Postgame Notes: Austin Peay at SIU Edwardsville

First-half leading scorers: AP - Meghan Bussabarger, 13 points SIUE - Raven Berry, 8 points
The victory snapped Austin Peay's three-game losing streak to SIU Edwardsville and its three-game slide during the month of February.
Bussabarger scored a season-high 26 points - her sixth 20-point effort during the 2012-13 campaign - on 10-for-15 shooting. She's now just 40 points away from 1,000 for her career - meaning she needs to average 10 points over her final four games to reach the milestone.
SIU Edwardsville shot a ghastly 25 percent (17-for-68) from the field, the lowest mark Austin Peay has allowed an opponent this season. It's the Cougars worst shooting performance since a 25 percent showing against Georgia Tech, Dec. 19, 2011.
Prior to holding the Cougars to 25 percent from the floor, the last time Austin Peay held an opponent below 30 percent from the floor was Jan. 15, 2011 against Tennessee State (25.5 percent). It was the lowest mark by a Lady Govs opponent since Memphis shot 16-for-73 (21.9 percent) against the Lady Govs, Nov. 25, 2005.
Freshman Tiasha Gray scored a career-high 15 points and tied a career-best with six rebounds.
Thief in the night: With 13 steals, Austin Peay had its 14th double-digit steal game this season, and the sixth with 13 or more thefts.
Austin Peay has forced at least 10 turnovers in every game dating back to Jan. 16, 2012 against Eastern Kentucky - a streak that reached 36 games against SIU Edwardsville, Saturday.
Junior Nicole Olszewski tied a career high with four steals. She led the Lady Govs with eight rebounds, the third time in her career - and second in the last three games - she's led the squad on the boards.
The Lady Govs improve to 5-0 in 2012-13 when leading at halftime.
Game-leading scorers: AP - Bussabarger, 26 points SIUE - Berry, 17 points

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