ADA – The East Central University football team had a well-rounded effort against Southwestern Oklahoma State, earning a 36-13 win in the annual Homecoming game at Norris Field.  With the win the Tigers moved to 5-2 overall and in the Great American Conference.

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ECU recorded a total of 429 offensive yards, with 192 coming in the air and 237 on the ground.  The Tigers also earned points off an interception return and three field goals.

Senior JoJo Snell led the charge on the ground, with 157 net rushing yards and a TD.  Sophomore David Moore was the top producer in the air, with 59 yards and a touchdown.  Junior Spencer Bond went 12-of-23 for 170 yards and added 22 yards rushing.

Defensively, ECU was led by seniors Qumain Black and Daniel Holland.  Black tallied seven total (5-2) tackles, 1.0 tackles-for-loss (3 yards), one forced fumble and a pass breakup.  Holland tallied four solo tackles and 3.0 sacks for 16 yards.

The Tigers wasted no time taking an advantage when Bond rushed in from one-yard out for a 7-0 lead, with 7:59 left in the first quarter.

The lead was quickly added to after the Bulldogs (2-6, 2-6 GAC) fumbled on their first play of the next drive and it was recovered by sophomore Vernon Johnson on the SWOSU 35.  ECU then finished a six-play, 18-yard drive with a 34-yard field goal by redshirt sophomore David Massuere, with 5:41 left in the first quarter.

The Tigers wrapped up the first stanza with an 80-yard touchdown run by Snell, with 1:17 left on the clock and a 17-0 advantage.

ECU added a TD with 7:41 left in the second to push the advantage to 24-0.  Moore caught a 59-yard pass from Bond and scrambled into the end zone.

The Bulldogs finally got on the scoreboard with 4:14 left in the opening half to cut the deficit to 24-7.  However, the Tigers added a 25-yard field goal, with 47 seconds left on the clock, to go into the locker room with a 27-7 advantage.

The third quarter was quiet for the scoreboard, with only SWOSU adding a TD to their total with 41 seconds left.  But ECU blocked the extra-point attempt for a 27-13 score.

Early in the fourth quarter (12:13) the Tigers got a touchdown on the defensive side of the ball, as senior Jameel Whitney intercepted a pass and returned it 29 yards untouched.  The extra point was blocked to put the score at 33-13.

The Tigers saw the final points on the scoreboard go up with 1:27 left to play, as Massuere hit his third field goal of the day.  This time he converted on a 41-yard attempt for the 36-13 final.

ECU will now head to Russellville, Ark., for the final road game of the 2014 season.  The Tigers will battle with Arkansas Tech, Saturday, Nov. 1 with kickoff set for 3 p.m.

Note: Today's attendance was the most since Nov. 7, 2009 when the Tigers hosted 4,000 against Southeastern.