road trip with a 7:00pm, Monday contest at Jacksonville State.
Box Score
Austin Peay vs Tennessee Tech
1/26/13 5:30pm at Eblen Center (Cookeville, TN)
Austin Peay 51
Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
03 | BULEY, Shira | * | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
14 | MARTINEZ, Leslie | * | 5-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
32 | HARDAWAY, Alexis | * | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
43 | BUSSABARGER, Meghan | * | 7-19 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
44 | OLSZEWSKI, Shelby | * | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
01 | GRAY, Tiasha | – | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
05 | OLSZEWSKI, Nicole | – | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
21 | NWOKOCHA, Jennifer | – | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals………….. | – | 19-55 | 3-21 | 10-12 | 9-15 | 24 | 13 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 200 | |
34.5% | 14.3% | 83.3% | ||||||||||||
Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
1st Half: | 11-29 | 3-13 | 1-2 | |||||||||||
37.9% | 23.1% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||
2nd Half: | 8-26 | 0-8 | 9-10 | |||||||||||
30.8% | 0.0% | 90.0% |
Tennessee Tech 73
Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
13 | DAVIS, Lashay | * | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
14 | BARKER, Katherine | * | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
20 | HARRIS, Jala | * | 6-9 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
32 | PARSON, Candace | * | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
41 | COOK, Kylie | * | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
00 | HENDERSON, Diamond | – | 4-6 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
02 | NICHOLSON, Tia | – | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
03 | COOK, Kellie | – | 8-10 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
05 | SCANTLAND, Hope | – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 | DEMERY, Quira | – | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
15 | MURRAY, Kanaja | – | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
22 | WILLIAMS, T’Keyah | – | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
40 | HEADY, Molly | – | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
55 | CADDY, Christina | – | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals………….. | – | 25-47 | 13-24 | 10-12 | 8-28 | 36 | 14 | 73 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 200 | |
53.2% | 54.2% | 83.3% | ||||||||||||
Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
1st Half: | 12-24 | 8-16 | 1-2 | |||||||||||
50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||
2nd Half: | 13-23 | 5-8 | 9-10 | |||||||||||
56.5% | 62.5% | 90.0% |
Score by Periods | 1st | 2nd | Total | |
Austin Peay | 26 | 25 | 51 | Record: (5-14, 0-7 OVC) |
Tennessee Tech | 33 | 40 | 73 | Record: (11-9, 5-2 OVC) |
Points in the paint-APSU 24,TTU 29. Points off turnovers-APSU 16,TTU 16. |
2nd chance points-APSU 7,TTU 10. Fast break points-APSU 4,TTU 11. |
Bench points-APSU 14,TTU 50. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time. |
Last FG-APSU 2nd-03:52, TTU 2nd-00:38. |
Largest lead-APSU by 3 1st-15:40, TTU by 22 2nd-00:38. |
Officials: Erica Bradley, Ryan Freeman, Kerry Pierre Technical fouls: Austin Peay-None. Tennessee Tech-None. Attendance: 1949 |