MAGNOLIA, ARK. – The East Central University women's basketball team kept the wins coming, claiming a 76-55 victory over Southern Arkansas, in the first road game since Dec. 9, 2018.
Scoring
- First Quarter: 28-14
- Scoring started on the Tigers' (10-3, 5-2 GAC) first possession of the game
- The Muleriders (1-12, 0-7 GAC) made an early push and scored the next four points
- ECU then took over using a 17-2 run over the next four minutes
- The teams traded points the rest of the quarter for the 14-point advantage
- Second Quarter: 14-13 (42-27)
- The teams battled evenly throughout the quarter
- ECU earned the slight advantage with one more field goal
- Third Quarter:19-14 (61-41)
- The Tigers started with an 8-2 run in the first three minutes (50-33)
- SAU fought back, but was unable to get closer than 15 points the rest of the stanza
- ECU finished the final 3:30 minutes on an 8-2 run to push the lead out to 61-38 (+23)
- The Muleriders points did not come until the final two seconds on free throws
- Fourth Quarter: 15-14
- SAU did not score a field goal from the 3:30 mark in the third quarter
- Streak ran until 4:15 remained in the fourth stanza
- Tallied four free throws during the span
- During the span during this quarter the Tigers went on a 14-3 run
- The Muleriders finished the final four minutes with a 11-1 run
Tigers Quick Shots
- ECU extended its winning streak to seven games
- This was the first game on the road for the Tigers since Dec. 9, 2018 at Rogers State
- ECU started its winning streak one game before at Oklahoma Baptist (Dec. 4, 2018)
- Jr. Stefany Lourenco led the Tigers
- 17 pts., 1 reb., 2 steals, 2 assists63.6 (7-of-11) FG%,
- 13 pts., 2 steals, 62.5 (5-of-8) FG%, 60.0 (3-of-5) 3PT FG% in the first half
- The Tigers had a well-balanced scoring game
- All 12 players tallied at least on point and 11 recorded a rebound
- Jr. Sam Schwab was the only other player with a double-digit point total
- 12 pts., 2 reb., 3 assists, 1 steal, 83.3 (5-of-6) FG%
- Fr. Hannah Ladd led the team on the boards, with six
- As a team, ECU shot 51.9 (28-of-54) percent from the field
- Held the Muleriders to a 36.0 (18-of-50) field-goal percentage
Up Next
- The Tigers will make a quick trip to face Arkansas-Monticello, Saturday, Jan. 12 (1 p.m.)
- ECU then returns home to start a four-game home stand
- Games begin with arch rival Southeastern in the annual Black Out! game
- Thursday, Jan. 17 – 5:30 p.m.
- The Tigers will also face Southern Nazarene (Jan. 19), Henderson State (Jan. 24) and Ouachita Baptist (Jan. 26) during the span
