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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Allyson Bradshaw's career night propelled the Southeast Missouri women's basketball team to a much-needed 69-60 win over Austin Peay at the Show Me Center on Monday night.
Bradshaw tallied a career-high 17 points to lead all players and move the Redhawks (5-17, 2-7 Ohio Valley) past the Lady Govs (5-18, 2-8 OVC) in the conference standings.
“This was a great team effort tonight,” Southeast head coach
Ty Margenthaler said. “We got great production tonight off the bench tonight, especially in the first half. The team really battled the entire game. Both teams are fighting to get into the conference tournament and I was really pleased with the effort from everyone on the floor. It was great to see Allyson hit some shots off the bench. I'm hoping this sets the tone for her the rest of the way.”
APSU held a 19-12 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the first half, but Southeast went on a 13-3 run over the next six minutes to grab a 25-22 lead with 3:54 left in the opening stanza. The Lady Govs countered with four free throws in the next minute points to go back in front, 26-25.
Bradshaw took over the first half at that point, scoring the game's next eight points. The freshman drilled back-to-back three-pointers to make it 31-26 with 2:08 showing in the opening frame. On the following possession, the Cape Girardeau, Mo., native got to the charity stripe and drained two more free throws to extend the lead to 33-26. A
Bailie Roberts layup in the open court made it 35-26 with 21 ticks remaining, but Whitney Hanley stopped the 10-0 Redhawk run with a jumper at the buzzer to make it 35-28 at the break. Bradshaw finished with 11 points in the first half, making 3-of-5 three-pointers.
Courtney Shiffer opened the second half with a baseline jumper to extend the Redhawks' lead to 37-28. The Lady Govs would not go away, however, as a Leslie Martinez three-pointer capped a 14-5 run that cut the Redhawkss lead to 44-42 with 11:23 remaining.
Undeterred, Southeast went to the low block as Shiffer found
Brittany Harriel in the lane. The junior recorded three points the hard way, scoring through contact and making the ensuing free throw to make it 47-42 at the 10:59 mark.
Southeast stayed ahead over the next six minutes, but never by any more than six points. Hanley made it a 55-52 game on a jumper with 4:33 left, but Bradshaw hit her fifth and most important three-pointer 18 seconds later to make it a six-point lead. The Redhawks did not allow the Lady Govs to get any closer the rest of the way.
Bradshaw's outburst gave the Redhawks a 24-14 advantage in bench points. She made 5-of-8 from three-point range. Harriel also scored in double figures with 15 points while
Bailie Roberts recorded her first double-double of the year with 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
Bianca Beck dished out a game-high six assists and racked up three steals.
“Bailie has had a nose for the ball the last few games,” Margenthaler said. “She can give players in our league problems because she has a little size and she can play both inside and on the perimeter. She really kept some offensive plays alive for us tonight.”
APSU was led by Kaitlyn Hill's 16 points. Hanley (15 points) and Jasmine Rayner (10 points) were the other two Lady Govs in double figures.
The teams were nearly even in shooting as Southeast hit 39.7 percent of its shots while APSU made 39.6 percent. The Redhawks made 5-of-19 (26.3 percent) from beyond the arc and the Lady Govs went 4-of-15 (26.7 percent) from long range. The Redhawks made 18-of-29 free throws (62.1 percent) and the Lady Govs went a nearly perfect 14-of-15 (93.3 percent) from the charity stripe.
Southeast dominated on the glass, holding a 43-31 edge in rebounding and grabbed 14 offensive rebounds. Both teams turned the ball over 17 times.
The Redhawks are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to OVC leader Eastern Illinois. Opening tipoff is at 7 p.m. CT.
