ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University women's basketball team picked up a 56-53 victory over Arkansas-Monticello at the Kerr Activities Center, making it the fourth-straight win at home for the Tigers (18-7, 13-6).

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Scoring

• First Quarter: 12-16
  • The teams traded shots in the opening eight minutes for ties at 5, 8 and 10
  • In the final 2:19, the Cotton Blossoms (11-12, 9-10 GAC) went on a 6-2 run
• Second Quarter: 16-15 (28-31)
  • UAM continued to push the run to 10-2 (20-12), with 8:32 left to play
  • ECU went on a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to four in the next 1:30
  • The teams traded shots for the next minute before a 4-0 run by the Cotton Blossoms increased the lead back to nine (27-18)
  • The Tigers finished the stanza on a 10-3 run to cut the disadvantage back to three
• Third Quarter: 14-11 (42-42)
  • UAM used a 6-2 run in the first two minutes to gain a seven-point advantage
  • ECU fought back with a 7-0 run over the next four minutes to knot the score at 37
  • The teams traded shots in the final 3:30 minutes for a 42-all tie
• Fourth Quarter: 14-11
  • The Cotton Blossoms came out fighting in the first five minutes
    • Pushed the lead to eight (50-42)
  • The Tigers slowly came back to tie the game at 51, with 2:28 remaining
    • ECU also gained its first lead since the first quarter (52-51) on free throw shots
  • Both teams went scoreless until 45 seconds remained in the game
    • UAM hit a jumper to regain a 53-52 advantage
  • The Tigers then took advantage of six trips to the charity stripe in the final 35 seconds
    • ECU went 4-of-6 to claim the win

Tiger Quick Shots

• The win moved the Tigers to 18-7 for the season
  • Tied for the ninth-most wins in a single season
  • Best finish is 30-5 in 1995-96
    • Best finish in the NCAA era is 20-11 in 1997-98
    • ECU has had 15-or-more wins in just four seasons as an NCAA member and 13 overall
• Sr. Tia Williams earned her first career double-double
  • 22 pts., 10 reb. (career-high), 2 steals
• Williams was one of two players with a double-digit point total
  • Jr. Stefany Lourenco: 10 pts., 1 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal
• The Tigers were out-shot in all categories, by percentage
  • FG: ECU 20-of-59 (33.9%) / UAM 17-of-34 (50.0%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 6-of-24 (25.0%) / UAM 4-of-7 (57.1%)
  • FT: ECU 10-of-16 (62.5%) / UAM 15-of-22 (68.2%)
• ECU earned a 31-30 advantage in rebounds
  • The Tigers earned 16 offensive rebounds to the Cotton Blossoms three
• ECU is now tied for second in the Great American Conference standings
  • Tied with Harding and Southern Nazarene
  • Four regular-season games remain

Up Next

• The Tigers will play the final game of the season at the Kerr Activities Center, Saturday, Feb. 23
  • vs. Southern Arkansas – 1 p.m.
  • Senior Day – Honor seniors Lakin Preisner and Tia Williams
• Final two regular-season games will be on the road
  • Thursday, Feb. 28 at Ouachita (5:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, March 2 at Henderson State (1 p.m.)