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Austin Peay State University Athletics

Sa'Mya Wyatt @ EKU
Camille Blaylock, APSU Athletics
59
Winner Austin Peay APSU 9-7,4-1 ASUN
57
Eastern Ky. EKU 12-6,2-3 ASUN
Winner
Austin Peay APSU
9-7,4-1 ASUN
59
Final
57
Eastern Ky. EKU
12-6,2-3 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Austin Peay APSU 11 5 18 16 9 59
Eastern Ky. EKU 12 11 11 16 7 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Camille Blaylock, Athletics Communications Assistant

Women's Basketball Takes Overtime Thriller Against Colonels

RICHMOND, Ky. - Austin Peay State University women's basketball team extended its Atlantic Sun Conference winning streak to four with a 59-57 overtime win against Eastern Kentucky, Thursday, at Baptist Health Arena. 

Austin Peay (9-7, 4-1 ASUN) and Eastern Kentucky (12-6, 2-3 ASUN)  exchanged shots to begin the first quarter with the game tied at 9 with two minutes left. A layup by La'Nya Foster gave the Govs an 11-9 lead, but an EKU jumper tied the game at 11 less than 30 seconds later. Eastern Kentucky ended the quarter with a free throw to take the one-shot lead at 12-11. 

EKU held the Govs to just five points in the second quarter. The Colonels went on a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 21-13 with just under six minutes remaining. The Govs responded with a layup by Jordan Boddie and a free throw from Sa'Mya Wyatt to get them within five of their opponent at 21-16. A layup by EKU's 11 would be the last basket of the quarter, giving the Colonels a 23-16 lead heading into the break. 

A layup by Jasmine McGinnis-Taylor gave EKU their first double-digit lead of the night at 28-18. The Govs responded with a 10-2 run to cut their deficit to two at 30-28 with three minutes remaining. The two teams went back and forth, with a layup by Anovia Sheals ending the quarter with the game at 34.

A layup by Wyatt 12 seconds into the fourth quarter gave the Govs a two-shot lead at 36-34. The Colonels extended their lead to as many as eight at 50-42 with 2:11 left in regulation, but the Governors fought back with an 8-0 run, ending the quarter with Wyatt's and one, tying the game at 50 going into extra play. 

The Governors quickly grabbed the lead with a jumper by Wyatt and extended that lead to five at 59-54 with a layup by Foster and a free throw by Sheals. EKU's Althea Kara Angeles made a three-pointer, getting the Colonels within two seconds with 21 seconds remaining. Wyatt stole the ball from a bad EKU pass with two seconds remaining, giving the Govs the 59-57 overtime win. 

The Govs return to F&M Bank Arena on Saturday for a 4 p.m. game against Jacksonville. 

THE DIFFERENCES

  • Points in the paint. The Governors outscored the Colonels 34-20 from the paint. 
  • Blocks. The Governors blocked nine shots compared to EKU's two. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Sa'Mya Wyatt led with 23 points, her third 20-point game of the season. 
  • Wyatt led with 10 rebounds, marking her first double-double of the season. 
  • La'Nya Foster had nine rebounds. 
  • Foster had a career-high 10 assists. Those 10 were the most by a Gov since ​​Bri Williams' 10 against  Evansville on Dec. 2, 2017. 
  • Abby Cater's four blocks were a team-high. 
  • The Govs outscored the Colonels 15-3 from the bench and 8-4 on fast breaks. 

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