Austin Peay State University Athlete of the Week
Beck named APSU Athlete of the Week
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. ? Freshman Ashley Beck posted a goal in each of her first collegiate Ohio Valley Conference games,
earning Austin Peay State University Athlete of the Week.
Friday, against Murray State, Beck scored in the eighth minute of play, bringing the score to 2-0. The Lady Govs won for the
first time on their home field, with a final 3-1 score.
On Saturday, the Lady Govs were down 1-0, and with 19 seconds remaining in the match, Beck broke away, beating a UT-
Martin defender and then the keeper, to force the game into overtime. Austin Peay went on to win the game, 2-1, in double
overtime. The 2-0 conference start is the best in the program's four-year history.
For the week, Beck recorded two goals and eight shots, five of them on goal.
The Austin Peay Athlete of the Week is selected by the APSU Sports Information staff each Tuesday during the academic
year.
Other notable performances last week included:
Goaltender Sarah Broadbent (Brandenburg, Ky.) played 281 minutes last week, allowing two goals and posting 17
saves in three matches, including 11 in the Lady Govs' 2-1 double-overtime win against UT-Martin.
Charlie Forte (Springfield) led the Govs' defensive effort against Drake last Saturday. The senior linebacker posted 11
total tackles, 10 of those unassisted, with two tackles for loss. He also forced and recovered a fumble.
In women's golf, senior Erin Wise improved during each of the Eastern Kentucky Colonel Classic's three rounds,
shooting 85-81-79. She led the Lady Govs with a 12th-place finish.
Men's tennis players Lucas de Brito (Brazil) and Patrick Puertolas (Spain) teamed up in doubles competition at the
UTC/Baras Collegiate Fall Classic last weekend. The duo made their way to the Men's B doubles semifinals before
falling, 8-5, to the eventual champions from Samford. In singles play, both de Brito and Puertolas advanced to quarterfinal
play.
Women's team doubles partners Elizabeth Whelpley (Owosso, Mich.) and Mackenzie Kurth (Danville, Ill.) were the only
two Lady Govs to win a match at the Aces Fall Classic, Friday. They beat Morgan Kemp and Miranda Petrea from
Southeast Missouri, 8-3, but dropped both matches in the B Doubles main draw, Saturday (8-3, 8-2) to finish in fourth
place. Kurth also picked up two wins Saturday in C Singles, finishing in fifth place.
Yoshio Yamamoto led the men's golf team with a second-place finish at the Reynold's Plantation Classic. He shot a 214
(71-73-70), just one stroke behind the first-place finisher.