ADA – In the first home and Great American Conference game of the 2018-19 season, the East Central University women's basketball team dropped a tight game to Southwestern Oklahoma State, 79-76, at the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• First Quarter: 14-13
  • The Bulldogs (4-1, 1-0 GAC) went up 10-2 in the first two minutes
  • The Tigers (3-2, 0-1 GAC) followed with a 12-2 run over the next 7:30 for a 14-12 lead
• Second Quarter: 25-22 (39-35)
  • In the first five minutes, ECU built the advantage to nine (27-18)
  • The advantage stayed between 8-10 points over the next two minutes (36-26)
  • SWOSU then used a 9-3 run in the remaining time to cut the lead to four at the half
• Third Quarter: 17-19 (56-54)
  • Things were close for the first six minutes with the advantage between one and four
  • The Bulldogs earned their first lead since the first quarter (48-47), with 4:17 left
  • The Tigers regained the advantage in the final four minutes, with a 9-6 run
• Fourth Quarter: 20-25
  • ECU pushed the advantage to six (60-54) in the first minute
  • SWOSU then took control, using a 10-2 run in the next four minutes to gain a 64-62 lead
  • The teams toggled back-and-forth between a 1-5-point lead for the Bulldogs
  • The final two minutes is where SWOSU took over for good
    • Used an 8-6 run to earn the win

Tiger Quick Shots

• The game was not only a key conference game, but a key regional game
  • SWOSU ranked No. 5 in the D2SIDA Central Region Poll and received votes in the national poll
  • ECU received votes in the same poll this week
• Sr. Lakin Preisner earned her second-straight double-double
  • 21 pts., 11 reb., 53.8 (7-of-13) FG%, 50.0 (3-of-6) 3PT FG%, 100.0 (4-of-4) FT%, 1 assist, 1 steal
  • Her sixth career double-double
• Jr. Sam Schwab earned her first career double-double
  • 12 pts., 12 reb., 44.4 (4-of-9) FG%
• Jr. Stefany Lourenco was the final Tiger player with a double-digit point total
  • 19 pts., 4 reb., 3 assists, 1 steal, 75.0 (9-of-12) FG%
• Free throws became the key to the game
  • ECU: 11-of-13
  • SWOSU: 26-of-37

Up Next

• Final games before the holiday break
  • Saturday, Dec. 1 at Southern Nazarene (1 p.m.)
  • Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Oklahoma Baptist (5:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Dec. 8 at Rogers State (4 p.m.)
  • Monday, Dec. 17 vs. Northwestern (5:30 p.m.)