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Austin Peay State University Women’s Basketball falls at Southeast Missouri, 74-61
![]() Austin Peay State University Women’s Basketball senior guard Tahanee Bennell led the Govs with 11 points at Southeast Missouri. (APSU Sports Information) Austin Peay State University (7-4, 5-2) trailed by 15 points at halftime, but the Govs offense found its stride early in the second half, going on a 12-3 run that started with a Brandi Ferby free throw at the 8:26 mark in the third quarter. After a pair of Shay-Lee Kirby free throws, Maggie Knowles found the touch from three-point range on back-to-back possessions, cutting Southeast Missouri (7-4, 5-1) lead to just 11. On the ensuing defensive possession, Tahanee Bennell poked the ball loose around the half-court line and led a fast break where she found Kemia Ward for the hoop and the harm. Ward knocked down the free throw to complete the old-fashioned three-point play and trim the Redhawk’s advantage to just eight with 5:08 left in the period.
The front half of the fourth quarter belonged to Southeast Missouri, as Tesia Thompson scored 11 of her game-high 33 points to build Southeast Missouri’s biggest lead of the contest – 22 points with 3:49 left to play. But the Governors never went away, as Nina De Leon Negron and Kirby drilled three-pointers on the final two offensive possessions of the contest to shrink the deficit to 13 points at the final buzzer. The first quarter of the contest also belonged to Southeast Missouri, the Redhawks took advantage of the Governors untimely cold shooting to build a 23-12 lead after ten minutes of action. In the second quarter, the Governors used a pair of Ella Sawyer three-pointers to stay in the contest but shot 16.7 percent from the floor and saw Southeast Missouri extend the lead to 15 points at halftime. The DifferenceThe first half. Austin Peay State University shot 18.2 percent from the floor and 20 percent from the three-point range, while Southeast Missouri shot 52.2 percent from the floor and 42.9 percent from the three-point range in the first 20 minutes of the contest. The APSU Govs would go on to outscore the Redhawks by two points in the second half, but the 15-point lead that Southeast Missouri was able to build in the first half was the difference.
Austin Peay State University NotablyAustin Peay State University dropped its third-straight game to Southeast Missouri, but the Governors still lead the all-time series, 34-30.
D’Shara Booker continued to lead the Governors on the glass, pulling down 8 boards to lead the team in rebounding for the fourth time this season and the 10th time in her career. Booker scored in double-figures for the third time this season and narrowly missed out on her career’s first double-double once again – 10 points and 8 rebounds. Ella Sawyer matched her season-high with 4 assists and lead Austin Peay State University in helpers for the second time this season and the 12th time in her career. Austin Peay State University knocked down 9 three-pointers, and for the first time, this season the Govs made less than 10 three-pointers in back-to-back games. Despite playing the OVC’s second-best shot-blocking team, the APSU Governors blocked three shots in the contest and the Redhawks were only able to block a pair of shots. Box ScoreAustin Peay 61, Southeast Missouri 74
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