CLAREMORE, OKLA. – After moving the game a day later, due to inclement weather, the East Central University women's basketball team defeated Rogers State, 73-59, in non-conference action.

Scoring

• First Quarter: 17-11
  • The Tigers (5-3, 1-2 GAC) scored with a minute
  • No scoring for two minutes
    • ECU scored for a 4-0 lead
  • 6:05 the Hillcats (3-6, 0-0 Heartland) scored two free throws
  • The Tigers continued their run to 10-2 around the five-minute mark
  • RSU fought back with a 5-0 run over the next minute
  • 1:39 left ECU was leading 14-7
    • RSU used a 4-3 run to cut the deficit to six (17-11)
• Second Quarter: 18-11 (35-22)
  • Teams played almost even through the stanza
    • No lead larger than 13 points
  • The Tigers three-point shooting key difference
    • ECU 3-of-4 / RSU 1-of-7
• Third Quarter: 18-12 (53-34)
  • Teams played even through the first 5 minutes
    • The Tigers led 44-30
  • Over the next three minutes ECU went on a 12-2 run (52-32)
    • Extended the lead to 20 points
• Fourth Quarter: 20-25
  • The Hillcats started out strong
    • Used a 9-3 run in the first four minutes (56-43)
  • ECU countered with a 6-3 run over two minutes
    • Built the lead back to 16 (62-46)
  • The Tigers kept the lead around 15 for the rest of the game

Tigers Quick Shots

• This was the second-straight win and second-straight rod win for the Tigers
• ECU shot .479 (23-of-48) from the floor and .478 (11-of-23) from three-point range
  • Held RSU .333 (17-of-51) overall and .227 (5-of-22) from behind the arc
• The Tigers played all 12 players on roster for the first time this season
  • All but one of those players scored as least one point and had at least one rebound
  • ECU saw four of the 12 score in double-digits
• Sr. Lakin Preisner and Sr. Tia Williams both led the team with 14 pints
  • Preisner: 14 pts., 7 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal, .500 (5-of-10) FG%, .400 (2-of-5) 3PT%
    • Has now had double-digits in all but one game (11/9/18: 5 pts.)
  • Williams: 14 pts., 5 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, 3 steals, .417 (5-of-12) FG%, .667 (4-of-6) 3PT%
    • Third game this year scoring double-digits
    • Season-high rebounds
• So. Madison Nickens: 12 pts., 3 reb., 3 assists, .750 (3-of-4) FG%, 1.000 (2-of-2) 3PT%, 1.000 (4-of-4) FT%
  • Second game with a double-digit point total
    • Season high in points, rebounds and assists
• Fr. Hannah Ladd: 11 pts., 3 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal, .600 (3-of-5) FG%, .750 (3-of-4) 3PT%
  • Career high in points, field goals and three-point field goals made
• At the half Williams and Preisner both had double-digit points totals
  • Williams: 11 pts., 3 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal
  • Preisner: 10 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal

Up Next

• The Tigers will have a week off for the fall semester finals
• The next game will be the final one before the holiday break
  • Monday, Dec. 17 vs. Northwestern (5:30 p.m.)
• After break ECU will play the final non-conference regular-season game
  • Sunday, Dec. 30 vs. Central Oklahoma (2 p.m.)