ADA – After finishing the 2017 portion of the 2017-18 season with a 4-4 record, the East Central University women's basketball team will return to Great American Conference action, Jan. 4-6 at the Kerr Activities Center. The Tigers will host Henderson State, Thursday, Jan. 4 at 5:30 p.m. and then Ouachita Baptist, Saturday, Jan. 6 at 1 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU has two players that are averaging 10.0-or-more points per game
• Sr. Devon Branch: 16.1 ppg; 6.1 rpg; 9 A; 4 B; 7 S; .361 (39-108) FG%; .338 (23-68) 3PT%
• Jr. Lakin Preisner: 11.3 ppg; 5.1 rpg; 20 S; .425 (31-73) FG%; .395 (15-38) 3PT%; .929 (13-14) FT%
• Sr. Devon Branch was named GAC Player of the Week for Dec. 4
• Averaged 25.0 ppg; 10.0 rpg; .424 (14-33) FG%; .429 (9-21) 3PT FG%; .813 (13-16) FT%
• Second best start in GAC action (3-1) since starting the league
• 2014-15: 4-0
• 2017-18: 3-1 / 2012-13: 3-1
• Lakin Preisner is the one of two players in GAC action that is perfect from the FT line (9-9)
• ECU is ranked No. 1 in 3PT FG per game in the GAC (9.1) and No. 11 in the NCAA
• ECU is ranked in the Top-50 in five NCAA Categories, with two of those ranking No. 1 in GAC
• Devon Branch and Laiken Preisner each ranked in the Top-100 in one NCAA Categories
• Branch: No. 29 3PT/Gm (2.88)
• Preisner: No. 51 Steals (2.50)
• ECU leads series with Henderson State 11-4 overall and 8-4 when playing as conference opponents
• ECU is 5-2 when playing the other Reddies at home
• Tigers have four players who have seen action against Ouachita
• Devon Branch: 30 P; 7 R; 2 A; 1 S
• Aalyiah Blakley: 12 P; 14 R; 3 A; 1 B
• Tia Williams: 11 P; 7 R; 2 B; 1 A; 2 S
• HSU has eight players who saw action against ECU last season
• Pink Jones: 38 P; 6 R; 5 A
• Hailey Estes: 22 P; 17 R; 3 A
• ECU leads series with Ouachita 12-10 overall and 11-8 when playing as conference opponents
• ECU is 8-1 when playing the other Tigers at home
• Tigers have four players who have seen action against Ouachita
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Alexa Adair: 23 P; 1 R; 3 A (1 game)
• Aalyiah Blakley: 18 P; 14 R; 6 A; 1 B; 3 S
• Tia Williams: 16 P; 5 R; 2 A; 1 S
• Madison Nickens: 12 P; 7 R; 2 A; 3 B; 4 S
• Ouachita has eight players who saw action against ECU last season
• Chasidee Owens: 19 P; 12 R; 4 A; 1 B; 1 S
• Alivia Huell: 23 P; 17 R; 1 A; 1 S
• Kori Bullard: 19 P; 13 R; 2 A
