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APSU Women’s Basketball rally comes up short in 69-53 loss at UT Martin
![]() Austin Peay State University women’s basketball falls on the road to UT Martin, 69-53. (APSU Sports Information) Shay-Lee Kirby sparked the Austin Peay (7-3, 5-1) offense in the fourth period, as she scored 11 of her team-high 13 points in the final ten minutes of action. Kirby was perfect from three-point range in the final quarter, drilling three-pointers on each of the APSU Govs first two possessions, before connecting on her final triple with 2:13 left in the contest. Kasey Kidwell also found her rhythm on the offensive end in the final frame, hitting a pair of layups and two free-throws, as she scored six of her 10 points in the last ten minutes. The Governors shot 42.9 percent from the floor in the fourth quarter and outscored Skyhawks 21-15, but it was not enough to erase the 22-point advantage that UT Martin (4-3, 3-1) had built in the third period. UT Martin shot the lights out in the first quarter, shooting 61.5 percent from the floor and 66.7 percent from three-point range, but the Governors only trailed by two after a Tahanee Bennell three-pointer with 6:17 left on the clock. However, the Bennell triple was the APSU Govs final points of the period, and the Skyhawks closed on a 12-0 run to build a 14-point advantage after ten minutes of action. With 7:03 left before the half, Nina De Leon Negron knocked down her first three-pointer of the contest, trimming the Skyhawk’s lead to 13 points. Just over two minutes later, De Leon Negron hit a free throw to cut the UT Martin advantage to a dozen points; but that was the closest the Govs would get before the half, as the Skyhawks closed on a 7-2 run and built a 17-point lead at the break. The third period was a defensive battle for everyone except the reigning OVC Player of the Year, Chelsey Perry. Perry scored nine of her game-high 32 points in the quarter and helped the Skyhawks build a 22-point lead heading into the final ten minutes; where the Governors would not go away, but the comeback effort simply came too late and ran out of time. The DifferenceMaddie Waldrop. Chelsey Perry scored her 32 points, but she is the reigning OVC Player of the Year and you know she is going to get hers. Waldrop, who was a First-Team All-OVC selection last season, came into the contest averaging 3.8 points per game this season, she went off for a season-high 21 points to complement Perry and give the Skyhawks the edge in their first meeting with Austin Peay State University this season.
APSU NotablyAustin Peay State University dropped its sixth-straight game to UT Martin, but still leads the all-time series, 43-42. Despite dropping their first Ohio Valley Conference game of the season, the APSU Govs are 5-1 in conference play and are still off to their best start in the OVC since the 2002-03 season. The Governors shot a season-low 29.6 percent from the floor and made a season-low 16 field goals. For the second-straight game, the APSU Govs only turned the ball over a season-low 12 times, while forcing UT Martin to commit 18 turnovers. Shay-Lee Kirby led the Governors in scoring for the first time this season and the fourth time in her career, scoring 13 points – all in the second half. De Leon Negron also led the Governors with three assists in the contest, marking the first time in her career she has led the team in helpers. Kasey Kidwell scored a season-high 10 points, it is the first time this season and the fourth time in her career she has scored in double-figures. Box ScoreAustin Peay 53, UT Martin 69
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