The Austin Peay Governors women's basketball team represents Austin Peay State University (aka Peay) in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Governors currently compete in the ASUN Conference, having played in the Ohio Valley Conference until the 2021âÂÂ22 season.
The 2022âÂÂ23 season was not only Peay's first in the ASUN Conference, but also was its last at the Winfield Dunn Center. After that season, the Governors moved to the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville. The new arena was originally intended to open for the 2022âÂÂ23 season, but was delayed to July 2023.
Historically, Peay's women's teams had been known as "Lady Govs", but the university began using "Governors" for women's teams in 2015âÂÂ16.
As of the end of the 2015âÂÂ16 season, the Governors have an all-time record of 459âÂÂ669 since records were kept in 1976. They had played from 1929 to 1936 and had started play again in 1970, but those records are lost. The Govs have made the NCAA Tournament seven times, losing in the First Round each time.
The Governors have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament seven times. They have a combined record of 0âÂÂ7.
The Governors have retired two women's basketball numbers in their history.