APSU Sports: Austin Peay Women’s Basketball
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team could not hold on to a double-digit second half lead, dropping a 77-72 decision to Murray State, Saturday, in Ohio Valley Conference action at the Dunn Center.
Murray State (9-6, 2-2 OVC) erased that lead with a 19-8 run over the next four minutes, capped by Tessa Elkins’ layup and three pointer in a 40-second span, tying the game 60-60 with 6:25 left.
The Lady Govs built another five-point lead, 66-61 with 4:46 left, but wasted several opportunities to either expand that lead of maintain that lead down the stretch. In the final stretch, Austin Peay converted only 2-of-9 shots, including two missed fast break layups.
Murray State had no trouble with its offense, closing the game with a 16-6 run over the final 3:54. The Racers made only 3-of-5 field goals in the closing stretch but converted on 10 of its 12 free throws and outrebounded APSU 12-2 to secure the win.
The two squads traded scoring runs in the first half, Murray State opening the game with a 14-4 run in the opening 12:08 as Austin Peay was a cold 2-of-12 from the floor. The Lady Govs offense warmed up over the next eight minutes, composing a 23-6 run to build a 27-20 lead with 4:12 left. However, the Racers closed the half with an 11-4 run and the two teams went to the break tied 31-31.
Bussabarger led Austin Peay with 14 points. Sophomore Kristen Stainback (12), freshman Alexis Hardaway (11) and Nicole Olszewski (10) also reached double-digit scoring territory. Senior Leslie Martinez finished with nine points and 10 rebounds while Gray played a career-high 33 minutes and ended the night with nine points, four steals and three assists.
Erika Sisk led Murray State with 15 points and six assists. Elkins added an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double effort. Keiona Kirby (14) and Jessica Winfrey (12) broke through to double-digit scoring territory.
Austin Peay will seek an end to its OVC-opening three-game losing streak when it meets Morehead State in a 7:00pm, Monday contest at the Dunn Center.
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Box Score
Murray State vs Austin Peay
1/12/13 5:15pm at Clarksville, TN. (Dunn Center)
Murray State 77
| Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
| ## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
| 05 | WINFREY, Jessica | f | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | DIRKS, Kelsey | f | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 01 | ELKINS, Tessa | g | 3-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1-9 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 03 | SISK, Erika | g | 4-9 | 1-2 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 20 | ROBINSON, Mariah | g | 3-11 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 0-5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 11 | BURGESS, Erica | – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MCBEAN, Ashleigh | – | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | KIRBY, Keiona | – | 4-6 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 23 | LIKE, Alyssa | – | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | BABIC, Bianca | – | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 33 | SOLDO, Christy | – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | HOLDER, Jessica | – | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 2-6 | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Totals………….. | – | 23-55 | 5-21 | 26-34 | 10-35 | 45 | 18 | 77 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 200 | |
| 41.8% | 23.8% | 76.5% | ||||||||||||
| Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
| 1st Half: | 13-33 | 3-15 | 2-5 | |||||||||||
| 39.4% | 20.0% | 40.0% | ||||||||||||
| 2nd Half: | 10-22 | 2-6 | 24-29 | |||||||||||
| 45.5% | 33.3% | 82.8% | ||||||||||||
Austin Peay 72
| Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
| ## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
| 32 | HARDAWAY, Alexis | f | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 43 | BUSSABARGER, Meghan | f | 5-14 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 04 | STAINBACK, Kristen | g | 4-13 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 05 | OLSZEWSKI, Nicole | g | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| 14 | MARTINEZ, Leslie | g | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 01 | GRAY, Tiasha | – | 3-11 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| 21 | NWOKOCHA, Jennifer | – | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 2-3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals………….. | – | 28-72 | 8-22 | 8-15 | 13-24 | 37 | 25 | 72 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 200 | |
| 38.9% | 36.4% | 53.3% | ||||||||||||
| Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
| 1st Half: | 13-37 | 2-10 | 3-6 | |||||||||||
| 35.1% | 20.0% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||
| 2nd Half: | 15-35 | 6-12 | 5-9 | |||||||||||
| 42.9% | 50.0% | 55.6% | ||||||||||||
| Score by Periods | 1st | 2nd | Total | |
| Murray State | 31 | 46 | 77 | Record: (9-6 (2-2)) |
| Austin Peay | 31 | 41 | 72 | Record: (5-10 (0-3)) |
| Points in the paint-MUR 22,APSU 26. Points off turnovers-MUR 15,APSU 21. |
| 2nd chance points-MUR 10,APSU 17. Fast break points-MUR 6,APSU 8. |
| Bench points-MUR 21,APSU 16. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-6 times. |
| Last FG-MUR 2nd-01:00, APSU 2nd-00:04. |
| Largest lead-MUR by 10 1st-12:08, APSU by 11 2nd-11:38. |
| Officials: Tim Buckner, Tim Godbee, Howard Hall Technical fouls: Murray State-None. Austin Peay-None. Attendance: 1342 Copies in a Flash Player of the Game: Leslie Martinez |
