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Team celebration at FGCU
Camille Blaylock, APSU Athletics
74
Winner Austin Peay APSU 12-5,4-3 ASUN
66
FGCU FGCU 9-9,5-2 ASUN
Winner
Austin Peay APSU
12-5,4-3 ASUN
74
Final
66
FGCU FGCU
9-9,5-2 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Austin Peay APSU 16 21 20 17 74
FGCU FGCU 13 22 13 18 66

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

Govs Earn First Win Against FGCU, Remain Undefeated on the Road

FT. MYERS, Fla. - Austin Peay State University women's basketball team picked up its first-ever win against Florida Gulf Coast with a 74-66 victory, Thursday, at Alico Arena. 

The win lifted the Governors to a perfect 9-0 road record. 

Led by Kyra Perkins' 19 points, the win marked FGCU's first home Atlantic Sun Conference loss since they fell to Stetson, 55-58, on Feb. 12, 2022. 

Austin Peay (12-5, 4-3 ASUN) and Florida Gulf Coast (9-9, 5-2 ASUN) exchanged shots to open the game, seeing four ties in the first quarter. A three-point play by Jeanine Brandsma gave the Govs their first lead at 10-9 with four minutes remaining in the opening frame. A layup by Eve Alexander would give the Eagles their lead back at 11-10, but the Govs ended the first quarter on a 6-2 run to lead 16-13. 

Layups by Mya Williams and Lameria Thomas extended the Govs' lead to seven at 20-13, less than two minutes into the second quarter. FGCU battled back, as a quick 8-2 run gave them their lead back at 27-25 with five minutes remaining in the half. The two teams traded shots, as a three-pointer by JaNiah Newell tied the game with a minute and a half left before the break. Shameir Quimbey's free throw gave the Eagles a lead, but a three-pointer by Mya Williams gave the Govs a 37-35 lead at the half. 

The Governors had their largest lead of the game with an 11-point difference at 57-46 with two minutes remaining in the third quarter. A layup by Anna Mortag cut the Eagles' deficit to nine at 57-48 to end the third quarter. 

Florida Gulf Coast attempted a comeback in the fourth quarter, opening the quarter on a 7-0 run to get within two with 7:46 remaining. Anovia Sheals' layup ended FGCU's run, but the Eagles responded with free throws to tie the game with six and a half minutes remaining. Free throws by the Eagles and a layup by Alexander would get them as close as 68-66 with 1:44 remaining, but layups by Jim'Miyah Branton and Sheals paired with free throws by Kyra Perkins would give the Govs their first-ever victory over Florida Gulf Coast with a commanding 74-66 decision. 

The Governors remain in Florida as they face Stetson, Jan. 24, at the Insight Credit Union Arena at Edmunds Center.

THE DIFFERENCE

Points in the paint and bench points. The Governors outscored the Eagles 40-22 in the paint and 45-24 from the bench. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Kyra Perkins led the Govs with a career high 19 points.
  • Anovia Sheals had 14 points, marking her 15th game of the season with double figures. 
  • Jim'Miyah Branton had 10 points and a team-high five assists. 
  • Branton and Perkins each had three steals.
  • Lameria Thomas shot four-for-four from the field and grabbed a team high eight rebounds. 
  • The Govs outscored the Eagles 40-22 in the paint, 45-22 from the bench, and 7-5 off second chances. 

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