ADA – The East Central University women's basketball teams will host Arkansas-Monticello and Southern Arkansas in two of the final five games of the 2017-18 season at the Kerr Activities Center this weekend. The Tigers first host UAM, Thursday, Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m. and then SAU, Saturday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU has two players that are averaging 10.0-or-more points per game
• Sr.
Devon Branch: 13.7 ppg; 4.8 rpg; 23 A; 17 S; .316 (68-215) FG% .316 (42-133) 3PT%
• Jr.
Lakin Preisner: 12.8 ppg; 5.7 rpg; 33 S; .408 (73-179) FG%, .365 (31-85) 3PT%; .952 (40-42) 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%
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Lakin Preisner is ranked No. 1 in the GAC in Free Throw Percentage
• .952 (40-42) overall / .973 (36-37) GAC
• ECU is ranked No. 1 in free throw percentage in the GAC and No. 14 in the NCAA
• ECU is ranked in the top-1000 in seven NCAA Categories, with four of those in the top-25
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Devon Branch is ranked in the Top-100 in two NCAA Categories
• No. 60 - 3-point field goals attempted (133)
• No. 65 - 3-point field goals made/game (2.47)
• ECU leads the all-time series 11-7 overall and 9-3 when playing as conference opponents
• ECU is 5-1 when playing the Blossoms at home
• The Tigers earned a win on the road in the first meeting this season (70-66)
• ECU's top performers
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Devon Branch: 25 P; 9 R; 2 B; 1 S
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Madison Rehl: 14 P; 8 R; 5 A; 1 B
• UAM's top performers
• Brittnee Broadway: 20 P; 4 R; 4 A; 1 S
• Chari Swift: 13 P; 7 R; 1 A; 2 S
• ECU leads the all-time series 12-8 overall and 8-6 when playing as conference opponents
• ECU is 6-1 when playing the Muleriders at home
• The Tigers earned a win on the road in the first meeting this season (55-46)
• ECU's top performers
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Lakin Preisner: 16 P; 11 R; 4 S
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Madison Rehl: 8 P; 4 R; 1 A; 1 S
• SAU's top performers
• Sue Key: 13 P; 10 R; 1 B; 1 S
• Anna Djedjemel: 9 P; 6 R; 3 S