Louisville, KY – Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team had few answers in a 108-53 loss to No. 7 Louisville, Saturday, at the KFC YUM! Center.
Austin Peay (3-6) challenged Louisville early, junior Kristen Stainback scoring five straight points to cap a 7-2 run that gave APSU a 7-6 lead 2:28 into the contest.
Louisville (10-1) responded with the game’s next 10 points, including a pair of baskets by Asia Taylor, to build a nine-point, 16-7 lead just two minutes later.Stainback would hit another three-pointer at the 14:42 mark to end the Louisville run. She scored eight of Austin Peay’s first 10 points.
The Cardinals again pieced together a 12-2 run, pushing the lead to 16 points with 11:25 remaining in the half. Austin Peay pushed back with a three-pointer by freshman April Rivers and a basket by Tearra Banks, cutting the lead to 11 points, 28-17, one minute later.
Louisville broke the game open courtesy a 22-9 burst over the games next nine minutes, build a 28-point, 54-26, lead with 1:23 left. Austin Peay would close the half on an 8-2 run as Banks, Rivers, Stainback and sophomore Tiasha Gray each hit baskets in the final minute-plus. Louisville held a 56-34 lead at the halftime break.
The Cardinals wasted no time extending its lead in the second half. They opened the frame with a 15-5 run as the lead reached 32 points, 71-39, in less than five minutes. Louisville would not look back after the half-opening burst and later capitalized on an APSU scoring drought that lasted more than six minutes to build a 50-point margin.
Stainback led Austin Peay with 14 points and was the only APSU player to reach double-digit scoring territory. Sophomore Jennifer Nwokocha added eight points – all in the second half. Banks chipped in a six-point, eight-rebound performance in a return to her hometown.
Shoni Schimmel led all scorers with 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Cortnee Walton added 13 points.
Austin Peay returns home for a 7:00pm, Wednesday contest against Chattanooga.
Box Score
Austin Peay vs Louisville
Saturday December 14th, 2013 | 7:06pm
Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center
Austin Peay 53
Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
21 | NWOKOCHA, Jennifer | f | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 1-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
32 | HARDAWAY, Alexis | f | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
01 | GRAY, Tiasha | g | 3-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
04 | STAINBACK, Kristen | g | 6-16 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
05 | OLSZEWSKI, Nicole | g | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
03 | RIVERS, April | – | 3-12 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
14 | RATES, Beth | – | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
15 | FOX, Emily | – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
25 | BANKS, Tearra | – | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
42 | NORTON, Symantha | – | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
44 | SCOTT, Jacey | – | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals………….. | – | 21-69 | 5-23 | 6-11 | 16-29 | 45 | 16 | 53 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 200 | |
30.4% | 21.7% | 54.5% | ||||||||||||
Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
1st Half: | 13-38 | 4-13 | 4-6 | |||||||||||
34.2% | 30.8% | 66.7% | ||||||||||||
2nd Half: | 8-31 | 1-10 | 2-5 | |||||||||||
25.8% | 10.0% | 40.0% |
Louisville 108
Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
00 | HAMMOND, Sara | f | 5-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
31 | TAYLOR, Asia | f | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2-6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
21 | SMITH, Bria | g | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
22 | SCHIMMEL, Jude | g | 2-13 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 2-5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
23 | SCHIMMEL, Shoni | g | 9-14 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
02 | NIAMKE, Monny | – | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
12 | DYER, Shawnta’ | – | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
13 | WALTON, Cortnee | – | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
15 | DEINES, Megan | – | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
25 | GIBBS, Tia | – | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
32 | HENDERSON, Emmonnie | – | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals………….. | – | 43-83 | 8-23 | 14-19 | 16-36 | 52 | 13 | 108 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 200 | |
51.8% | 34.8% | 73.7% | ||||||||||||
Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
1st Half: | 24-45 | 3-12 | 5-7 | |||||||||||
53.3% | 25.0% | 71.4% | ||||||||||||
2nd Half: | 19-38 | 5-11 | 9-12 | |||||||||||
50.0% | 45.5% | 75.0% |
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Score by Periods | 1st | 2nd | Total | |
Austin Peay | 34 | 19 | 53 | Record: (3-6) |
Louisville | 56 | 52 | 108 | Record: (10-1) |
Points in the paint-APSU 22,LOU 52. Points off turnovers-APSU 4,LOU 28. |
2nd chance points-APSU 6,LOU 20. Fast break points-APSU 2,LOU 14. |
Bench points-APSU 17,LOU 45. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-2 times. |
Last FG-APSU 2nd-01:03, LOU 2nd-00:33. |
Largest lead-APSU by 1 1st-17:32, LOU by 57 2nd-01:47. |
Officials: Carol Comanita, Kevin Dillard, Pualani SpurlockTechnical fouls: Austin Peay-None. Louisville-None.
Attendance: 7534 |