ADA, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team will open the 2019-20 season with two games at the Clarion Inn Conference Challenge, hosted by Newman University in Wichita, Kan. The Tigers will first battle with Southwest Minnesota State, Friday, Nov. 8 at 12 p.m. and then face host Newman, Saturday, Nov. 9 at 12 p.m.
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• After finishing No. 2 in the Great American Conference Standings in 2018-19, the Tigers were picked to finish No. 7 in the 2019-20 GAC Preseason Poll
• ECU had a record breaking season in 2018-19
• 21 wins ranked No. 3 on the Al-Time Best Season Records
• No. 1 - 30-5 (1995-96)
• No. 2 - 23-10 (1982-83)
• No. 3 - 21-8 (2018-19)
• Third season with 15-or-more wins in the NCAA era
• 13th time with 15-or-more wins all-time
• The Tigers 2018-19 seniors (Lakin Presiner &
Tia Williams) both let with top-10
ECU Career Record Book and Single Season Record Book spots
• Sr.
Stefany Lourenco also claimed a spot on an ECU Single Season Top-10 List
• No. 2 Steals - 63
• ECU made it's eighth-straight trip to the GAC Tournament in 2018-19
• Tied for the best finish in the GAC Tournament (2013-14 - No. 2)
• Ties for 11th highest single-game point total for a Tiger
• ECU claimed the 2018-19 GAC Women's Basketball GAC Sportsmanship Award
• Second-straight season for the Tigers to earn the honor
• Sixth ECU team to earn the honor, first team to earn it twice
• ECU returns 10, adds 4 and lost 2 from the 2018-19 roster
• Top Tiger Returners
• Lourenco: 9.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, .411 FG Pct., .293 3PT FG%, 45 assists, 63 steals, 5 blocks
• Jr.
Madison Rehl: 8.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, .450 FG%, .411 3PT FG%, .797 FT%, 53 assists, 36 steals, 6 blocks
• Newcomers: Fr.
Gabby Cummins, Fr.,
Izzy Cummins, Fr.
Anna Simmons, Fr.
Lexi Tompkins
• All four have won a district title with their high school teams
