ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University women's basketball team picked up its second-straight victory with a 78-55 victory over Ouachita Baptist in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• First Quarter: 11-15
  • Ouachita (5-13, 3-9 GAC) opened the game on a 4-0 run in the first 1:30
  • The Tigers (14-4, 9-3 GAC) quickly tied the game at 4 (7:58) and took a 7-4 lead (6:55)
  • Both teams remained scoreless for the next 2:30 minutes
  • Ouachita cut the deficit to one (7-6)
  • ECU took its final lead of the quarter (10-6), with four minutes left
  • Ouachita went on a 9-1 run in the remaining time
• Second Quarter: 23-16 (34-31)
  • The Tigers took a lead in the first 2:30 minutes (16-15)
  • The teams then traded shots with ties at 16, 19, 22, 24, 25 and 27
    • Final tie of stanza with 2:50 left on the clock
  • ECU finished the stanza with a 7-4 run for the advantage
• Third Quarter:19-17 (53-48)
  • The teams traded shots in the first three minutes, with Ouachita earning a 38-37 advantage, with 7:14 remaining
  • The Tigers countered with a 6-0 run in the next two minutes (43-38)
  • Ouachita fought back to tie the game at 43 and 45, with 4:14 left to play
  • ECU finished the stanza with an 8-3 run for a six-point lead
• Fourth Quarter: 25-7
  • The Tigers kept up the pressure in the fourth quarter and went on a 12-0 run in the first four minutes (65-48)
  • Ouachita was able to get its first points in the stanza, with 3:43 remaining, hitting three free-throws
  • ECU did not allow Ouachita to earn a field goal until 2:26 was left on the clock
    • That field goal would be their long basket of the quarter
  • The Tigers finished the game on a 7-0 run

Tiger Quick Shots

• Ouachita was the last team that ECU needed to face in the GAC
  • Have faced Southern Nazarene twice already
• This is the fourth-straight win over Ouachita in the all-time series
• Today's game gave the Tigers a 12-12 lead in the all-time series and a 12-10 mark in the league play
• ECU saw three players earn double-digit point totals
  • Sr. Lakin Preisner: 15 pts., 5 reb, 1 assists, 2 steals
  • So. Kendall Schulte: 12 pts. (career-best), 2 reb., 1 assist
  • So. Madison Rehl: 10 pts, 3 reb., 5 assists (season-best), 4 steals (career-best)
• All 12 players that saw action scored at least one point and all but one recorded a rebound
• The Tigers earned a small, 37-34, lead in rebounds
  • ECU tallied 21 boards on the offensive glass to Ouachita's 8
• Ouachita led in field goal percentage in all categories, but the Tigers made more overall shots in all but free throws
  • FG: ECU – 34.8 % (24-of-69) / Ouachita – 46.2% (18-of-39)
  • 3PT FG: ECU – 34.1% (15-of-44) / Ouachita – 40.0 (6-of-15)
  • FT: ECU 68.2% (15-of-22) / Ouachita – 68.4% (13-of-19)
• Ouachita garnered 31 turnovers, with 14 coming on steals by ECU
• The Tigers committed only 14 turnovers, with 5 Ouachita steals
• ECU is in second place in the GAC standings
  • Henderson State, Southeastern and Southern Nazarene are tied for third at 8-4

Up Next

• The Tigers will start a five-game road trip, with the next home game coming Feb. 16
  • Road trip starts at Arkansas Tech, Thursday, Jan. 31 (5:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Feb. 2 at Harding (1 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Feb. 7 at Southwestern (5:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Feb. 9 at Northwestern (1 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Feb. 14 at Southeastern (5:30 p.m.)
• ECU will then play the final three home games of the season Feb. 16-23