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Austin Peay Women's Basketball advances to the Quarterfinal round of the ASUN Tournament after its 60-49 win over West Georgia, Friday, at Alico Arena.
Camille Blaylock, APSU Athletics
60
Winner Austin Peay APSU 13-17,7-11 ASUN
49
West Ga. UWG 13-17,7-11 ASUN
Winner
Austin Peay APSU
13-17,7-11 ASUN
60
Final
49
West Ga. UWG
13-17,7-11 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Austin Peay APSU 15 14 8 23 60
West Ga. UWG 14 7 12 16 49

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

Quarterfinals Bound: The Govs 60-49 First Round Win Lifts Them to Next Stage

Fort Myers, Fla. - Austin Peay State University women's basketball team is headed to the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinals after Friday's 60-49 win over West Georgia, at Alico Arena. 

The Governors will face Florida Gulf Coast tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. (CT) at Alico Arena. 

Austin Peay took control of the game early, leading 7-0 two minutes into the game. West Georgia fought back, as a 12-4 run gave them their first game lead at 12-11. A layup by Sa'Mya Wyatt tied the game at 13, and a jumper by La'Nya Foster ended the quarter with the Govs leading 15-14. 

The Govs opened the second frame with a 12-2 run, giving them a 27-16 lead with three minutes left in the half. The Wolves would get as close as eight points as free throws from Z Davis, followed by a three-pointer by Grace O'Gara from an Austin Peay turnover, ended the first half with the Govs leading 29-21. 

Quick shots by Sydne Tolbert and Destiny Jones cut the Wolves' deficit to six at 31-25 just two and a half minutes into the third frame. Consecutive three-pointers by Anovia Sheals gave the govs a ten-shot lead with five minutes to play. Austin Peay was scoreless for the remainder of the frame, allowing UWG to get within four, ending the third quarter at 37-33. 

Consecutive layups by Foster and a jumper by Cater gave the Govs their 10-point lead back with 7:40 left to play. Free throws by Wyatt and Foster would extend that lead to 12 at 48-36 with six minutes left on the clock. West Georgia trimmed their deficit to nine with a jumper by Tolbert with just under a minute remaining, but free throws by Cater ended the game, giving the Govs the 60-49 win to send them to the Quarterfinals. 

THE DIFFERENCE

Free throws. The Governors went 14-for-20 from the free throw line, 13 of those coming in the fourth quarter.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • La'Nya Foster paced the Govs with 19 points and nine rebounds. 
  • Each of those nine rebounds was defensive. 
  • Sa'Mya Wyatt and Anovia Sheals had 12 points each.
  • Foster and Wyatt were perfect from the charity stripe, going five-for-five and four-for-four, respectively. 
  • Anala Nelson's seven rebounds are a season-high. 
  • Nelson led with two thefts. 
  • Austin Peay outscored the Wolves 32-22 in the paint. 
  • The Governors went 13-for13 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. 

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