Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards and Honors
OVC Academic Medal of Honor: 2012-13
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: 2012-13, 13-14, 14-15
President’s List: F12, S13, S14, F14
Dean’s List: F12, S13, F13, S14, F14, S15
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll: F12, S13, F13, S14, F14, S15

Career Recap: Austin Peay
2014-15 (Junior Season)

• Played in 29 games, started 18, and averaged 6.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
• Finished season strongly with six double-digit scoring outings in final eight games played.
• Season’s lone double-double was a 10-point, 10-rebound performance against UT Martin, Feb. 4.
• Started that final stretch with season-best 16 points against Southeast Missouri, Jan. 31.
• First 10-rebound performance came against Tennessee State, Jan. 17.
• Junior season closely resembled her sophomore campaign, as she did not score more than eight points in game prior to Christmas break. Averaged 7.7 points per game after the holiday break.

2013-14 (Sophomore Season)

• Appeared in all 29 games, started 24 contests, and doubled scoring average (9.0 points per game) and more than doubled rebounding average (6.2 rebounds per game) from freshman campaign.
• Her five double-doubles came in the 17 post-Christmas break games, she averaged 11.1 points per game during that stretch.
• Led APSU in scoring (15), rebounding (eight) and steals (four) at Tennessee State, Feb. 8
• Had 16-point, eight-rebound, three-assist effort at Southeast Missouri, Feb. 3, going 5-of-8 from floor and 6-of-7 from free-throw line.
• Had stretch of four straight double-digit scoring outings, Jan. 27-Feb. 8, opening with back-to-back double-double performances: a 15 -point, 10-rebound outing against Jacksonville State, Jan. 27, and a 12-point, 11-rebound outing against Murray State, Jan. 30.
• Scored career-high 22 points (10-of-15 FG) vs. UT Martin, Jan. 6, and grabbed game-best 10 rebounds for second career double-double.
• Recorded first career double-double with 14-point, 10-rebound outing at Mississippi, Dec. 30
• Grabbed career-best and team-high 11 rebounds at Xavier, Dec. 7

2012-13 (Freshman Season)

• Played in 24 games, started four contests, and averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.
• Scored season-best 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and had six rebounds against William & Mary, Nov. 24
• After rough outing in first start, Nov. 28 at Vanderbilt, posted 10 points in start against Ball State, Dec. 1, and 11 points at Middle Tennessee, Dec. 4
• Season’s longest outing was 27-minute appearance in season’s fourth start against Eastern Illinois, Jan. 19, and she grabbed a season-high eight rebounds and scored seven points.

Career Recap: Riverwood International Charter

• Tallied 1,315 career points while playing for Michael Mezzio at Riverwood (Ga.) International Charter School.
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution all-metro second team, 2010 All-State selection and All-region first-team as a senior.
• Led her squad to the state tournament in 2011-12, averaging 13.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.

Personal

• A biology and health double major with a minor in chemistry.
• Born Dec. 3, she is daughter of Sunday and Cynthia Nwokocha and has one sister, Jessica.
• Mother played basketball at Alabama State, while her cousin, Justin Billingslea, played college basketball at Georgia State.