CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Continuing their stay in the Windy City, the Austin Peay State University women's basketball team faces Loyola-Chicago in a 2 p.m. matchup at Gentile Arena.
Austin Peay (6-2) took a 59-48 win over Illinois-Chicago, Saturday, at Credit Union 1 Arena. Lameria Thomas paced the Govs with an 11-point, 14-rebound performance as Mya Williams also had 11 points, going three-for-four from the three-point line.
Anovia Sheals leads the Govs with 13.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Freshman Jim'Miyah Branton paces the team with 3.8 assists per game, as Ines Gnahore leads with 1.4 steals per game.
Loyola (4-7, 0-1 A10) most recently took a 69-68 victory over Northwestern, Dec. 18. Alex-Anne Bessette led the team with 22 points as Brooklyn Vaughn had a 19-point, 10-rebound performance. A jumper by Clara Djoko with 21 seconds remaining in the game lifted the Ramblers to the win.
This will be the first matchup between the Govs and the Ramblers. Next, the Govs conclude the nonconference season with a Dec. 28 game against Berry at F&M Bank Arena.
The Fast Break
- The Govs are ranked first in the Atlantic Sun Conference with 28.5 bench points per game, a 7.4 rebound margin, and a 75.0 winning percentage.
- Veronaye Charlton is second in the conference with a 1.87 assist/turnover ratio and is fifth with 3.5 assists per game. Her 76.7 free-throw percentage ranks eighth.
- Jim'Miyah Branton is third in the conference with a 1.67 assist/turnover ratio and fifth with 3.5 assists per game.
Scouting the Ramblers
- Loyola is 4-7 on the season, going 0-1 in A10 play, 1-4 at home, and 3-3 on the road.
- Alex-Anne Bessette is eighth in the A10 with a 45.3 field goal percentage.
- Brooklyn Vaughn is eighth with 6.9 rebounds per game.
- Alexa Kinas is sixth with 2.0 steals per game.
Keep Up with the Govs
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