ARKADELPHIA, ARK. – With a 67-65 victory at Henderson State, the East Central University women's basketball team claimed the No. 2 spot in the 2018-19 Great American Conference Championship Tournament.

Scoring

• First Quarter: 23-9
  • The Tigers (21-7, 16-6 GAC) went on a 10-4 run in the first three minutes before allowing the Reddies (18-10, 13-9 GAC) to score a field goal
  • ECU finished the stanza on a 13-5 run
• Second Quarter: 13-12 (36-21)
  • HSU fought back in the first 3:30 minutes, with a 7-0 run (23-16)
  • Over the next five minutes the Tigers pushed the lead to 15 (34-18), with an 11-2 run
• Third Quarter: 13-25 (49-46)
  • The Reddies did not allow ECU to score a field goal in the first six minutes
    • Went on a 15-3 run to cut the deficit to three (39-36)
  • All but five (ECU 2/HSU 3) of the remaining 20 points were scored at the free-throw line
  • The Tigers increased the lead to 10 (48-38), with two minutes left
  • HSU finished the stanza on an 8-1 run to cut the lead to three
• Fourth Quarter: 18-19
  • The Reddies continued the run to 10-1, in the first minute, to get within one (49-48)
  • The pressure continued with HSU tying the game at 52, with 7:36 remaining
  • The teams traded shots to a 57-all tie, with 5:44 left to play
  • The Tigers then went on a 4-0 run in the next two minutes to lead by four
  • The Reddies kept up the pressure and tied the game at 65 with 25 seconds left to play
    • 8-4 run
  • So. Madison Rehl then hit a layup with six seconds left to gain the two-point lead

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers No. 2 seed in the GAC tournament pits them against No. 7 Arkansas Tech
  • Thursday, March 7 at 12 p.m. (Bruin Fieldhouse/Bartlesville, Okla.)
  • This is a flip flop of seeds from last year's quarter finals (L, 64-68)
• Best finish in the GAC standings since 2013-14 (No. 2)
• Eighth-straight season (all 8 years of the tournament) that ECU has advanced
  • Sixth-straight season with both the women's and men's teams advancing
    • Longest streak/Best overall in number in the league
• The Tigers saw four players score in double-digits
  • Sr. Tia Williams: 20 pts., 4 reb.
  • Rehl: 13 pts., 3 assists, 3 steals, 4-of-4 (100%) FG% (career high)
  • Sr. Lakin Preisner: 11 pts., 5 reb., 1 assists, 3 steals
  • Jr. Maci Hanson: 10 pts., 8 reb. (career high), 1 block, 2-of-2 3PT FG% (career high)
• ECU out-shot the Reddies from the floor (25-of-62/18-of-46)
  • HSU earned a slight lead (6-5) in three-point shots
  • The Reddies had a clear lead at the charity stripe (23-of-27/12-of-18)
• The Tigers forced 16 turnovers and allowed just nine
  • ECU scored 19 points off turnovers/ HSU – 7

Up Next

• 2018-19 GAC Championship Tournament
  • Thursday, March 7 at 12 p.m. vs. Arkansas Tech
    • Bruin Fieldhouse/Bartlesville, Okla.