2025–26 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball team

2025–26 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball
2025–26 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	19–14 (8–10 ASUN)
Head coach	Brittany Young (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Peggy Knight; Victoria Morris;
Home arena	F&M Bank Arena

2025–26 ASUN women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
Jacksonville †	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Central Arkansas	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Stetson	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Florida Gulf Coast	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
North Alabama	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
West Georgia*	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Austin Peay	8	–	10	.444	19	–	14	.576
Lipscomb	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
North Florida	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Queens	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
Bellarmine	0	–	18	.000	2	–	30	.063

† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2025–26 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball team represents Austin Peay State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Governors, led by fifth-year head coach Brittany Young, play their home games at the F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Governors finished the 2024–25 season 13–18, 7–11 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[1] They defeated West Georgia,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the Atlantic Sun Conference released their preseason coaches and media polls. Austin Peay was picked to finish eighth in the coaches poll, and ninth in the media poll.^[4]

Preseason rankings

ASUN Preseason Coaches' Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Florida Gulf Coast	128 (6)
2	Central Arkansas	124 (3)
3	Stetson	118 (1)
4	Lipscomb	98
5	Eastern Kentucky	97 (1)
6	North Alabama	77
7	Jacksonville	73
8	Austin Peay	61
9	Bellarmine	49
10	West Georgia	48
11	Queens	37 (1)
12	North Florida	26
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

ASUN Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Florida Gulf Coast	474 (36)
2	Central Arkansas	416
3	Lipscomb	370
4	Eastern Kentucky	368 (2)
5	Stetson	308
6	North Alabama	240
7	Jacksonville	238
8	Bellarmine	216
9	Austin Peay	172
10	West Georgia	146
11	North Florida	88
12	Queens	84
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-ASUN Team

Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player	Year	Position
Anovia Sheals^	Sophomore	Guard
(^) unanimous selection

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Austin Peay Governors women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jade Rucker	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Tupelo High School	Tupelo, Mississippi
G	2	Kyra Perkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Walters State Community College	Morrison, Tennessee
G	3	Veronaye Charlton	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	North Alabama	Nassau, Bahamas
G	4	Anovia Sheals	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Mainland High School	Daytona Beach, Florida
G	11	JaNiah Newell	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Chicago State	Danville, Illinois
G	12	Jim'Miyah Branton	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Slam Academy	Miami, Florida
G	15	Mya Williams	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Georgia State	Waxahachie, Texas
F	21	McKenzie Neal	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Bayonne High School	Okeechobee, Florida
F	22	Jeanine Brandsma	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	LIU	Éguzon-Chantôme, France
F	23	Maeva Fotsa	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	George Washington	Quebec City, Quebec
G	24	Ines Gnahore	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	UC Irvine	Orléans, France
F	34	Lameria Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Shelton State Community College	Montgomery, Alabama

Head coach

Brittany Young (Francis Marion)

Assistant coach(es)

Peggy Knight (Appalachian State)
Victoria Morris (Rutgers)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 26, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Sewanee	W 115–46	1–0	F&M Bank Arena (867) Clarksville, TN
November 12, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 19 Vanderbilt	L 65–75	1–1	F&M Bank Arena (1,178) Clarksville, TN
November 16, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	W 77–73	2–1	F&M Bank Arena (536) Clarksville, TN
November 20, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	W 68–54	3–1	McKenzie Arena (1,272) Chattanooga, TN
November 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	Cancelled^[5]		Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City	W 66−46	4−1	Swinney Recreation Center (259) Kansas City, MO
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 56−74	4−2	F&M Bank Arena (681) Clarksville, TN
December 14, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 63–57	5–2	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (215) Evansville, IN
December 20, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 59–48	6–2	Credit Union 1 Arena (405) Chicago, IL
December 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 57–47	7–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (390) Chicago, IL
December 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Berry	W 73–38	8–2	F&M Bank Arena (856) Clarksville, TN
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 71–65	9–2 (1–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (127) Jacksonville, FL
January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 80−55	10−2 (2–0)	UNF Arena (626) Jacksonville, FL
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	L 54–58	10–3 (2–1)	F&M Bank Arena (437) Clarksville, TN
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	L 53–56	10–4 (2–2)	F&M Bank Arena (717) Clarksville, TN
January 15, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 67–39	11–4 (3–2)	Knights Hall (302) Louisville, KY
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 45–51	11–5 (3–3)	F&M Bank Arena (678) Clarksville, TN
January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 74–66	12–5 (4–3)	Alico Arena (1,427) Fort Myers, FL
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 86–81	13–5 (5–3)	Insight Credit Union Arena (618) DeLand, FL
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	L 66–69	13–6 (5–4)	F&M Bank Arena (367) Clarksville, TN
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 68–70	13–7 (5–5)	F&M Bank Arena (736) Clarksville, TN
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 50–55	13–8 (5–6)	CB&S Bank Arena (1,246) Florence, AL
February 7, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 60–67	13–9 (5–7)	Baptist Health Arena (630) Richmond, KY
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	W 85–47	14–9 (6–7)	F&M Bank Arena (449) Clarksville, TN
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia	L 74–95	14–10 (6–8)	F&M Bank Arena (947) Clarksville, TN
February 18, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	L 63–67	14–11 (6–9)	Farris Center (684) Conway, AR
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 82–41	15–11 (7–9)	F&M Bank Arena (414) Clarksville, TN
February 25, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 54–67	15–12 (7–10)	F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 27, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 48–43	16–12 (8–10)	Allen Arena (511) Nashville, TN
ASUN tournament
March 3, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Lipscomb First Round	W 63–56	17–12	UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
March 5, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Eastern Kentucky Quarterfinal	W 45–41	18–12	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
March 7, 2026 10:00 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (4) Stetson Semifinal	W 68–52	19–12	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
March 9, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(8)	vs. (2) Jacksonville Championship	L 63–66 ^OT	19–13	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
WNIT
March 19, 2026* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley First round	L 59–71	19–14	F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
^ "Historic Season Ends With ASUN Tourney Loss to Austin Peay". UWG Wolves. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
^ "Florida Gulf Coast women cruise by Austin Peay to reach ASUN Basketball Tournament semifinal". The News-Press. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Eagles Top ASUN Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
^ "Women's Basketball's Sunday Match with Austin Peay Cancelled". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
^ "Austin Peay Governors 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2026.

[2] "Historic Season Ends With ASUN Tourney Loss to Austin Peay". UWG Wolves. Retrieved February 26, 2026.

[3] "Florida Gulf Coast women cruise by Austin Peay to reach ASUN Basketball Tournament semifinal". The News-Press. Retrieved February 26, 2026.

[poll-4] "Eagles Top ASUN Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2026.

[5] "Women's Basketball's Sunday Match with Austin Peay Cancelled". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2026.

[6] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2026.

[7] "Austin Peay Governors 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2026.

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