Austin Peay State University NCAA News

The Niagara women's volleyball team will play in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament title game for the second time in team history tonight.

Marcel Williams gained about 25 pounds during his first year at Austin Peay University.

Marcel Williams scored with 3.5 seconds remaining to give Austin Peay a 69-67 victory over Niagara on Sunday in the Glenn Wilkes Classic.

On more than one occasion, Austin Peay hurt itself by falling behind early. In a couple of games the Govs managed to rally, but some deficits are nearly impossible to make up.

Most prognosticators are not giving North Carolina State much of a chance to make noise in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - N.C. State beat Austin Peay 66-59 in their Glenn Wilkes Classic Tournament game at the Ocean Center.

Cade Thompson threw for 378 yards and four touchdowns as Tennessee-Martin defeated Austin Peay 48-38 on Saturday in the season finale for both teams.

The Austin Peay men's basketball team secured an improbable victory Sunday afternoon.

While Tennessee State Coach James Webster's status is uncertain for next season, players said he kept them from being distracted as they prepared for today's game at Austin Peay.

Anthony Campbell scored 13 of his 14 points in the second half and Duran Roberson scored all 12 of his in the frame, leading Austin Peay past Arkon 80-77 on Saturday.

For 33 minutes Sunday, Akron's effort against Austin Peay resembled the glorious highlights of last spring's run through the Mid-American Conference postseason tournament and into the NCAA.

Anthony Campbell scored 13 of his 14 points in the second half and Duran Roberson scored all 12 of his in the frame, leading Austin Peay past Arkon 80-77 on Saturday.

Terrence Holt scored two touchdowns, including a 71-yard punt return, and Austin Peay rallied to defeat Tennessee State 24-21 on Saturday.

The 10th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers of the SEC are set to host the Austin Peay Governors of the Ohio Valley Conference in the season opener for both squads.

The last time Tennessee was ranked in the preseason top 10, it broke the school record for wins and claimed its first SEC regular-season title in more than 40 years.

A possible contender : Austin Peay: The Governors are always in the hunt. They have won four regular-season OVC championships this decade and two tournament titles.

Outlook. The Governors have advanced to the OVC Tournament championship game six of the last seven years and were picked third in the preseason poll.

MURRAY, Ky. - Completely overwhelmed. Austin Peay had everything going its way in its OVC game at Murray State's Roy Stewart Stadium.

Govs use pressure to win in exhibition By JAMES D. HORNE * The Leaf-Chronicle * November 6, 2009 Austin Peay wanted a tough test from Oakland City and the Govs got everything they asked for Thursday night.

It's happened just 17 times in Austin Peay's 73 seasons of football - the Govs ending the season with a winning record.