2023–24 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball team

2023–24 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball
2023–24 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	17–16 (8–8 ASUN)
Head coach	Brittany Young (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Nicole Razor; Delmar Carey; Peggy Knight; Victoria Morris;
Home arena	F&M Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Governors, led by third-year head coach Brittany Young, played their home games at the newly opened F&M Bank Arena located in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the ASUN Conference.

2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †	16	–	0	1.000	29	–	5	.853
Stetson	12	–	4	.750	17	–	15	.531
Central Arkansas	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Lipscomb	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
North Alabama	8	–	8	.500	12	–	18	.400
Austin Peay	8	–	8	.500	17	–	16	.515
Kennesaw State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
Jacksonville	6	–	10	.375	11	–	20	.355
Bellarmine*	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
North Florida	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
Queens*	1	–	15	.063	7	–	22	.241
*Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 ASUN tournament winner

Previous season

The Governors finished the 2022–23 season 17–12, 12–6 in ASUN play to finish in fourth place.^[1] In the ASUN tournament, they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Sandra Lin	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	GS	Morehead State	Hsinchu, Taiwan
G	3	Anala Nelson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Lower Richland High School	Columbia, South Carolina
G	4	Alyssa Hargrove	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Stetson	Huber Heights, Ohio
G	5	Abby Cater	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Trinity Valley Community College	Fort Washington, Maryland
G	10	La'Nya Foster	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lovejoy High School	Riverdale, Georgia
G	11	JaNiah Newell	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Chicago State	Danville, Illinois
G/F	15	Cur'Tiera Haywood	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Quinnipiac	Yukon, Oklahoma
C	21	Shamarre Hale	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Wright State	Chicago, Illinois
C	22	Jeanine Brandsma	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	LIU	Éguzon-Chantôme, France
F	23	Briah Hampton	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Arlington High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	25	Tiya Douglas	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Ole Miss	Fort Smith, Arkansas
F	32	Gabby Zapata Smalls	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Saint Joseph's	Browns Mills, New Jersey

Head coach

Brittany Young (Francis Marion)

Assistant coach(es)

Nicole Razor (Elon)
Delmar Carey (Bowie State)
Peggy Knight (Appalachian State)
Victoria Morris (Rutgers)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+	Trevecca Nazarene	L 59–75	0–1	15 – Hale	6 – Hale	4 – Lin	F&M Bank Arena (1,419) Clarksville, TN
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga	L 52–57	0–2	18 – Hale	9 – Nelson	2 – 3 Tied	F&M Bank Arena (571) Clarksville, TN
November 14, 2023* 5:00 pm, SECN+	at Kentucky	W 68–63	1–2	21 – Nelson	9 – Haywood	6 – Lin	Davis-Reid Alumni Gym (935) Georgetown, KY
November 18, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops	at Butler	L 47–53	1–3	11 – Haywood	9 – Hale	4 – Lin	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,087) Indianapolis, IN
November 22, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State Viking Invitiational	L 57–62	1–4	17 – Hale	6 – 3 Tied	7 – Lin	Wolstein Center (418) Cleveland, OH
November 24, 2023* 3:00 pm	vs. Kansas City Viking Invitiational	W 78–63	2–4	13 – 2 Tied	7 – 3 Tied	7 – Nelson	Wolstein Center (380) Cleveland, OH
November 25, 2023* 11:30 am	vs. Chicago State Viking Invitiational	W 60–49	3–4	15 – Nelson	10 – Foster	5 – Nelson	Wolstein Center (266) Cleveland, OH
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mercer	L 75–78 ^2OT	3–5	19 – 2 Tied	9 – Hale	7 – Lin	Hawkins Arena (574) Macon, GA
December 9, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Murray State	L 85–93	3–6	27 – Cater	8 – 2 Tied	5 – Lin	F&M Bank Arena (5,458) Clarksville, TN
December 14, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Fisk	W 72–64	4–6	18 – Haywood	5 – Douglas	6 – Nelson	F&M Bank Arena (1,371) Clarksville, TN
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryan	W 90–57	5–6	15 – Nelson	9 – Foster	7 – Lin	F&M Bank Arena (1,477) Clarksville, TN
December 20, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	New Mexico State APSU Christmas Tournament	W 57–55 ^OT	6–6	16 – Cater	7 – Hale	4 – Nelson	F&M Bank Arena (1,548) Clarksville, TN
December 21, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin APSU Christmas Tournament	L 56–66	6–7	15 – 2 Tied	6 – Nelson	2 – 3 Tied	F&M Bank Arena (1,632) Clarksville, TN
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Miami (OH)						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
ASUN regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
January 11, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Central Arkansas						Farris Center Conway, AR
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Stetson						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
January 27, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 1, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kennesaw State						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 3, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Queens						Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida						UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb						Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Arkansas						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky						Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
March 2, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine						Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
ASUN tournament
March 8–16, 2024 TBA	TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ "Hale and Nelson's career outings lead Govs to first ASUN Championship victory". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ "APSU Women's Basketball falls in ASUN Tournament to #23 Florida Gulf Coast, 51-34". Clarksville Online. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ "Austin Peay Governors 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[2] "Hale and Nelson's career outings lead Govs to first ASUN Championship victory". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[3] "APSU Women's Basketball falls in ASUN Tournament to #23 Florida Gulf Coast, 51-34". Clarksville Online. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[5] "Austin Peay Governors 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

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