ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team won its third-straight game, with a 54-50 Great American Conference decision over Southern Nazarene at the Kerr Activities Center.

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The Tigers (5-9, 5-5 GAC) were led by junior Jalyn Jackson, who tallied her first double-double of the season, with a career-high 13 points and 13 rebounds.  Jackson also added four steals, two blocks and two assists.  Junior Courtney Cowan added eight rebounds and three assists, while sophomore Alexa Adair led the team with 15 points.

The Crimson Storm (4-9, 3-7 GAC) started the game on a 4-0 run, but ECU quickly got close and were trailing by two (5-7) after the first four minutes.  SNU then took control of the rest of the quarter and went on a 10-0 run for a 5-17 lead.

The Tigers kept fighting in the second quarter using a few runs, including an 11-4 run in the final three minutes to cut the deficit back to three (22-25).  However, SNU went into the locker room with a 22-27 advantage.

The third quarter saw ECU come out ready to battle, as they used a 7-2 run in the first three minutes to force a tie at 29.  The teams traded the next two baskets before the Tigers used an 8-2 run, over the final 5:30 of the quarter, to lead 39-33.

The fourth quarter was close all the way through, with ECU holding a one to three-point advantage most of the way.  The Crimson Storm did not go away quietly, using a 7-2 run over a three minute span in the middle of the stanza to force a tie at 45.

The teams then traded runs to see the Tigers leading 52-50, with 21 seconds remaining.  ECU scored the final four points of the game to take the 54-50 victory.

The game difference came at the charity stripe, where the Tigers went 17-of-26 and held SNU to just an 8-of-15 mark.

The Tigers will now hit the road for a three-game road trip starting with a stop in Alva, Okla., to battle with Northwestern Oklahoma State, Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m.  This is the final team from the GAC that ECU has yet to face this season, with the second half of the year starting next week.