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APSU Lady Govs fall on the road to Eastern Illinois, 64-56

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Austin Peay State University Lady Govs - APSUCharleston, IL – Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team endured rocky third quarter at both ends of the court and suffered its fifth-straight Ohio Valley Conference loss, 64-56, to Eastern Illinois, Wednesday night at Lantz Arena.

Austin Peay Women's Basketball fall 65-56 to Eastern Illinois Panthers Wednesday night. (APSU Sports Information)
Austin Peay Women’s Basketball fall 65-56 to Eastern Illinois Panthers Wednesday night. (APSU Sports Information)

The game’s pivotal moments arrived in the third quarter.

Austin Peay (7-18, 5-7 OVC) pieced together a 7-0 run, including four points by junior forward Beth Rates, to build its largest lead, 35-30, just three minutes into the quarter.

But Eastern Illinois (3-21, 2-10 OVC) did not cave and instead responded with three consecutive three-pointers. Alece Shumpert hit the first two, each time evading the APSU defense, to give the Panthers a one-point advantage. After the Govs converted on one of two at the free throw line, Halle Stull hit the third in the string to give Eastern Illinois a 39-36 lead with 4:07 left.

APSU Tiasha GrayThe Panthers lead would reach 12 points, 53-41, thanks to a 6-0 run to start the fourth quarter. Austin Peay would close back to within three points, 54-51, thanks to senior Tiasha Gray‘s layup at the 4:02 mark. However, she would pick up her fifth foul on the ensuing Eastern Illinois possession. EIU capitalized with an 11-5 run the game’s remainder, sealing the decision.

Austin Peay overcame a turnover-filled first quarter and a poor shooting performance in the second quarter to tie the game, 28-28, at halftime. The Govs committed eight of their 15 turnovers in the first quarter, Eastern Illinois converting on the miscues for 10 points and a 16-13 lead. In the second, Austin Peay went nearly eight minutes without a field goal but went 7-of-8 at the free-throw line to help it force the halftime tie.

APSU Beth RatesThe third quarter saw the Governors struggle with their shooting touch, making just 4-of-14 (28.6 percent) from the floor. Meanwhile, Austin Peay could not keep Eastern Illinois in check defensively, allowing the Panthers to make 8-of-14 (57.1 percent), including 3-of-4 from three-point range.

Rates led Austin Peay with 16 points, making 8-of-13 at the free-throw line. Gray finished with 13 points and four steals – moving into fourth on the OVC’s career steals list (304) – despite a chopped up 24 minutes of action. Sophomore forward Sydney Gooch added an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double performance.

Shatika Cox led Eastern Illinois with 16 points, making 5-of-8 from the floor. Phylicia Johnson chipped in 15 points.

Austin Peay returns home for a 5:15pm, Saturday contest against league-leading UT Martin. The day will begin with the Governors annual Hall of Fame breakfast at 9:00am.

For more information about Saturday’s Hall of Fame breakfast in the Dunn Center front lobby, telephone Tara Pfeifler, 931.221.6119.

Box Score

Austin Peay (7-18/5-7 OVC) 56, Eastern Illinois (3-21/2-10 OVC) 64

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Austin Peay 13 15 13 15 56
Eastern Illinois 16 12 19 17 64

 

Austin Peay 56

## Player FGM
-FGA
3FGM
-3FGA
FTM
-FTA
OFF
-DEF
TOT PF TP A TO BLK STL MIN
24 Rates, Beth 4-6 0-0 8-13 4-1 5 3 16 0 1 3 0 24
1 Gray, Tiasha 5-15 0-5 3-4 0-2 2 5 13 4 2 1 4 24
23 Gooch, Sydney 2-8 0-0 7-8 7-4 11 2 11 4 3 1 0 31
13 Olszewski, Shelby 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 23
22 Gregory, Keisha 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18
25 Banks, Tearra 3-5 0-0 3-4 4-0 4 2 9 0 3 0 2 11
12 Rich, Madison 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 21
33 Baker, Falon 1-7 1-5 0-0 1-2 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 28
11 Alexander, Brianne 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 14
42 Norton, Symantha 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6
TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 16-50 1-10 23-31 18-19 37 24 56 10 15 5 8 200

 

Eastern Illinois 64

## Player FGM
-FGA
3FGM
-3FGA
FTM
-FTA
OFF
-DEF
TOT PF TP A TO BLK STL MIN
23 COX, Shakita 5-8 1-1 5-7 1-4 5 3 16 1 2 0 1 30
1 JOHNSON, Phylicia 6-12 0-3 3-4 0-4 4 3 15 2 3 0 3 29
11 BROWN, Erica 3-5 0-0 3-6 2-3 5 4 9 2 2 3 1 31
5 LENNOX, Grace 3-7 0-1 1-2 2-0 2 1 7 2 5 1 2 37
31 SMITH, Jalisha 0-2 0-0 2-2 2-1 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 10
21 STULL, Halle 3-7 1-2 2-2 0-5 5 5 9 1 1 2 0 29
33 SHUMPERT, Alece 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 6 1 0 1 0 12
12 TELLEZ, Carmen 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
4 STEWARD, Kayla 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
15 MADISON, Mariah 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
10 CHANDRA, Karina 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
22 BOYER, Brittin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Totals 22-50 4-12 16-23 12-20 32 23 64 10 19 7 7 200
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