ADA – The East Central University women's basketball teams will start at three-game road trip, with two stops in Arkadelphia, Ark., Feb. 8-10. The Tigers will first face Ouachita Baptist, Thursday, Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m. and then travel across the street for a Saturday, Feb. 10 matchup with Henderson State, at 1 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU has two players that are averaging 10.0-or-more points per game
• Sr.
Devon Branch: 14.1 ppg; 4.6 rpg; 26 A; 18 S; .325 (80-246) FG%; .329 (50-152) 3PT%
• Jr.
Lakin Preisner: 13.2 ppg; 6.3 rpg; 34 S; .411 (81-197) FG%, .379 (36-95) 3PT%; .963 (52-54) 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 NCAA and the GAC in Free Throw Percentage
• .963 (52-54) overall / .980 (48-49) 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-100 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 three NCAA Categories
• No. 43 - 3-point field goals attempted (152)
• No. 64 - 3-point field goals made (50)
• No. 37 - 3-point field goals made/game (2.63)
• ECU leads the all-time series against Ouachita 12-11 overall and 11-9 when playing as conference opponents
• ECU is 3-8 when playing the Tigers on the road
• ECU fell in the first meeting of the season at home (49-58)
• ECU's top performers
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Tia Williams: 14 P; 5 R; 1 A; 1 B; 3 S
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Lakin Preisner: 13 P; 4 R; 1 A; 1 S
• OUA's top performers
• Shakyla Begnaud: 10 P; 8 R; 1 A; 2 S
• Chasidee Owens: 10 P; 2 R; 2 S
• ECU leads the all-time series against HSU 11-5 overall and 8-5 when playing as conference opponents
• ECU is 6-2 when playing the Reddies on the road
• The Tigers fell in the first meeting of the season at home (78-82)
• ECU's top performers
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Lakin Preisner: 17 P; 7 R; 1 A; 1 S
• Aalyiah Blakley: 10 P; 8 R; 1 S
• HSU's top performers
• Pink Jones: 25 P; 3 R; 4 A; 3 S
• Hailey Estes: 16 P; 14 R; 5 A 1 S