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Clarksville, TN – Saturday nights at the Dunn Center have been something special for Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team and the trend held true in an 80-70 upset win of Ohio Valley Conference leader UT Martin.
Austin Peay (8-18, 6-7 OVC), which improved to 5-0 in home Saturday dates, took control of the contest with a 16-3 run in the opening 4:31 of the second quarter.
The Govs, who held a one point lead after the first quarter, held a 44-30 advantage after the opening run.
The Govs would see that lead shrink during the rest of the second quarter, UT Martin closing to within three points on a Jessy Ward three-pointer with 52 seconds left. But Banks would strike again with a layup on the next APSU possession for a 53-48 halftime lead.
The second half proved to be a defensive struggle, with neither team matching their first half output. UT Martin (17-8, 10-2 OVC) had a golden opportunity to close the deficit in the third quarter during a four minute shooting drought by APSU. But the Skyhawks saw the opportunity slip by as they only scored six points, closing within two points, 59-57, after Katie Schubert’s layup with 1:09 left.
Gray responded with the third quarter’s final four points, extending the Govs lead back to six points, 63-57, at quarter’s end. Austin Peay then used a Banks layup and Rich three-pointer to push the lead to nine points early in the fourth.
UT Martin closed back to within four points on a 5-0 run, but Austin Peay closed the game with a 8-3 burst that saw it convert on 6-of-8 free-throws in the final 1:05 to secure the win.
Gray finished with a game-high 29 points, making 10-of-22 from the floor and 8-of-9 at the free-throw line. Sophomore guard Madison Rich and Banks each supplied 12 points and Baker added 10 points. Junior forward Beth Rates grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds and had six points.
Ward led UT Martin with 22 points but was held scoreless in the second half. Haley Howard added 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting. The Skyhawks had five players reach double-digit scoring territory.
The Skyhawks opened the game making 19-of-31 (61.3 percent) from the floor, including 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from three-point range.
However, Austin Peay’s defense stiffened in the second half and limited UTM to 7-of-31 (22.6 percent) shooting and did not surrender a three pointer on 12 attempts.
Austin Peay prepares to close out the road portion of its regular-season slate when it meets third place SIU Edwardsville in an 11:30am, Wednesday contest in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Video
David Midlick’s Governors scored a huge upset against UT Martin in their return to the Dunn Center.
Box Score
UT Martin (17-8/10-2 OVC) 70, Austin Peay (8-18/6-7 OVC) 80
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 27 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 70 |
| Austin Peay | 28 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 80 |
UT Martin 70
| Player | FGM -FGA |
3FGM -3FGA |
FTM -FTA |
OFF -DEF |
TOT | PF | TP | A | TO | BLK | STL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jessy Ward | 8-16 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 23 | Haley Howard | 3-11 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 0-5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Emanye Robertson | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 20 | Katie Schubert | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 14 | Chelsea Roberts | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2-7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 33 | Myah Taylor | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 44 | Shy Copney | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| TM | TEAM | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-62 | 7-24 | 11-16 | 8-24 | 32 | 20 | 70 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 200 |
Austin Peay 80
| Player | FGM -FGA |
3FGM -3FGA |
FTM -FTA |
OFF -DEF |
TOT | PF | TP | A | TO | BLK | STL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiasha Gray | 10-22 | 1-8 | 8-9 | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 33 | Falon Baker | 3-8 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | Sydney Gooch | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| 24 | Beth Rates | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6-7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 42 | Symantha Norton | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Madison Rich | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 25 | Tearra Banks | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4-1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Brianne Alexander | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | April Rivers | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| TM | TEAM | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-66 | 6-19 | 16-22 | 16-30 | 46 | 18 | 80 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 200 |
