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Schwab, Sam
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Sr. Sam Schwab takes a shot over a defenders screen.
53
East Central ECU 0-1,0-0 GAC
58
Winner Southwest Minn. St. SMSU 1-0,0-0 NSIC
East Central ECU
0-1,0-0 GAC
53
Final
58
Southwest Minn. St. SMSU
1-0,0-0 NSIC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
East Central ECU 12 13 13 15 53
Southwest Minn. St. SMSU 17 14 19 8 58

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Comeback Falls Just Short Against Southwest Minnesota State

WICHITA, Kan. – The East Central University women's basketball team opened the 2019 season at the Clarion Inn Invitational against Southwest Minnesota State.  The Tigers (0-1) trailed by as many as 13, but got within one in the final two minutes, before falling 58-53.

Scoring
  • First Quarter: 12-17
    • The Mustangs (1-0) were the first to score, hitting a triple 20 seconds in
    • The Tigers got within one 37 seconds later, but that was as close as they would get
    • SMSU pushed ahead by as many as 7 (6-13)
    • ECU fought back to get within one again (12-13), with a 6-0 run, with 2:11 left
    • The Mustangs finished the quarter with a 4-0 run
  • Second Quarter: 13-14
    • In the first 3:30, SMSU used a 5-3 run to push the lead back to 5
    • The Mustangs led by as many as 9 the rest of the quarter
  • Third Quarter: 13-19
    • In the first minute, SMSU pushed the lead to double digits (25-35)
      • Led by as many as 13 in the quarter
  • Fourth Quarter: 15-8
    • The Tigers went on a 6-0 run in the first 2:30 to cut the deficit to (44-50) six
    • The Mustangs scored with 7:27 left in the stanza before both teams went cold
    • ECU was the next to score, with 4:11 left on the clock
    • The Tigers continued their run to 11-2 until 2:18 remained to cut the deficit to 1 (51-52)
    • SMSU scored the next two points at the free throw line, with 2:04 remaining (51-54)
    • The Mustangs followed with a 4-1 run to take control for good
Tiger Quick Shots
  • Sr. Sam Schwab led the team and claimed her second career double-double
    • 16 points, 14 rebounds, .667 (6-of-9) FG%
    • First double-double vs. Southwestern (11/29/18) – 12 points, 12 rebounds
  • Jr. Madison Rehl and Sr. Madison Nickens both added 8 points
    • Rehl: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
    • Nickens: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1.000 (2-for-2) FT%, 1 assist, 2 steals
  • ECU shot 31.5 % (17-of-54) to a 26.2% (17-of-65) by SMSU
  • The key difference in the game came with second-chance points
    • ECU – 5 / SMSU - 16
Up Next
  • The Tigers will wrap up the Clarion Inn Invitational, Saturday, Nov. 9
    • Play host Newman at 12 p.m.
  • ECU will then be in action twice next week
    • Thursday, Nov. 14 at Tarleton State – 5:30 p.m.
    • Saturday, Nov. 16 at West Texas A&M – 6 p.m.
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