ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University women's basketball teams nine-game winning streak came to an end with a 63-60 loss to Southern Nazarene at the Kerr Activities Center.

Scoring

• First Quarter: 19-11
  • The Tigers (12-4, 7-3 GAC) started the game with a 4-0 run
  • ECU never let the Crimson Storm (7-9, 6-4 GAC) get a lead in the quarter
  • Lead kept around two baskets until SNU used a 4-0 run to tie the game at 11 (2:33)
  • The Tigers responded with an 8-0 run in the final 2:30
• Second Quarter: 17-11 (36-22)
  • The Crimson Storm cut the deficit back to four (19-15) in the first 1:30 minutes
  • ECU then went on an 11-2 run over the next four minutes to push the advantage to 18 (35-17), with four minutes left in the quarter
  • SNU finished the remaining time with a 5-1 run
• Third Quarter: 9-17 (45-39)
  • The teams traded runs in the first 3:30 minutes
    • Left the Tigers holding a 41-26 (+15) lead
  • The Crimson Storm then took over and went on a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to five (41-36), with 3:25 left in the stanza
  • The teams traded points in the remaining time
• Fourth Quarter: 15-24
  • SNU kept up the pressure to get within two (45-43) in the first two minutes
  • The ECU lead was held between 2-5 for the next two minutes (52-47)
  • The Crimson Storm made another push and tied the game at 54 and took a 54-55 lead for their first advantage in the game, with four minutes left
  • Next 2:30 the teams battled and were knotted at 58, with a minute left
  • SNU hit a triple, with 33 second left, to take the final lead of the game (61-58)
  • Both teams then scored just free throws over the next 30 seconds for the 63-60 final

Tigers Quick Shots

• The Tigers nine-game winning streak was snapped with the loss
  • Last loss was at SNU (65-58) Dec. 1
• Two ECU players garnered double-digit point totals
  • Sr. Lakin Preisner: 16 pts., 9 reb., 1 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
  • So. Madison Rehl: 11 pts., 6 reb., 5 assists, 1 block
• Free throws became the key to the game
  • ECU: 13-of-15 (86.7%)
  • SNU 23-of-32 (71.9%) / 17-of 22 in the second half
• The Tigers were also out rebounded
  • ECU: 34 (8-26)
  • SNU: 43 (13-30)
• ECU is still ranked third in the Great American Conference standings
  • One game behind Henderson State (8-3)
• SNU is the first team that the Tigers have faced twice this season
  • Still have not faced HSU and Ouachita

Up Next

• ECU will wrap up a four-game home stand next week
  • Thursday, Jan. 24 vs. Henderson State (5:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Ouachita Baptist (1 p.m.)
• The Tigers will then play the next five games on the road