ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team kicked off the 2016-17 Great American Conference Championship Tournament by seeing three student-athletes named to the 2016-17 All-GAC teams.
Junior
Devon Branch was an All-GAC Second Team selection, while seniors
Jalyn Jackson and
Whitney Stotler were both named to the All-GAC Honorable Mention Team.
The Tigers, who finished No. 5 in the GAC standings, will face No. 4 Southeastern, Friday, March 3 at noon in the opening round. A win would pit ECU against the winner of No. 1 Harding and No. 8 Arkansas-Monticello, March 4 at noon.
Branch leads the Tigers and is ranked No. 5 in the GAC in scoring, with 14.4 points per game. She is also ranked No. 1 in the league in three point field goals made (2.9), No. 4 in free throw percentage (.851), No. 6 in minutes (32.7) and NO. 9 in three point field goal percentage (.371).
Jackson currently has 775 career rebounds, just two from the ECU career record, while ranking NO. 10 in the lead in rebounds per game (7.1) and No. 2in offensive rebounds (2.8). She is also ranked No. 3 in field goal percentage (.559) and No. 5 in blocks (1.5).
Stotler is second on the team with 11.3 points per game, while ranking No. 5 in the league with a .502 field goal percentage.
Game Notes
Thursday: Live Radio I
Live Stats I
Live Video
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU advanced to the tournament for the sixth-striaght season
• Starting second half of GAC season, was ranked No. 11 in GAC standing and finished 5th
• ECU secured a spot in the GAC Tournament with the win over SNU (2/18/17)
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Jalyn Jackson is ranked on the career charts in five categories
• No. 8 RPG (7.4); No. 7 ATR (1.35); No. 6 Double-Doubles (11); No. 3 Blocks (89);
No. 2 Rebounds (775) - 3 from No. 1 (777) Leslie Shores
• ECU has two players averaging over 10 points per game
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Devon Branch: 14.4 P, 4.1 R, .340 (121-356) FG%, .371 (75-202) 3PT%, 21 A, 5 B, 17 S
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Whitney Stotler: 11.3 P, 5.4 R, .502 (115-229) FG%, 38 A, 16 B, 21 S
• The Tigers are ranked in the NCAA in the top-50 in three category
• No. 20 in 3PT/GM (2.92); No. 30 3PT FGM (70); No. 38 3PT FGA (188)
Tigers in the GAC Tournament
• ECU has advanced to the GAC Tournament all six seasons
• Highest ranking in the tourney: No. 2 (2012-13)
• 2015-16: No. 5 • 2014-15: No. 7
• 2013-14: No. 4 • 2012-13: No. 2
• 2011-12: No. 4 • 2010-11: No. 7
• ECU vs. the competition in 2016-17
• Southeastern: 1-1 • Arkansas Tech: 1-1
• Harding: 0-2 • Southwestern: 1-1
• Arkansas-Monticello: 1-1 • Southern Nazarene: 2-0
• Ouachita: 1-1
• Tigers first meeting vs. Southeastern in the postseason
• ECU against teams in GAC Championship Tournament
• Southwestern: 0-3 • Ouachita: 1-0
• Arkansas Tech: 0-1 • Southern Arkansas: 1-0
• Arkansas-Monticello: 0-1 • Harding: 1-0
