Game Notes: Women vs. Murray State 2/7/09

The Lady Govs went nearly seven minutes (10:35-3:52) in the first half without hitting a field goal.

Half-leading scorers: AP ? Nicole Jamen seven points Murray ? Ashley Hayes 12

The Lady Govs outscored the Lady Racers 19-2 in second chance points and 19-6 in bench points.

Lady Racer senior Ashley Hayes scored 36 points, the most by an individual against the Lady Govs this season.

Murray State was 16-for-16 from the line and in two games this season against Austin Peay, they are 39-for-41 (95.1 percent).

Senior April Thomas scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for her season's ninth double-double.

Thomas, with 20 points, and sophomore Ashley Herring, with 21, became the first Lady Govs to score more than 20 in the same game since Ashley Haynes (23 points) and Kellea Reeves (20 points) did it at the OVC Tournament against Morehead State, Feb. 28 2006.

The Lady Govs allowed a season-worst 62.5 percent (35-for-56) field goal percentage to Murray State. The Lady Racers 94 points was also the most given up by the Lady Govs this season.

The loss snapped the Lady Govs six-game win streak, their longest since the 2005-06 season, and their eight-game home win streak. It was Murray State's fourth consecutive victory over Austin Peay.

Game-leading scorers: AP ? Herring 21 points             Murray State ? Hayes 36 points

Carrie Daniels Quotes:

“We had a few let downs tonight and a few communication problems. When you have a team like Murray (State) who can run and shoot the ball as well as they did tonight you're not going to win many ball games. You just have to give them credit, they are a veteran team with a lot of wins and they are the defending champions.”

“I give them a lot of credit, they made big plays tonight. We talked a lot in the locker room about contesting their shots because they have such great range. We also had to defend a lot of their dribble penetration that they do such a great job with.  As a team, they can just read defenses so well and that what makes them so dangerous.”

“We really just didn't have people on the offensive boards we took some quick shots and didn't have that inside-out game working for us tonight.  We didn't move the ball very well and we also got some people in foul trouble that didn't help our cause tonight. I have to give Murray (State) credit they just came out tonight and attacked the basket; they were just the better team.”