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51
Winner Lipscomb Lips 6-11,3-3 ASUN
45
Austin Peay APSU 11-5,3-3 ASUN
Winner
Lipscomb Lips
6-11,3-3 ASUN
51
Final
45
Austin Peay APSU
11-5,3-3 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lipscomb Lips 12 13 17 9 51
Austin Peay APSU 4 14 11 16 45

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

Governors Fall to In-State ASUN Rivals

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay State University women's basketball team fell 51-45 to Lipscomb, Saturday, at F&M Bank Arena. 

Anovia Sheals got Austin Peay (11-5, 3-3 ASUN) on the board first with a layup from a Lipscomb turnover less than a minute into the opening frame. Lipscomb went scoreless until a three-pointer by Olivia Vinson at 6:41 gave them a 3-2 lead. Austin Peay's scoring drought from 9:17 until 2:46 allowed the Bisons to extend their lead to 9-2 as they ended the first quarter with a three-pointer by McKayla Miller to lead 12-4. 

A jumper by Hannah Richardson extended the Bisons' lead to 10 to begin the second quarter. Ines Gnahore and Mya Williams narrowed the gap to 18-14 with back-to-back three pointers with six minutes until the break. Free throws and a layup by Molly Heard got the Bisons back up at 23-14 as a free throw by Jim'Miyah Branton got the Govs within five at 23-18 with two and a half minutes remaining. 

The Bisons held the Govs scoreless until 7:31 in the third quarter, until a jumper by JaNiah Newell made the score 29-20. A three-pointer by Jade Rucker, followed by one from Newell for the Govs, put them within six with 4:48 to go. Back-to-back layups by Taylor Bowen extended the Bisons' lead back to 10 at 36-26, but a three-pointer by Kyra Perkins cut the Govs ' lead to 42-29. The Bisons ended the third frame with a 6-0 run to lead 42-29. 

The Govs went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to get as close as five at 44-39 from a layup by Sheals with four minutes left. Free throws by the Bisons extended their lead to as many as 10 at 49-39. Free throws by Branton and a layup by Sheals ended the game, giving the Bisons the 51-46 win. 

THE DIFFERENCE

Shooting. The Governors shot 26.1 percent, which is a season low. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • JaNiah Newell led the Govs with 12 points, her second game as the leading scorer. 
  • Anovia Sheals led with six rebounds. 
  • Ines Gnahore had nine points, shooting three-for-four from the three-point line. 
  • Kyra Perkins led with four assists and five steals.
  • The Govs outscored the Bisons 20-17 from turnovers and 18-6 from their bench. 

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