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        Lady Govs hang on in double overtime behind Hanley’s 38; advance to OVC quarterfinals

        By Wade Neely | February 29, 2012 | Email This Post Print This Post
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        Whitney Hanley scores two of her 38 points during the APSU vs Morehead State game in round 1 of the OVC Tournament in Nashville, TN

        Whitney Hanley scores two of her 38 points during the APSU vs Morehead State game in round 1 of the OVC Tournament in Nashville, TN

        Nashville, TN – Throughout 29 regular-season games, the Austin Peay Lady Govs had looked to Whitney Hanley to lead them down the stretch.

        Wednesday’s OVC Women’s Basketball Championship opener against Morehead State proved to be no exception as the Lady Govs rallied from 15 points down in the final nine minutes of regulation to defeat the Eagles 84-83 in double overtime at Municipal Auditorium.

        After the Lady Govs trailed for all of regulation, Hanley’s free throws with 5.5 seconds left tied the game at 61-61 and sent the game into the first of two overtime periods.

        In the first extra period, the Lady Govs appeared to be in control behind the steady play of Hanley, who led all scorers with a career-high 38 points.

        Hanley’s career night was even more impressive, however, considering the majority of her points came against vaunted Eagles defender Linda Dixon.

        “She had 38 and I feel like Linda made her earn every one of them,” Eagles head coach Tom Hodges said. “She made some really tough shots. I felt like we defended her as good as we could have.”

        After Hanley and the Lady Govs took a 74-71 lead with just over 13 seconds to play in overtime, Dixon sent the game to a second overtime session when she knocked down a straight-away 3-pointer with three seconds to play.

        In the second overtime, both Shelby Olszewski and Meghan Bussabarger fouled out for the Lady Govs, who took their final lead at 84-83 when Nicole Olszewski converted 1-of-2 free throws with 12 seconds left.

        Out of a timeout with five seconds left, Eagles guard Terrice Robinson’s jumper came up short and extended what has been a magical finish to the Lady Govs season.

        “I honestly don’t know if I have words to describe the game we just played,” APSU Head Coach Carrie Daniels said. “We had to fight just to be here and be one of the eight and we have continued to fight. That was an unbelievable basketball game and our players have persevered like heck.”

        An early missed Morehead State jumper at the end of regulation sent the two teams to overtime – a familiar place for the two schools.

        The Lady Govs beat the Eagles 88-81 in an overtime thriller in Clarksville on Feb. 18, kick-starting a run that propelled the Lady Govs on their run to clinch the tournament’s final berth.

        “It wasn’t exactly the way we had planned for it to happen,” a smiling Hanley said. “But we just had to keep fighting. We didn’t want this to be our final game this season.”

        Now, after winning three of their last four games and qualifying for the OVC Women’s Basketball Championships on the final day of the regular season, Daniels said she felt as if her team might be peaking at the right time.

        “We have played so well just to get here,” Daniels said. “This is tournament time. We have to bring our best or we will be going home.”

        After turning in a season-low nine giveaways in the regular-season finale against Southeast Missouri, the Lady Govs struggled offensively against the Eagles for much of regulation, committing 17 of their 19 turnovers in the opening 40 minutes.

        Down the stretch, however, the Lady Govs not only took better care of the basketball – they started attacking the Eagles defense.

        “I wouldn’t change a thing (about our defense),” Hodges said. “Austin Peay has been playing as well as any team in the conference. They made some big plays down the stretch tonight.”

        After both teams played a scoreless opening 90 seconds, the Eagles took their first and only lead of the game when Linda Dixon’s 3-pointer rattled home 15 seconds later.

        The Eagles would drain two more 3-pointers in the game’s opening five minutes, extending their lead to 11-3 with 15:36 left in the first half.

        Trailing 37-29 at halftime, Hanley and the Lady Govs would continue scratch and claw the Lady Govs back in it throughout the second half,following up a 3-pointer with 6:21 left in regulation with a corner 2-point jumper that trimmed the Eagles lead to 56-50 with 5:10 to play.

        In the end, however, tournament time turned into Hanley Time.

        “I don’t know that I’ve ever coached a player that has had a performance like that,” Daniels said. “What an effort from one of our leaders. She put the team on her back and said ‘Let’s go.’”

        With the win, the Lady Govs punched their ticket to Thursday’s quarterfinals against Murray State, a team the Lady Govs swept in the regular season.

        Tipoff is set for noon.

        Despite the double overtime marathon on Wednesday, Daniels said the Lady Govs have to be just as prepared on Thursday.

        “I’m sure Murray was very excited that we played two overtimes,” Daniels said. “But we can’t worry about that. We just have to go out there and play as well as we can.”

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        Austin Peay 84, Morehead St. 83 (2 OT)

        Austin Peay vs Morehead State
        02/29/11 12:00pm at Nashville, TN (Municipal Auditorium)

         

        Austin Peay 84

        Total 3-point Rebounds
        ## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
        05 OLSZEWSKI, Nicole * 1-6 0-1 2-4 0-3 3 2 4 2 3 0 2 31
        12 HANLEY, Whitney * 15-28 3-6 5-6 1-6 7 3 38 4 3 1 3 50
        14 MARTINEZ, Leslie * 3-5 1-1 4-5 0-9 9 4 11 6 6 0 0 44
        42 HILL, Kaitlyn * 2-5 0-0 6-8 5-3 8 3 10 1 2 2 1 19
        44 OLSZEWSKI, Shelby * 1-5 0-3 3-4 1-3 4 5 5 2 4 1 1 39
        03 BULEY, Shira – 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
        04 STAINBACK, Kristen – 4-6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 10 0 0 1 2 30
        43 BUSSABARGER, Meghan – 3-5 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 5 6 0 1 0 1 37
        TM TEAM – – – – 2-3 5 – – – – – – –
        Totals………….. – 29-60 5-13 21-29 10-29 39 23 84 15 19 5 10 250
        48.3% 38.5% 72.4%
        Team summary: FG 3FG FT
        1st Half: 10-24 1-7 8-11
        41.7% 14.3% 72.7%
        2nd Half: 11-25 2-4 8-11
        44.0% 50.0% 72.7%
        Overtime: 8-11 2-2 5-7
        72.7% 100 % 71.4%

        Morehead State 83

        Total 3-point Rebounds
        ## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
        04 JONES, Almesha * 5-14 1-4 5-8 1-2 3 2 16 6 4 0 1 42
        05 HARRIS, Ashar * 1-3 0-0 2-6 9-5 14 4 4 0 3 0 2 44
        21 DIXON, Linda * 9-16 3-5 0-2 2-3 5 5 21 0 1 2 2 43
        25 LUMPKIN, Courtney * 6-14 2-3 8-9 0-3 3 2 22 2 5 0 0 38
        45 ARLEDGE, Mackenzie * 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 3 2 2 1 0 1 18
        10 KYLE, Whitney – 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
        11 ROBINSON, Terrice – 5-11 0-1 1-1 1-5 6 4 11 0 3 0 2 33
        20 ITUEN, Tyler – 3-9 1-4 0-0 2-3 5 3 7 0 1 0 2 26
        TM TEAM – – – – 2-0 2 – – – 1 – – –
        Totals………….. – 30-70 7-19 16-26 18-26 44 23 83 11 19 2 10 250
        42.9% 36.8% 61.5%
        Team summary: FG 3FG FT
        1st Half: 15-26 4-8 3-6
        57.7% 50.0% 50.0%
        2nd Half: 8-31 1-7 7-12
        25.8% 14.3% 58.3%
        Overtime: 7-13 2-4 6-8
        53.8% 50.0% 75.0%
        Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
        Austin Peay 29 32 13 10 84 Record: (9-21)
        Morehead State 37 24 13 9 83 Record: (10-19)


        Points in the paint-APSU 40,MOR 42. Points off turnovers-APSU 22,MOR 27.
        2nd chance points-APSU 10,MOR 8. Fast break points-APSU 6,MOR 8.
        Bench points-APSU 16,MOR 18. Score tied-9 times. Lead changed-9 times.
        Last FG-APSU OT2-01:31, MOR OT2-00:36.
        Largest lead-APSU by 3 OT-00:16, MOR by 15 2nd-09:41.

         

        Officials: Charlie Hust, Jack Whittemore, Randy Robertson
        Technical fouls: Austin Peay-None. Morehead State-None.

        About Wade Neely

          Wade Neely

          Wade Neely comes to Clarksville after previously serving as Sports Director at WKSR AM-FM and Director of Broadcasting at Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn. Neely is a 2009 Electronic Media Communication graduate from Middle Tennessee State.
          You may e-mail Neely at wade@clarksvillesportsnetwork.com or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/wadeneely

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        Topics

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