ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team will make its first trip to Arkansas for two Great American Conference games. The Tigers (9-3, 4-2 GAC) will first stop in Magnolia, Ark., to face Southern Arkansas, Thursday, Jan. 10 at 5:30 p.m. ECU will wrap up the trip with a game against Arkansas-Monticello, Saturday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m.
Tiger Quick Shots
• ECU is on a five-game winning streak and a four-game home winning streak
• The Tigers went 3-1 on the Southern Arkansas/Arkansas-Monticello weekend's in 2017-18
• ECU went 2-0 against SAU and 1-1 against UAM (each won on the road)
• Both teams lost their top producer from a season ago
• The Tigers are currently third in the Great American Conference standings
• Moved up one spot after the wins over Harding and Arkansas Tech last week
• ECU is one game behind Henderson and Southeastern, who are tied for second at 5-2
• The Tigers received votes in the latest D2SIDA Central Regional Poll
• ECU defeated No. 22 Central Oklahoma (75-56), Dec. 31
• Broke a 15-game losing streak to the Bronchos: Started Feb. 4, 2006
• First win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 20, 2018 vs. No. 5 Southwestern (W, 76-66)
• Sr.
Tia Williams was named GAC Player of the Week for Jan. 2
• 19 pts., 3 reb., 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block, 62.6 (7-of-11) FG%, 57.1% (4-of-7) 3PT FG%
• The Tigers saw its first game with two players earning double-doubles, Nov. 29 vs. Southwestern
• Sr.
Lakin Preisner: 21 pts., 11 reb., 53.8 (7-of-13) FG%, 100 (4-of-4) FT%
• Jr.
Sam Schwab: 12 pts., 12 reb., 44.4 (4-of-9) FG%
• Sr.
Lakin Preisner was named GAC Player of the Week for Nov. 26, 2018
• 22.0 pts and 8.5 reb. per game,45.8 (11-of-24) FG%, 41.7 (5-of-12) 3PT FG%, 94.4 (17-of-18) FT%
• Against Arkansas-Fort Smith: 31 pts., 10 reb., 1 assist, 4 steals, 100 (14-of-14) FT%
• Most points by an ECU player since Jan. 12, 2013
• Ties for 11th highest single-game point total for a Tiger
• Free throws have been making a big impact in games this season
• ECU claimed the win over Arkansas Tech on two free-throws, with 0.2 seconds left
• The Tigers are ranked in the top-10 in the NCAA
• No. 8 FT Pct. (.786)
• No. 1 in the GAC, with
Lakin Preisner and
Madison Rehl as the top two players
• ECU is also ranked in the top-100 in the NCAA in 13 categories
• Individually, the Tigers have three players ranked in the top-100 in NCAA statistical categories
• Preisner is ranked in the top-100 in six categories
• On one NCAA top-10 list: No. 6 Free-Throw Percentage - 92.2%
• So.
Madison Rehl: No. 19 Free-Throw Percentage - 89.4%
• Williams: No. 44 3PT Field Goal Percentage - 41.8%
• This is the second-best start for head coach
Matt Cole's tenure at ECU (through December)
• 2014-15 (1st Season): 8-2
• After this weekend's games on the road, ECU will be home to two weeks
• Four-game home stand starts with arch rival Southeastern (Jan. 17)
