Post-Game Notes: Lady Govs vs. Southern Illinois

• The loss to the Salukis halts a chance for APSU to win back-to-back games for the first time this season. It also ends its two-game winning streak at home.
• The Lady Govs are now 3-3 all-time against Southern Illinois, and is the first loss by APSU in the series since 2010.
• It's also the first time SIU has defeated the Lady Govs in Clarksville.
• Junior guard Tiasha Gray had 23 points in the contest, and also led the Lady Govs in rebounds (six) and assists (four).
• It was Gray's fifth 20-point game this season (third at home) and she is now averaging 25.2 points-per-game in four home contests.
• Senior sharp-shooter Kristen Stainback chipped in with 16 points with three buckets behind the arc.
• It's the seventh time this season Stainback has reached double-figure scoring territory.
• Gray and Stainback combined to score 23 of APSU's 35 points in the first half, but the Lady Govs trailed 39-35 at the break.
• Early in the second half, junior Jennifer Nwokocha helped turn the tables for APSU, going on an 8-0 run by herself.
• The Lady Govs trailed by as much as 16 points early in the half, but a 17-2 sparked by Nwokocha helped cut the deficit to 52-53 with 11:02 to play.
• Sophomore Tearra Banks scored 4 points and had 4 rebounds in her return from injury, but played only 1 minute in the second half (12 first-half minutes).
• However, APSU never led in the second half, with the Salukis outscoring the home team 22-13 in the final 11 minutes.
• Austin Peay lost the rebounding battle by a 37-33 margin and has lost that battle against all eight Diviwsion I opponents on the schedule.
• The Lady Govs forced the Salukis into 15 turnovers while committing just 13 miscues, the fifth time it has won the turnover battle but it is 1-4 in those games.