ADA - The East Central University women's basketball team will open the 2017-18 season with two Great American Conference games Nov. 16-18. The Tigers will first battle Arkansas Tech, Thursday, Nov. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Kerr Activities Center. ECU will then host Harding, Saturday, Nov. 18 at 1 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU played one exhibition game at Oklahoma State (L, 46-110)
• Lakin Preisner: 9 pts, 5 reb., 2 asst., 4-of-7 field goals; 1-of-4 three-point field goals
• Aalyiah Blakley: 8 pts; 3 reb., 1 asst.
• The Tigers lost two players from 2016-17 and have added four players for 2017-18
• ECU has three seniors on the 2017-18 team
• Devon Branch: 14.3 pts., 4.1 reb., 24 asst., 18 steals, .339 (130-of-384) field goal pct.
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Alexa Adair: 7.4 pts., 2.6 reb., 48 asst., 24 steals
• Aaliyah Blakley: 5.6 pts., 5.1 reb., 39 asst., 17 steals, 4 blocks, .313 (51-of-163) field goal pct.
• ECU ranked sixth in the 2017-18 GAC Preseason Poll
• The Tigers finished fifth in the GAC in 2016-17
• ECU advanced to the GAC tournament for the sixth-straight season
