ADA, Okla. – After trailing by 12 at the half, the East Central University women's basketball team surged back to earn a 69-59 Great American Conference victory over Oklahoma Baptist in the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 14-19
  • The first four minutes of the stanza resulted in a 7-all tie
  • Both teams went scoreless for the next 1:30
  • The Bison (3-5, 0-3 GAC) then went on an 8-0 run in the next two minutes to gain an 8-point advantage
  • OBU pushed the lead to 9 (19-10), with 1:34 remaining
  • The Tigers (3-6, 1-2 GAC) followed with a 4-0 run in the final minutes to cut the lead to five
• 2^nd Quarter: 7-14
  • The teams traded shots in the first 1:15 and then went cold for the next three minutes
  • The Bison went on a 7-2 run to push the advantage to 10, with 2:43 left on the clock
  • OBU kept up the pressure and were able to push the lead to 12 with 3 seconds left to play
• 3^rd Quarter: 18-16
  • The Bison held the lead between 7-12 points for the first 7 minutes of the stanza
  • ECU countered with a 4-0 run over the next 2 minutes to get the deficit back to 6
  • OBU regained the momentum and got the lead back to 10 at the end of the quarter
• 4^th Quarter: 30-10
  • The Tigers started to push the tempo right at the start of the quarter
    • Cut the deficit to 5 in the first minute
  • The Bison lead by 7 (51-44), with 7 minutes remaining
  • ECU then went on a 14-2 run over the next 5 minutes to gain a 5-point advantage
  • The lead remained around 5 until the final minute
  • The Tigers then pushed ahead again with a 7-2 run in the remaining time to push the lead to as many as 12
    • All of points came at the free-throw line in the final 1:10 (ECU - 9, OBU -2)

Tiger Quick Shots

• Free-throw shooting became a key in the game
  • ECU 19-of-21 (90.5%) / OBU 15-of-24 (62.5%)
    • Four Tiger players were perfect from the line
      • Sr. Sam Schwab: 6-of-6
        • Season high made free throws
      • Jr. Madison Rehl: 6-of-6
        • Season high made free throws
      • Sr. Madison Nickens: 4-of-4
        • Season high made free throws
      • So. Hannah Ladd: 2-of-2
        • Career high made free throws
• Four of the five ECU players who scored tallied double digits
  • Schwab: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 54.5% (6-of-11) FG%
    • Career highs for points, blocks and made field goals
  • Rehl: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
    • Career high for points
  • Jr. Kendall Schulte: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 66.7% (6-of-9) FG%, 50.0% (3-of-6) 3PT FG%
  • Ladd: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 44.4% (4-of-9) FG%
    • Career high for rebounds

Up Next

• The Tigers will now have the week off for finals week
• ECU will hit the road for the final game of the 2019 portion of the season
  • Monday, Dec. 16 at Northwestern – 5 p.m.