The East Central University women's basketball team will wrap up its Great American Conference weekend trip Saturday, Jan. 4 when they stop in Magnolia, Ark., to battle with Southern Arkansas at 2 p.m. at W.T. Watson Center.

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 Southern Arkansas
The Lady Muleriders are having a much better year than in 2012-13, having gone 6-4 overall and 2-2 in the GAC so far in 2013-14.  SAU had been on a three-game winning streak before falling to Southeastern (Jan. 2), 51-67 at home.

The Lady Muleriders have been close to their opponents in most statistical categories, with a -2.3 scoring and +3.0 rebounding margin.  They also have similar shooting percentages are .382 to .386 overall and both hitting 26.6 percent of their shots from beyond the arc.

SAU has just one player averaging over 10 points per game and five more netting between five and eight points.  Chanel Miller leads the team with 14.4 points per outing and 4.1 rebounds per game, while shooting .478.  Allie Wade is next on the list with 8.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.

Against the Lady Muleriders
Last year ECU earned two wins over SAU by an average of 26 points per game.

Junior Dilan Webster and senior Alycea Price lead the team in scoring, with 12.5 points each.  Webster added four boards per game and Price 3.5.  Senior Ashley Robison added a team best 12 rebounds per outing.

Katherine McBride and Stevi Cooper lead the returners for the Lady Muleriders.  McBride averaged 16 points and seven boards per game, while Copper added 10 points and three rebounds.

The Series
Saturday's meeting will be the 10th in the all-time series that dates back to Dec. 11, 1988. ECU currently leads the series 6-3 after winning the last three games.

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).

Sharing The Rock
Like a year ago, the Lady Tigers are not afraid to share the spotlight.  All 10 players have scored this season, with four averaging double-digit point totals.  All 10 have also recorded at least one rebound and one assist.

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 start a three-game home stand, Thursday, Jan. 9 when they host Northwestern Oklahoma State at the Kerr Activities Center for a 5:30 p.m. match-up.