APSU Sports Information
Clarksville, TN – Suffering through its worst shooting night of the 2014-15 campaign, Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team dropped a 71-61 Ohio Valley Conference decision to league-leading UT Martin, Saturday, at the Dunn Center.
Austin Peay (8-15, 5-5 OVC) kept the game close through the opening 16 minutes.The Lady Govs held a lead twice in the half – both times by a point – freshman Brianne Alexander giving them the last of those leads with a pair of free throws for a 24-23 lead at the 5:16 mark.
However, Austin Peay would only score one more point the rest of the half. UT Martin (14-9, 10-0 OVC) closed the half with a 13-1 run, including the half’s final 10 points, to carry a 36-25 advantage into halftime.
In the second half the Lady Govs were able to close to within seven points, 45-38, thanks to a three-pointer by sophomore April Rivers with 14:19 left in the game. It was the first of four three-pointers by Rivers – she hit two on back-to-to-back possessions later in the half to move APSU with 12 points with 9:47 left.
The Skyhawks would push the lead back to 18 points late in the half, and held that margin after Ashia Jones’ layup with 4:16 left. UT Martin would not score again in the contest, but Austin Peay found cutting into that lead difficult. The Lady Govs closed the game with an 8-0 run, a run that could have gone further except for a stretch of more than three minutes where the Skyhawks maintained continuous possession.
Rivers led Austin Peay with 16 points off the bench, converting 4-of-7 from three-point range and adding a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Junior Tiasha Gray battled through another tough shooting night to finish with 14 points (5-of-15 shooting), six assists and six steals. Junior Jennifer Nwokocha added her season’s first double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Austin Peay made just 29.4 percent (15-of-51) of its field-goal attempts, its worst shooting performance since the 2011-12 season. The Lady Govs compensated with season-highs in both free throws made and attempted, going 26-of-37 (70.3 percent) at the line.
Jones led UT Martin with a game-best 34 points, scoring 21 points in the second half. The Skyhawks made 39.1 percent (27-of-69) of their shots, but just 54.5 percent (12-of-22) from the free throw line.
Austin Peay continues its four-game homestand when it hosts rival Murray State in a 4:30pm, Saturday contest.
Video – Carrie Daniels
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0lR6sverh8[/youtube]
Box Score
Austin Peay 61 (8-15 5-5 OVC) vs UT Martin 71 (14-9 10-0 OVC)
1 | 2 | Total | Records | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UT Martin | 36 | 35 | 71 | 14-9 (10-0 OVC) |
Austin Peay | 25 | 36 | 61 | 8-15 (5-5 OVC) |
UT Martin 71
## | Player | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | OFF-DEF | TOT | PF | TP | A | TO | BLK | STL | MIN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Jones, Ashia | 13-24 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 3-2 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
20 | Schubert, Katie | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
14 | Roberts, Chelsea | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 |
21 | Ward, Jessy | 2-10 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
30 | Caldwell, Tiara | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
35 | Tyson, Karisma | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0-4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
42 | Jackson, Monique | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3-0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
4 | Woolfolk, Danielle | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
23 | Howard, Haley | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
0 | TEAM | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 27-69 | 5-23 | 12-22 | 21-28 | 49 | 28 | 71 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 200 | |
Percentages | 39.1% | 21.7% | 54.5% |
Austin Peay 61
## | Player | FGM-FGA | FGM3-FGA3 | FTM-FTA | OFF-DEF | TOT | PF | TP | A | TO | BLK | STL | MIN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gray, Tiasha | 5-15 | 0-6 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 40 |
21 | Nwokocha, Jennifer | 3-12 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 6-4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
4 | Stainback, Kristen | 1-10 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
11 | Alexander, Brianne | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
24 | Rates, Beth | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
3 | Rivers, April | 4-9 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
23 | Gooch, Sydney | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2-7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
42 | Norton, Symantha | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
12 | Rich, Madison | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
44 | Scott, Jacey | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TM | TEAM | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 15-51 | 5-19 | 26-37 | 15-25 | 40 | 19 | 61 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 200 | |
Percentages | 29.4% | 26.3% | 70.3% |