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APSU Lady Govs Basketball take on Southern Illinois Salukis at Dunn Center, SaturdaySouthern Illinois (4-2) vs. Austin Peay (2-6)Saturday, December 13th, 2014 | 1:00pm
The Lady Govs and Salukis will meet for the fourth time in the last five seasons. Austin Peay has won the last two outings, including last season’s 71-69 victory that was its first-ever “W” in Carbondale, IL. In its last outing, Austin Peay defeated NAIA foe Brescia by a 99-63 count, November 6th, for its second-straight home win.The victory also snapped Austin Peay’s four-game losing streak. Austin Peay owned a 54-23 halftime lead but struggled to extend that advantage in the second half due to 13 turnovers in the frame. Junior guard Tiasha Gray scored 23 points in her season’s shortest outing (26 minutes). Freshman Madison Rich led APSU with 26 points off the bench, her second 20-point outing this season.
APSU returns four starters among 10 letter winners from last season’s squad. That group includes the Lady Govs top five in both scoring and rebounding. Despite the large number of returnees, the projected APSU starting five includes one senior, one junior and three sophomores – still a relatively young squad. Southern Illinois Salukis
Junior center Dyana Pierre, a Preseason All-MVC pick, is averaging a double-double this season (13.2 ppg/10.8 rpg) and has 24 career double-doubles. Sophomore guard Rishonda Napier is averaging a team-best 18.3 points per game (3rd in the Missouri Valley) despite missing most of 2013-14. Austin Peay’s Last Game: BresciaAustin Peay 99 (2-6) vs Brescia 63 (3-7)
The win gives APSU back-to-back home wins for the first time since December 21st, 2012. The victory also snapped APSU’s four-game losing streak this season, which dated back to its win against Grand Canyon in its last home game, November 22nd.
Freshman Madison Rich paced the Lady Govs with a career-best 26 points. Other career-highs set or tied on Saturday were: rebounds by Beth Rates (11) and points by Lauren Maki (2), while freshman Savannah Foister came off the bench to score her first two collegiate points. Gray scored 20 or more points for the fourth time this season. It’s the first time since January 25th against Tennessee Tech that two Lady Govs scored 20+ points in one contest. The 54 points scored in the first half was APSU’s highest total in a half for since a 52-point second half output at Southeast Missouri on February 3rd. The Lady Govs went on a 22-4 run to begin the game, with the APSU defense forcing Brescia into shooting 0-for-10 at one point. Last Season’s Meeting Versus Southern IllinoisGuard Tiasha Gray hit a jumper with 1.5 seconds remaining to give Austin Peay a 71-69 victory at Southern Illinois, November 12th, 2013, at SIU Arena. Gray’s basket put a period on a game that was a see-saw affair throughout. The two teams battled through 19 ties and 16 lead changes in the contest. Gray led the Lady Govs with a 14-point, 6-assist, 6-steal, 5-rebound performance.
An Austin Peay Win Would: Give it back-to-back wins for the first time in 2014-15… Be its third-straight home win… Be its third-straight win against Southern Illinois… Improve Daniels’ record to 91-163 overall… Make the Lady Govs 444-636 overall since 1976-77. An Austin Peay Loss Would: Keep it from winning back-to-back games… End its two-game home win streak… Level its all-time record against Southern Illinois (3-3)… Drop Daniels’ record to 90-164 overall… Make the Lady Govs 443-637 overall since 1976-77. Broadcast InformationPlay-by-Play: Josh Stephenson Analyst: Blake Ball TV • APSU-TV Fans can catch APSU men and women’s basketball games on the internet at the OVC Digital Network. Every APSU home game and OVC contest, including the OVC Basketball Tourney, will be available online in 2014-15. Austin Peay home games are produced by APSU’s Communications department and broadcast on cable access Channel 99, U-verse 99 and CDE Lightband Channel 9 Govs on the WebLive Video: www.OVCDigitalNetwork.com Next Team UpWestern Kentucky | Tuesday, December 16th WKU reached the championship game of the Preseason WNIT, falling at Mississippi State. Senior forward Chastity Gooch, older sister of APSU forward Sydney Gooch, was named to the Naismith Award Watch List, Wednesday, and is averaging 17.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game through 10 contests. SectionsSportsTopicsAPSU, APSU Athletics, APSU Basketball, APSU Communications Department, APSU Dunn Center, APSU Sports, APSU TV, APSU Women's Basketball, APSU's 91.9 WAPX-FM, Austin Peay State University, Beth Rates, Blake Ball, Braden Wood, Brescia, Carbondale IL, Carrie Daniels, CDE Lightband, Charlie Patten, Chastity Gooch, Clarksville TN, Eastern Illinois, Grand Canyon, Josh Stephenson, Kristen Stainback, Lady Govs, Lady Toppers, Lauren Maki, Louisville, madison Rich, Memphis, Mississippi State, Missouri Valley Conference, NAIA, Ohio Valley Conference, OVC, OVC Digital Network, Salukis, Savannah Foister, SIU, SIU Arena, Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois, Sydney Gooch, Tearra Banks, Tennessee Tech, Tiasha Gray, Western Kentucky, WKU, Wright State |
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