APSU Sports Information
Conway, AR – Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team could not maintain its hot start and dropped a 63-54 decision in its final nonconference tilt against Central Arkansas, Tuesday, at the Farris Center.
Austin Peay (3-10) opened the game making six of its first 10 shots as it sprinted out to a 14-5 lead in the opening five minutes.Senior Kristen Stainback hit a three-pointer and scored five points during the burst while junior Jennifer Nwokocha added four points.
Central Arkansas (7-5) scored the game’s first basket on a Brianna Mullins three-pointer then saw Millins sink a pair of free-throws to build a 5-3 lead just 1:24 into the contest.
However, the Sugar Bears would go scoreless for the next five minutes as Austin Peay built its lead. UCA then scored nine straight points to tie the game, 14-14, with 9:56 left.
Nwokocha and freshman Brianne Alexander then teamed up to score Austin Peay’s final 14 points of the half, Nwokocha scoring eight points while Alexander chipped in six points.
However, their combined effort could not help Austin Peay gain breathing room as the teams went into halftime tied 28-28.
Central Arkansas overcame a halting start to the second half to build a four point lead, 38-34, in the opening 6:12 of the frame. Junior Tiasha Gray and Alexander then combined for the next nine points to give APSU a five-point, 43-38, lead with 11:06 left.
But after Gray hit a traditional three-point play to give APSU its largest lead of the half, the Lady Govs went into a five-minute scoring drought. By the time Alexander hit a traditional three-point play at the 5:54 mark, Central Arkansas had retaken the lead and would not surrender it the game’s remainder.
Alexander, making her Austin Peay debut, put forth a 13-point, five-rebound performance in 15 minutes off the bench. Stainback scored a team-best 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting.
Kendara Watts led Central Arkansas with 19 points. Mullins added a 15-point, eight rebound performance for the Sugar Bears.
Austin Peay continues its six-game road trip when it opens Ohio Valley Conference play with a 3:00pm (CT), Saturday contest at Eastern Kentucky.
Box Score
Central Arkansas 63 (7-5) vs Austin Peay 54 (3-10)
1 | 2 | Total | Records | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Austin Peay | 28 | 26 | 54 | 3-10 |
Central Arkansas | 28 | 35 | 63 | 7-5 |
Austin Peay 54
## | Player | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | OFF-DEF | TOT | PF | TP | A | TO | BLK | STL | MIN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Stainback, Kristen | 6-18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
1 | Gray, Tiasha | 4-11 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
21 | Nwokocha, Jennifer | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5-4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
24 | Rates, Beth | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 31 |
42 | Norton, Symantha | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
11 | Alexander, Brianne | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
12 | Rich, Madison | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
23 | Gooch, Sydney | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
44 | Scott, Jacey | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
0 | TEAM | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 20-58 | 5-15 | 9-12 | 11-25 | 36 | 16 | 54 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 200 | |
Percentages | 34.5% | 33.3% | 75.0% |
Central Arkansas 63
## | Player | FGM-FGA | FGM3-FGA3 | FTM-FTA | OFF-DEF | TOT | PF | TP | A | TO | BLK | STL | MIN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Watts, Kendara | 9-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
10 | Mullins, Brianna | 3-10 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 0-8 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
22 | Proffitt, Maggie | 4-16 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 2-6 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
00 | McClure, Kelsey | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
13 | Sadler, Terai | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
04 | Logan, Raquel | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
23 | Agee, Brittany | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
21 | Williams, Angel | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
50 | Novokres-chenova, Tay | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
TM | TEAM | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 22-58 | 6-18 | 13-17 | 13-28 | 41 | 13 | 63 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 200 | |
Percentages | 37.9% | 33.3% | 76.5% |