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APSU Lady Govs Basketball travels to Montana for Lady Griz Holiday Classic; plays Saint LouisAustin Peay (2-7) vs. Saint Louis (4-5)Friday, December 19th, 2014 | 6:30pm CT
The Lady Govs open the tournament with a 6:30pm (CT), Friday contest against Saint Louis. APSU then will face either host Montana or Utah Valley in a Saturday contest before returning home.Austin Peay begins the road trip seeking its first win away from the Dunn Center this season. Currently, the Lady Govs are winless in five games this season, including one neutral court loss, and have a nine-game losing streak on the road. In addition, Austin Peay has not won a game in an in-season tournament since defeating Utah Valley in the final game of the 2010 Preseason Women’s NIT Consolation Round, a streak of eight losses.
On the season, Gray is making a splash in the national rankings as she ranks among the nation’s top 50 in steals (5th, 3.8 pg), assists (13th, 6.2 pg) and scoring (22nd, 21.3 ppg). She leads all Ohio Valley Conference players in both scoring and steals per game while ranking second in assists per game. APSU returns four starters among 10 letterwinners 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. Saint Louis Billikens
Sophomore center Sadie Stipanovich has posted double-digit scoring in each of her last five games (15.4 ppg) and leads Saint Louis with 11.9 points per game. Freshman guard Jackie Kemph, the Chicago Sun-Times 2014 Player of the Year, has started her collegiate career by averaging 10.0 points and 6.2 assists per game and posted 8 points and 5 assists against Indiana State. Last Game: Austin Peay vs. Western KentuckySophomore center Tearra Banks was the second-leading scorer for APSU, adding 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Junior guard Jacey Scott notched a pair of career-highs on the night, dishing six assists while also nabbing four steals.
The Lady Toppers jumped out to a 20-point lead at halftime, sparked by a 19-1 run which spanned nearly five minutes. Austin Peay cut the gap to 15 points, 74-59, with 6:31 left thanks to a 15-2 run that lasted 4:35, Gray scoring 12 points in that span. However, the last five shots the Lady Toppers made were all three-pointers, which pushed the final margin out to 23 points. The Lady Govs claimed the turnover advantage for the sixth time this season, but they are now 1-5 in those games. The More You KnowAn Austin Peay Win Would: Be its first win away from the Dunn Center this season… End its nine-game losing streak away from the Dunn Center… Make it 5-3 against Saint Louis all-time and be its first neutral court win against the Billikens… Improve Daniels’ record to 91-165 overall… Make the Lady Govs 444-638 overall since 1976-77. An Austin Peay Loss Would: Keep it winless away from the Dunn Center in 2014-15 (0-6)… Be its 10-straight loss away from the Dunn Center… Be its second straight loss to Saint Louis, leveling their all-time series at 4-4… Drop Daniels’ record to 90-166 overall… Make the Lady Govs 443-639 overall since 1976-77. In the Next Round
Austin Peay and Montana have not met previously and it would be APSU’s first-ever contest against a current member of the Big Sky Conference.
Karlee Norris is UVU’s rebounding threat, with a team-best 8.4 rebounds per game. The Lady Govs and Wolverines have met once previously, APSU winning a 73-69 contest, November 20th, 2010, as part of the Preseason Women’s NIT Consolation Round at Lamar. Next Team UpFollowing the Christmas Break, Austin Peay continues its road trip with a 2:00pm, Tuesday, December 30th contest at Central Arkansas. UCA owns a 5-5 record this season, but is 0-3 against OVC teams this season, falling to Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State and Southeast Missouri already this year. The Lady Govs and Sugar Bears met in Clarksville last season, APSU winning an 81-60 decision. Video – Carrie DanielsSectionsSportsTopicsAPSU, APSU Athletics, APSU Basketball, APSU Dunn Center, APSU Sports, APSU Women's Basketball, Austin Peay State University, Big Sky Conference, Billikens, Carrie Daniels, Central Arkansas, Chastity Gooch, Clarksville TN, Eastern Kentucky, Indiana State, Jacey Scott, Jacksonville State, Lady Govs, Lady Griz Holiday Classic, Lady Toppers, Missoula MT, Missouri, Montana, Ohio Valley Conference, OVC, Saint Louis, SIU Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri, Sugar Bears, Tearra Banks, Tiasha Gray, Utah Valley, Western Kentucky, Wolverines |
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