Photo - Carder Henry, APSU Athletics
Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team extends their winning streak to seven-straight games with a 53-52 win over Northern Kentucky. Austin Peay (7-1) faced Northern Kentucky for the first time in program history, and started the game hot from beyond the arc. Falon Baker went 2-for-3 from deep, scoring six points for the Governors in the opening quarter. The Governors jumped out to an 8-2 lead, but the Norse clawed back into the game scoring 13 points in the first quarter.
Austin Peay cranked up their defense in the second quarter building a 13-point lead, holding Northern Kentucky to six points, and scoring 12 points off seven Norse turnovers. Falon Baker continued to show her offensive pressence in the second quarter, shooting 60.0 percent from the field, scoring eight points leading and all scorers with 14 points, as the Govs took a 30-19 lead into the break.
In the third quarter, the Governors struggled from the field, going 5-for-16 from the field, without scoring a three-point basket. However, the Governors took care of the basketball, only coughing up the ball three times, as the game was tied at 42 heading into the final quarter.
With both teams looking to pull away in the final 10 minutes, Keisha Gregory took control for the Governors offensively, scoring seven points in the final quarter and hauling in four rebounds. The Governors continued to trade baskets with the Norse late into the fourth quarter, before Baker took the ball from the top of the key, and driving to her left, nailed a bank shot with four seconds remaining, securing the Governors third road win.
Falon Baker led the Govs with 16 points and two assists, including the game winner. Baker went 4-for-7 from three-point territory, shooting 66.7 percent from deep in the first half.
Keisha Gregory continued her consistent scoring, racking up 15 points and four rebounds. Brianah Ferby scored seven points off the bench, tallying one rebound and one steal in her 25 minutes on the court.
(Courtesy APSU Athletics)
