ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team heads into the final week of the 2017-18 regular season, with three games on the schedule. The Tigers will start the week at arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State, Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU has two players that are averaging 10.0-or-more points per game
• Sr.
Devon Branch: 15.0 ppg; 4.3 rpg; 36 A; 24 S; .333 (102-306) FG%; .333 (56-168) 3PT%
• Jr.
Lakin Preisner: 13.6 ppg; 6.2 rpg; 41 S; .425 (102-240) FG%, .391 (43-110) 3PT%; .953 (61-64) FT%
• The Tigers defeated No. 5/7 Southeastern at home (76-66), Feb. 17
• This is the second-straight season that ECU has defeated at ranked team at home
• Feb. 23, 2017: No. 22 Arkansas Tech - W, 67-55
• Sr.
Devon Branch was named GAC Player of the Week for Feb. 19
• Second honor for Branch this season
• Averaged 16.5 ppg; 3.0 rpg; .429 (9-21) FG%; .500 (3-6) 3PT FG%; 1.000 FT% (10-10)
• ECU is ranked No. 1 in free throw percentage in the GAC and No. 4 in the NCAA (81.7)
• ECU is ranked in the top-100 in eight NCAA Categories, with five of those in the top-25
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Devon Branch is ranked in the Top-100 in four NCAA Categories
• No. 54 - 3-point field goals attempted (163)
• No. 58 - 3-point field goals/game (2.45)
• No. 79 - 3-point filed goals made (54)
• No. 88 - Free throw percentage (82.6)
• 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 NCAA and the GAC in Free Throw Percentage
• .956 (65-68) overall / .968 (61-63) GAC
• ECU trails the all-time series against SE 36-37 overall and is 32-31 when playing as conference opponents
• ECU is 13-24 when playing the Savage Storm on the road
• The Tigers won in the first meeting of the season at home (78-76)
• ECU's top performers
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Lakin Preisner: 22 P; 11 R; 3 A; 2 B
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Devon Branch: 14 P; 3 R; 1 A; 3 S
• SE's top performers
• Alix Robinson: 14 P; 4 R
• Courtney Brady: 11 P; 5 R; 1 S
