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Saturday, March 3, 2001
Austin Peay gains automatic tourney bid
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Third-seeded Austin Peay stunned
top-seeded Tennessee Tech 65-63 on Saturday to win the Ohio Valley
Conference women's basketball tournament and it's automatic berth
in NCAAs.
Austin Peay (17-13) is going to the big tournament for the first
time since 1996.
The Governors avenged two one-sided losses to Tennessee
Tech (24-6), the regular-season champion.
Tennessee Tech, which never led after Tiffany Swoffard put
Austin Peay ahead 17-15 with 10:46 to play in the first half, had a
chance to tie the game on its final possession.
After Austin Peay's Kelly Chavez missed the front end of a
one-and-one with 8 seconds remaining, the Golden Eaglettes brought
the ball downcourt for a final shot. But a running 5-footer by OVC
Player of the Year Janet Holt bounced off the back of the rim just
before the buzzer.
Paige Smith led Austin Peay with 16 points, followed by
tournament MVP Brooke Armistead with 12 and Jocelyn Duke with 10.
Holt was outstanding for the Golden Eaglettes, finishing 34
points. She made 11 of 20 shots and all 12 of her free throws.
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ALSO SEE
Ohio Valley Conference tournament schedule
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