Clarksville, TN Online: News, Opinion, Arts & Entertainment.


« Older: Newer: »

Austin Peay Lady Govs lost down the stretch at Murray State Racers 65-61

February 2, 2013 | Print This Post
 

APSU Sports: Austin Peay Women’s Basketball

Austin Peay State University Lady GovsMurray, KY – The three-point line haunted Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team in a 65-61 Ohio Valley Conference loss to Murray State, Saturday, at the CFSB Center.

Austin Peay Women's Basketball. (Courtesy: Brittney Sparn/APSU Sports Information)

Austin Peay Women’s Basketball. (Courtesy: Brittney Sparn/APSU Sports Information)

Austin Peay (6-14, 1-8 OVC) surrendered 10 or more three pointers the third consecutive game, Murray State finishing with 10 three-pointers. However, it was a barrage of four straight threes that proved devastating.

Austin Peay led 50-47 with five minutes left in the second half when Alyssa Like started the barrage and tied the game 50-50. Erika Sisk followed on the next possession to give Murray State a three-point advantage. However, it was Mariah Robinson’s back-to-back three-pointers that put Murray State ahead 59-52 with two minutes left. Austin Peay would only get back within three points in the game’s final seconds.

Meghan BussabargerThe Lady Govs opened the game with a 14-8 run over the opening eight minutes, making 7 of their first 14 shots. However, they would make just three of their final 22 attempts as Murray State closed the half with a 22-10 run over the final 12 minutes to take a 30-24 lead into the break.

Senior Meghan Bussabarger scored Austin Peay’s first eight points to start the second half, single-handedly wiping out the Murray State lead before five minutes had elapsed. The lead would see-saw between the two teams for the next 10 minutes until Murray State took control from the three-point line.

Leslie MartinezBussabarger recorded her season’s third double-double, finishing with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Leslie Martinez added a 19-point, nine-rebound performance. Austin Peay was hindered by a 12-of-22 performance at the free-throw line.

Robinson led Murray State with a 17-point, 14-rebound double-double performance. Sisk posted a team-best 19 points. Murray State was 10-of-32 from three-point range, Robinson making four from outside the arc.

Next Game

Austin Peay returns home to host Southeast Missouri in a 7:00pm, Monday, February 4th  contest. The Lady Govs and Redhawks will wear pink in support of cancer awareness.

Box Score

Austin Peay vs Murray State
2/2/13 2:30pm at Murray, KY

Austin Peay 61

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 * 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6
14 MARTINEZ, Leslie * 8-20 1-5 2-2 0-9 9 3 19 1 2 0 0 35
32 HARDAWAY, Alexis * 3-8 0-0 1-2 4-4 8 4 7 0 4 0 0 35
43 BUSSABARGER, Meghan * 7-14 2-4 6-12 2-9 11 4 22 0 2 0 2 39
44 OLSZEWSKI, Shelby * 1-4 0-1 3-4 4-5 9 2 5 1 2 0 2 40
01 GRAY, Tiasha - 4-11 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 8 2 2 0 0 26
04 STAINBACK, Kristen - 0-4 0-3 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
05 OLSZEWSKI, Nicole - 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9
TM TEAM - - - - 3-6 9 - - - - - - -
Totals………….. - 23-65 3-16 12-22 14-34 48 17 61 6 13 0 6 200
35.4% 18.8% 54.5%
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half: 10-36 0-8 4-8
27.8% 0.0% 50.0%
2nd Half: 13-29 3-8 8-14
44.8% 37.5% 57.1%

Murray State 65

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
01 ELKINS, Tessa * 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-5 6 4 0 2 1 0 0 11
03 SISK, Erika * 7-18 2-8 3-5 1-1 2 1 19 3 2 0 0 37
05 WINFREY, Jessica * 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 19
20 ROBINSON, Mariah * 6-17 4-13 1-3 2-12 14 1 17 5 1 0 1 39
21 DIRKS, Kelsey * 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
11 BURGESS, Erica - 6-11 1-2 3-4 0-4 4 0 16 4 3 0 4 31
12 MCBEAN, Ashleigh - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
13 KIRBY, Keiona - 2-6 2-5 0-0 0-2 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 16
23 LIKE, Alyssa - 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 7
30 WATSON, Kyra - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
31 BABIC, Bianca - 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
33 SOLDO, Christy - 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
35 HOLDER, Jessica - 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 9
40 HOSEY, Chanyere - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 10
TM TEAM - - - - 0-2 2 - - - - - - -
Totals………….. - 24-63 10-32 7-12 8-35 43 16 65 16 11 5 7 200
38.1% 31.3% 58.3%
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half: 12-35 5-19 1-3
34.3% 26.3% 33.3%
2nd Half: 12-28 5-13 6-9
42.9% 38.5% 66.7%

 


Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Austin Peay 24 37 61 Record: (6-15, 1-8 OVC)
Murray State 30 35 65 Record: (14-7, 7-3 OVC)

 

Points in the paint-APSU 28,MUR 24. Points off turnovers-APSU 8,MUR 13.
2nd chance points-APSU 11,MUR 5. Fast break points-APSU 6,MUR 12.
Bench points-APSU 8,MUR 29. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-5 times.
Last FG-APSU 2nd-00:07, MUR 2nd-02:03.
Largest lead-APSU by 8 1st-15:40, MUR by 9 2nd-00:54.
Officials: Jennyfer Imanuel, Kyle Labar and Cole Womack
Technical fouls: Austin Peay-None. Murray State-None.
Attendance: 949

Sections

Sports

Topics

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Related Posts

Comments

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Personal Controls

Archives