The East Central University women's basketball team will face their final new opponent of the regular season, Wednesday, Jan. 22 when they travel to Durant, Okla., to battle with arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State at 5:30 p.m. in Boomer Sullivan Arena.

Game Notes

The Broadcast
ECU's radio home for Lady Tigers basketball in 2013-14 is Ada's KXFC, 105.5, FM 'The X-Factor'. Kenny Morrison returns to broadcast the games for his 17th season. Morrison, a 1987 ECU graduate, spent two seasons doing color prior to taking over the play-by-play duties during the 1997-98 season.

The Coverage
Fans who can't be at the game can find links to live stats, live video (if available) and the KXFC radio broadcast on ECUTigers.com.  Go to the women's basketball schedule page. Fans can listen to the radio broadcast online or through the FREE KXFC App available in ITunes, Google Stores where apps are sold and www.kxfcradio.com.

Scouting Southeastern
The Savage Storm are 8-6 overall and 5-3 in the Great American Conference, but have lost their last three games.  Southeastern has a strong home record, going 5-1 so far in 2013-14.

The Savage Storm are averaging a +3.7 scoring and +3.1 rebounding margin for the year and have advantages in shooting percentage (.393/.353) despite having taken 50 fewer shots.

Southeastern has three players that are averaging double-digit point totals for the year.  Emily Williams leads the team with 12.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.  Breanna Small-Peppers, who did not play in the last game, averages 11.7 points and 7.8 boards per game, while shooting .526 from the field.  Haley Schaefer is the final member of the trio with 11.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per outing.

Against the Savage Storm
The Lady Tigers had a strong 2012-13 season against the Savage Storm, earning wins in both meetings by an average of 10 points.  ECU earned a 98-85 win in Ada and then a closer, 69-62, win in Durant.

Junior Dilan Webster led the Lady Tiger returners in the series, with 13 points and eight rebounds per game, while adding five blocks.  Senior Alycea Price added 9.5 points and 11.5 boards per game, while junior Erin Walling contributed 10 points and 5.5 rebounds.

Haley Schaefer and Emily Williams are the top returners from the series for the Savage Storm.  Schaefer tallied 9.5 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Williams added eight points and 6.5 boards per game.

The Series
The all-time series with the Savage Storm is one of the longest in school history, dating back to the 1983-84 season when records are available.  Southeastern currently owns a 34-30 advantage in the series, but the Lady Tigers have won the last three games.

Jackson Grabbing the Boards
Redshirt freshman Jalyn Jackson has been pulling in the rebounds for the Lady Tigers this season, recording 10 or more rebounds in four games so far.  The Oklahoma City, Okla., native had a career-best 17 boards at Southern Arkansas, which included 11 offensive boards.  She also added 17 against Southwestern (12 offensive), 10 at Harding (six offense) and 10 against Northwestern (eight offense).

Garza Making A Splash
Redshirt junior Janee Garza had an outstanding game for the Lady Tigers against Southern Arkansas.  The Murphy, Texas, native tallied a career-high 15 points, hitting 5-of-11 shots from beyond the arc.

Walling Wowing
Junior Erin Walling has been improving all season and had one of the best games of her career against the Evangels.  Walling tallied a career-high 22 points, with career-highs of six field goals and seven free throws.

Robison Crashing the Glass
Senior Ashley Robison had a strong rebounding effort against Mid-American Christian.  The Tulsa, Okla., native tallied a career-best 18 rebounds, two offensive and 16 defensive.  Robison also added 10 points for her first double-double of the season.

Winning Start
The Lady Tigers started 4-0, marking the third time ECU has started 4-0.  The last time was 1989-90.  The Lady Tigers have started a season 4-0 twice (1989-90/1987-88), 5-0 in 2001-02 and 7-0 twice (1995-96/1984-85).

Home Sweet Home
The Kerr Activities Center was very busy in November, with the Lady Tigers hosting the first five games of the season at home.  This marks the first time since 1984-85 that ECU has played five-straight home games to start a season.  That season, the Lady Tigers went 7-0 to start, while ECU is already 3-0 in 2013-14.

Lady Tigers Picked Fourth in the GAC
After finishing fifth in the Great American Conference standings in 2012-13, ECU has been picked to finish fourth in the 2013-14 GAC Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches.

The Lady Tigers earned 69 points in the poll.  ECU improved by 11 wins in 2012-13 in going 19-9. Second-Team All-GAC forward Dilan Webster averaged 14.0 points and 7.3 rebounds in league games last season. Ashley Robison and Alycea Price also averaged at least 7.0 rebounds per game in GAC games.

Up Next
The Lady Tigers will return home for a single game before hitting the road for a weekend series in Arkansas.  ECU will host No. 8 Harding, Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Kerr Activities Center for a 2 p.m. tip.  The game will mark the start of the second half of the GAC season.