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Three-pointers and forced turnovers, that has been the recipe for success this season for Austin Peay State University women’s basketball, and it was once again; as the Governors connected 12 times from three-point range and forced 27 Eastern Kentucky turnovers en route to a 69-53 win, Saturday in the Dunn Center.
The beat goes on for the Austin Peay State University women’s tennis, as the Governors picked up their seventh-straight win, dispatching Carson-Newman, 6-1, Friday at the Governors Tennis Center.
It came down to the wire, as Austin Peay State Univesity men’s tennis was tied 3-3, before junior Jacob Lorino picked up a decisive win in the final match of the day to get the Govs in the win column for the first time this season, as they beat Carson-Newman, 4-3, Friday at the Governors Tennis Center.
After creating some space in the Ohio Valley Conference postseason race, Austin Peay State University women’s basketball will have another chance to do so when they host a 1:30 p.m., Saturday game in the Dunn Center against Eastern Kentucky, who sits just a game behind the Governors for the eighth and final spot in the OVC Women’s Basketball Championship.
Austin Peay State University’s baseball team begins its 81st season when it hosts Eastern Michigan in a three-game series, Saturday-Sunday, on Joe Maynard Field at Raymond C. Hand Park.
With the 2020 season right around the corner, Austin Peay State University baseball head coach Travis Janssen completed his coaching staff, hiring Mississippi State pitching standout Trevor Fitts as the Governors pitching coach.
Austin Peay State University women’s basketball trailed for the first 32:58 against the Murray State Racers, before a strong defensive effort in the fourth quarter led the Governors to a comeback, 69-61, win in the First Financial Bank Battle of the Border, Thursday, in the Dunn Center.
After a quick one match road trip, Austin Peay State University is set to kick off a four-match homestand with a 2:30 p.m., Friday match against the Eagles of Carson Newman at the Governors Tennis Center.