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Austin Peay State University Women’s Basketball loses 75-65 to Southern Illinois Salukis

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Austin Peay State University Lady Govs - APSUClarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team surrendered 12 consecutive points to start the second half and could not recover in a 75-65 nonconference loss to Southern Illinois, Saturday afternoon at the Dunn Center.

Austin Peay Lady Govs Basketball loses to Southern Illinois Saturday afternoon. (APSU Sports Information)
Austin Peay Lady Govs Basketball loses to Southern Illinois Saturday afternoon. (APSU Sports Information)

Austin Peay (2-7) scored the game’s first seven points, with three different players scoring.

The Lady Govs saw that lead erased but still controlled the flow of play in the opening half, leading for more than 13 minutes. Austin Peay led by three points, 33-30, after senior Kristen Stainback‘s jumper with 3:25 left.

Southern Illinois (5-2) closed the first half with a 9-2 run. Mercedes Griffin’s three-pointer at the 2:11 mark tied the game and Dyana Pierre’s layup gave SIU a 35-33 lead with 1:38. The Salukis would not surrender that advantage as the half closed, leading 39-35 at the break.

APSU's Jennifer NwokochaThe second half’s start followed a theme all too familiar for the Lady Govs as they went scoreless for the opening four minutes. Southern Illinois opened the half with a 12-0 run and build a 16-point, 51-35 lead after Pierre’s jumper with 16:25 left.

Austin Peay recovered thanks to junior forward Jennifer Nwokocha who scored eight straight points, her jumper with 13:59 left slashing the deficit to eight points, 51-43. Her spark ignited the Lady Govs as junior guard Tiasha Gray then scored six of APSU’s next nine points to trim the lead to one point, 53-52, and cap a 17-2 run that spanned five minutes.

Southern Illinois’ Kylie Giebelhausen hit a three-pointer to stem the APSU run. The Salukis then used a 5-0 run to extend its lead back to seven points, 65-58, with 5:51 left and Austin Peay would not threaten the game’s remainder.

APSU's Tiasha GrayGray led Austin Peay with 23 points on 9-of-21 shooting, while also recording four assists and six rebounds. Nwokocha added eight points and six rebounds in 11 minutes off the bench – leaving early in the second half after suffering an injury. Stainback finished with 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting.

Pierre led Southern Illinois with an 18-point, 15-rebound double-double performance. She was one of four Salukis to score 10 or more points, including Azia Washington who added a 10-point, 12-rebound effort.

Austin Peay returns to action when it hosts Western Kentucky in a 6:00pm, Tuesday contest at the Dunn Center.

Box Score

Austin Peay 65 (2-7) vs Southern Illinois 75 (5-2)

1 2 Total Records
Southern Illinois 39 36 75 5-2
Austin Peay 35 30 65 2-7

 

Southern Illinois 75

## Player FGM-FGA 3FGM-3FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF TOT PF TP A TO BLK STL MIN
0 Pierre, Dyana 8-17 0-0 2-3 3-12 15 3 18 0 5 1 1 36
13 Napier, Rishonda 5-11 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 12 6 2 0 1 30
10 Macklin, Cartaesha 3-6 1-2 4-4 1-0 1 1 11 5 2 0 2 27
33 Washington, Azia 3-7 2-4 2-2 3-9 12 1 10 1 1 1 0 34
32 Giebelhausen, Kylie 2-9 2-6 3-6 1-2 3 3 9 3 1 1 2 32
12 Griffin, Mercedes 4-5 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 9 2 3 0 0 20
40 Corrigan, Carlie 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3
2 Stephenson, Blair 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 11
3 Haynes, Ariel 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
24 Nebo, Kim 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
35 VanHyfte, Celina 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
0 TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 28-60 8-18 11-15 11-26 37 12 75 18 15 3 7 200
Percentages 46.7% 44.4% 73.3%

 

Austin Peay 65

## Player FGM-FGA FGM3-FGA3 FTM-FTA OFF-DEF TOT PF TP A TO BLK STL MIN
01 Gray, Tiasha 9-21 1-3 4-4 1-5 6 2 23 4 6 1 1 38
04 Stainback, Kristen 6-13 3-6 1-2 0-1 1 1 16 1 1 0 2 39
24 Rates, Beth 4-9 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 8 1 1 0 0 28
25 Banks, Tearra 1-5 0-0 2-2 1-3 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 13
42 Norton, Symantha 1-3 0-0 2-3 0-4 4 3 4 2 2 0 0 27
21 Nwokocha, Jennifer 4-5 0-0 0-1 2-4 6 0 8 0 0 1 0 11
12 Rich, Madison 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 13
03 Rivers, April 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
23 Gooch, Sydney 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 23
44 Scott, Jacey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 25-58 4-10 11-14 8-25 33 14 65 11 13 3 3 200
Percentages 43.1% 40.0% 78.6%
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