CANYON, Texas – The East Central University women's basketball finished its fourth-straight non-conference road game of the year, falling at West Texas A&M, 62-60.

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Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 8-13
  • The Lady Buffs (4-2) started the game on a 5-0 run in the first three minutes
  • WATMU pushed the lead out to as many as seven, but the Tigers (1-3) cut the deficit back to five before the end of the stanza
• 2^nd Quarter: 17-9 (25-22)
  • The Lady Buffs used a 5-4 run in the first 1:30 minutes to take an 18-12 advantage
  • That is when ECU fought back
    • Used a 13-4 run to end the quarter
• 3^rd Quarter: 25-17 (50-39)
  • WTAMU came out strong in the first two minutes of the second half and tied the score at 28
  • The Tigers countered with a 13-3 run to take a 10-point lead (41-31)
    • Kept the advantage between 6-11 points the rest of the stanza
• 4^th Quarter: 23-10
  • Increased the lead to 14 in the opening two minutes of the quarter
  • The Lady Buffs then started its comeback
    • Went on a 17-2 run over the next six minutes to take a 57-56 lead
  • Teams traded shots in the remaining time, with three late free throws being the difference

Tiger Quick Shots

• Four Tiger players recorded double-digit point totals
  • Sr. Sam Schwab: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 50.0% (4-of-8) FG%
  • Sr. Maci Hanson: 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block
  • So. Hannah Ladd: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
  • Sr. Madison Nickens: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 50.0% (4-of-8) FG%
• Jr. Kendall Schulte led ECU on the glass
  • 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
• Key difference came at the charity stripe
  • ECU: 13-of-18 / WTAMU: 22-of-30

Up Next

• The Tigers will remain on the road for one more game at the start of the 2019-20 season
  • Thursday, Nov. 21 at Southwestern Oklahoma State – 5:30 p.m.
    • First Great American Conference game of the year
• ECU will then open the season at the Kerr Activities Center
  • Saturday, Nov. 23 vs. Southern Nazarene – 1 p.m.