ADA – The East Central University soccer team will play the first of its six home Great American Conference home matches of the 2018 season, Thursday, Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. against Oklahoma Baptist University. The Tigers (2-6, 0-2 GAC) will then face Southern Nazarene, Saturday, Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. to wrap up the week.
Tiger Quick Shots
- ECU went 0-2 to start the GAC season on the road
- The Tigers were out shot 37-18, but had a better shots on goal percentage
- ECU – 61.1% / Opponents – 56.8%
- ECU had a better second half
- Recording four more shots and allowing 11 fewer
- Jr. Lizette Carreon led the Tigers with four shots
- Jr. Alexis Castillo had three shots
- Jr. Kariss Dunson and freshman Lauren Bulter tallied two shots each
- Sr. Chloe Hull started both matches, but only played through the first half of the second
- So. Mollie Nance played the final half against Southwestern
- Hull eight saves
- Nance four saves
- After ECU's road match at SNU, the Tigers will then play the final five GAC home matches in a row
- The final three regular-season matches will be on the road
Against the Competition
- Oklahoma Baptist is 4-4 overall and 2-0 in the GAC in 2018
- W, 2-1 vs. Harding and vs. Ouachita Baptist at home
- Faces Southern Nazarene, Tuesday, Sept. 25 at home
- ECU is 2-4-2 overall and 1-3-2 when playing as GAC opponents against the Bison
- 2-1-1 when playing at Tiger Field
- In 2017 OBU led the series 2-0-1
- Sept. 29, 2017 – L, 0-1 (A)
- Oct. 19, 2017 – T, 0-0 (2OT) (H)
- Nov. 2, 2017 – L, 0-3 (at GAC Tournament in Shawnee, Okla.)
- The Tigers trailed 28-9 in shots on goal
- Shots on Goal Percentage: ECU – 56.2% / OBU – 31.1%
- ECU returning leaders from 2017
- Castillo: Four shots
- Sr. Kendal Cook: Three shots
- Carreon: Two shots
- Hull: 24 saves, four goals allowed
- Bison returning leaders from 2017
- Emmily Infante: 15 shots
- Ruth King: 14 shots
- Emily Griffith: Eight saves, no goals allowed
- The Crimson Storm are 1-7 overall and 0-2 in the GAC in 2018
- L, 0-2 vs. Ouachita / L, 2-3 vs. Harding at home last week
- Plays OBU Tuesday, Sept. 25 on the road
- The Tigers trail 4-10-1 in the overall series
- 3-7 when playing as GAC opponents
- 1-6-1 when playing in Bethany, Okla.
- ECU and SNU faced each other once in 2017 – L, 2-3 (A)
- Match at ECU was cancelled due to weather
- The Tigers led 23-20 in shots, but trailed 11-8 in shots on goal
- ECU returning leaders from 2017
- Carreon: One goal, two shots
- Jr. Jordyn Gibbs: One goal, five shots
- Castillo: Three shots
- Hull: Eight saves, three goals against
- Crimson Storm returning leaders from 2017
- Kelsi Bussert: One goal, four shots
- Rebekah Abrego: Four saves
- Ashlynn Pritchett: Six saves, two goals against
