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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team’s Atlantic Sun Conference Championship run\u00a0comes to a end\u00a0after a 66-63 overtime loss to Jacksonville, Monday, at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jacksonville (24-8) took command of the game early on, leading 16-10 with 3:25 left to play in the first quarter. A layup by Austin Peay’s (19-13) Jim’Miyah Branton<\/a> and a three-pointer by Anovia Sheals<\/a> allowed the Govs to get back within one at 16-15. The two teams traded shots, but a layup by Branton with seven seconds remaining made the score 18-17 to go into the second frame.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Dolphins led by as many as nine twice in the second quarter, with the last being an off-layup by Tatum Brown with 3:12 left in the half. The Governors continued to fight back, as a layup by Branton and Lameria Thomas<\/a> allowed them to get within four at 30-26. A jumper by Makiya Miller ended the quarter with the Dolphins leading 32-26.<\/p>\n JU dominated in the third quarter, leading the Govs by as many as 13 from a jumper by Comari Mithcell with a minute left in the frame. A layup by Ines Gnahore<\/a> and free throws by Mya Williams<\/a> cut the Govs ‘ lead to nine at 49-40 to enter the final quarter of regulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n