CLARKSVILLE - Austin Peay State University women's basketball team led nearly wire-to-wire en route to a 69-42 non-conference win against Lipscomb, Friday night, at the Dunn Center.

Austin Peay (4-7) trailed for only 18 seconds in the entire contest. Lipscomb grabbed its only lead, 20-19, after a pair of Mallory Charpentier free throws at the 6:05 mark capped a 7-0 run. The Lady Govs regained the lead, 21-20, at the 5:47 mark thanks to a pair of free throws by Jennifer Nwokocha.

Those free throws sparked an 11-0 Austin Peay run over the next three minutes. Senior Leslie Martinez and junior Nicole Olszewski chipped in three-pointers while freshman Amber Howard added a conventional three-point play. That run put the Lady Govs ahead 30-20 with 2:51 left and they would not look back, taking a 33-23 advantage into halftime.

Austin Peay put the game away with a 15-4 run in the second half - pushing the lead to 19 points, 52-33, with 11:12 left. The Lady Govs extended the lead to 26 points late in the game as freshman Tiasha Gray hit a three-pointer that gave APSU a 63-37 lead with 3:28 left.

Martinez led Austin Peay with a 12-point, eight-rebound, five-steal performance. Senior Meghan Bussabarger added 11 points and Nicole Olszewski chipped in 10 points. Eleven Austin Peay players scored in the contest.

Lipscomb's Hannah Phillips led all scorers with 17 points.

Austin Peay will take a seven-day break for the Christmas holiday before returning to action with a 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 29 contest at Alabama A&M to start a three-game road trip.