The East Central University women's basketball team will play its final regular-season road game of the 2013-14 season, Thursday, Feb. 20 when the Lady Tigers travel to Bethany, Okla., to face Southern Nazarene at 5:30 p.m. in the Sawyer 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 Nazarene
The Crimson Storm are 10-12 overall and 7-9 in the Great American Conference this season after dropping three of their last five games.

SNU has a -2.8 scoring and +2.6 rebounding margin on the year.  While they have a slight .408 to .388 lead in overall shooting percentages, they are making the same number of shots as their opponents on average per game.

The Crimson Storm have three players that are averaging double-digit point totals and one player that is averaging a double-double for the season.  Aminata Fall leads SNU with 17.9 points and 14.8 rebounds per game, while adding 59 blocks and a .419 shooting percentage.  Kristin Milster adds 17.2 points and 4.5 boards, while Callee Cox contributes 15.7 points per game.  Sixty-three percent of her shots come from beyond the arc and she accounts for 45 percent of the teams triples attempted.

Against the Crimson Storm
In the last meeting with SNU, the Lady Tigers broke a 12-game losing streak to the Crimson Storm on a 62-44 victory in the Kerr Activities Center.  Defense was key for both teams, with ECU earning a slight .397 to .298 lead in overall shooting percentage.

Junior Dilan Webster led the Lady Tigers with 21 points and nine rebounds, while senior Alycea Price added 14 points and seven boards.

ECU held Aminata Fall to just nine points and nine rebounds, while Kristin Milster led SNU with 17 points and five rebounds.

The Series
The win in Ada in January broke a 12-game losing streak to the Crimson Storm, who currently hold a 14-11 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to Nov. 11, 1982.

Making the Tournament
For the third-straight season the Lady Tigers will be competing in the GAC Tournament, after securing a spot with the win over UAM.  ECU will play its first game, Friday, March 7, but will start the tournament with a community service project.  The Lady Tigers and the rest of the teams from the league will be going bowling with the Special Olympians in the area, Thursday, March 6.

Taking Down the Top Teams
The Lady Tigers were the first team to hand then-No. 6 Harding a loss in the 2013-14 season when they earned a 61-60 overtime victory.  The win marked the first time since Jan. 14, 2012 that ECU had beaten a ranked opponent.  The last time saw ECU down then-No. 1 Arkansas Tech (74-65) at the Kerr Activities Center.

Price Stepping Up
Senior Alycea Price has had a strong this season.  The Houston, Texas native hit the game-winning shot against No. 6 Harding (Jan. 25) in overtime and then tallied a career-best 19 points in the win over Henderson State (Jan. 30).  Price is averaging 11.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game this season for the Lady Tigers.

Tucker Chiming In
Senior Alex Tucker has started all 16 games this season for the Lady Tigers and was a key disher of assists until the game at Southeastern Oklahoma State.  Tucker stepped up her game and tallied a career-best 15 points, while adding one rebounds, two assists and one block and steal.

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.

Up Next
The Lady Tigers will return home to finish out the 2013-14 regular-season with two games at the Kerr Activities Center.  ECU will first battle with arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State, Thursday, Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m. for the annual Black Out Kerr game sponsored by Patriot Ford.  The first 200 fans will receive a free t-shirt courtesy of Patriot Ford.