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APSU Lady Govs Basketball can not hold off Chattanooga Mocs in 76-65 loss

Austin Peay Sports Information

Austin Peay State University Lady Govs - APSUChattanooga, TN – Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team put a double-digit lead on the board but couldn’t land the win, dropping a 76-65 nonconference decision to Chattanooga, Monday afternoon at McKenzie Arena.

Austin Peay senior guard Kristen Stainback had 21 points and six rebounds against Chattanooga Monday night. (APSU Sports Information)
Austin Peay senior guard Kristen Stainback had 21 points and six rebounds against Chattanooga Monday night. (APSU Sports Information)

Austin Peay (1-3) led by seven at halftime and built a 10-point lead three times in the second half. Junior Tiasha Gray‘s jumper at the 15:38 mark gave the Lady Govs a 43-33 advantage.

However, it was the last basket Austin Peay would make for the next seven minutes.

The Lady Govs, who had just three turnovers in the first half, suddenly could not hold onto the ball, committing nine turnovers. And when they could take a shot it wouldn’t fall as they went 0-for-8 during the drought.

APSU's Kristen StainbackChattanooga (3-2) took control of the contest during the Austin Peay drought, piecing together an impressive 23-2 run in seven minutes and turned a 10-point deficit into a 13-point lead, 58-45, with 9:45 left. The Mocs scored on 11 consecutive possessions, making 9-of-10 from the floor and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line.

Austin Peay would make one last charge as senior Kristen Stainback scored eight consecutive APSU points, cutting the deficit to seven points, 60-53, with 6:47 left. Yet that was as close as Austin Peay would get the rest of the way.

APSU's Tearra BanksIn contrast to the second half, the Lady Govs roared out of the gate to start the game, building a 10-point advantage just six minutes into the contest.

The Lady Govs made six of their first 10 shots to open the game while the Mocs were an ice-cold 1-of-10 from the floor. Sophomore Tearra Banks was a big part of the early push, scoring APSU’s first two baskets.

Chattanooga charged back with a 14-2 run over a six-minute span to take a four-point 22-18 lead with 5:43 left.

Austin Peay finally countered by returning to its inside attack as Banks hit a pair of layups and Jennifer Nwokocha made a jumper and went to the line on three straight trips – though she converted just 1-of-5. The effort allowed Austin Peay to build an eight-point advantage before settling on a seven-point, 35-28 halftime lead.

Stainback led Austin Peay with 21 points, scoring 12 in the second half, on 9-of-14 shooting and grabbed six rebounds. Banks opened the game with 12 points, but did not make another basket until the 1:29 mark of the second half and finished with 19 points.

APSU's Jennifer NwokochaChattanooga’s Aryanna Gilbert led all scorers with 26 points off the bench, going 13-of-17 from the floor. The Mocs also had two double-doubles with Jasmine Joyner posting a 15-point, 13-rebound effort while Keiana Gilbert added a 13-point, 12-rebound performance.

Austin Peay continues its road trip at the Southern Miss Thanksgiving Invitational, Friday and Saturday.

The Lady Govs open that tournament with a 3:00pm, Friday contest against host Southern Miss.

Box Score

Chattanooga 76 (3-2) vs Austin Peay 65 (1-3)

1 2 Total Records
Austin Peay 35 30 65 1-3
Chattanooga 28 48 76 3-2

 

Austin Peay 65

## Player FGM-FGA 3FGM-3FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF TOT PF TP A TO BLK STL MIN
4 Stainback, Kristen 9-14 2-6 1-1 1-5 6 2 21 2 4 0 0 40
25 Banks, Tearra 8-17 0-0 3-4 3-4 7 0 19 0 1 0 0 29
1 Gray, Tiasha 6-11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 13 1 5 2 3 34
24 Rates, Beth 1-8 0-0 1-2 5-4 9 4 3 1 3 0 1 22
42 Norton, Symantha 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 13
21 Nwokocha, Jennifer 1-4 0-0 1-5 1-2 3 2 3 0 2 1 1 22
3 Rivers, April 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-2 2 4 2 5 2 0 0 19
12 Rich, Madison 0-4 0-2 2-2 0-1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 15
23 Gooch, Sydney 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6
0 TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 25-61 3-11 12-18 13-24 37 20 65 11 20 4 9 200
Percentages 41.0% 27.3% 66.7%

 

Chattanooga 76

## Player FGM-FGA FGM3-FGA3 FTM-FTA OFF-DEF TOT PF TP A TO BLK STL MIN
03 Joyner, Jasmine 6-13 0-0 3-6 3-10 13 4 15 2 4 4 1 33
20 Gilbert, Keiana 5-10 1-2 2-4 6-6 12 1 13 6 1 2 4 38
25 Shumpert, Chelsey 5-12 1-6 2-4 0-0 0 0 13 1 1 0 2 21
23 Johnson, Moses 0-5 0-1 1-2 0-3 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 17
11 Towns, Ka’Vonne 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 9
35 Gilbert, Aryanna 13-17 0-1 0-0 6-2 8 2 26 2 1 1 1 30
01 Paynes, Alicia 0-3 0-1 4-6 0-2 2 0 4 5 2 0 5 33
24 Bramblett, Destiny 1-6 0-3 2-2 0-2 2 4 4 3 1 1 0 17
05 Noblit, Anna Claire 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30-68 2-15 14-24 17-26 43 13 76 20 13 8 14 200
Percentages 44.1% 13.3% 58.3%
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