ADA, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team fell in a back-and-forth battle with Arkansas-Monticello in Great American Conference action, 55-59, in the Kerr Activities Center.

Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 13-6
  • The Tigers (3-11, 1-7 GAC) started the game on a 9-0 run over the first 3:30 minutes
  • The Cotton Blossoms (10-4, 5-3 GAC) followed with a 6-0 run in the next 2:30 minutes
  • ECU then closed out the stanza on a 4-0 run
• 2^nd Quarter: 8-16 (21-22)
  • The Tigers continued to push the tempo and built the lead to 10 (17-7) in the first 3 minutes
  • UAM then took control and went on a 13-0 run for the next 5 minutes
  • The teams traded shots for the rest of the quarter
• 3^rd Quarter: 13-15 (34-37)
  • ECU started the quarter with a 6-0 run in the opening 2 minutes to regain a 5-point advantage
  • The Cotton Blossoms countered with a 7-0 run to regain a 2-point lead, with 6:45 left
  • The teams traded small runs throughout the quarter, with UAM landing the last run to take a 3-point advantage
• 4^th Quarter: 21-22 (55-59)
  • The battle resumed in the fourth stanza, with no team leading by more than 3 until the final 45 seconds
  • With 37 seconds remaining, the Tigers cut the deficit to 1 (53-54)
  • The Cotton Blossoms took advantage of free throws to push the lead back to 6
    • Went 5-of-6 from the charity stripe

Tiger Quick Hits

• So. Hannah Ladd had a record-setting game and was one of three players with double-digit point totals
  • 22 pts., 3 reb., 1 assist, 2 steals, 50.0 (8-of-16) FG%, 57.1 (4-of-7) 3PT FG%, 2-of-2 FT
    • Career high for points, steals, field goals and free throws made
• Jr. Kendall Schulte: 11 pts., 5 reb., 1 assist, 4-of-4 FT
• Sr. Sam Schwab: 10 pts., 6 reb., 2 assists, 40.0 (4-of-10) FG%, 2-of-2 FT
• Two of the 5 other Tigers to see action scored
  • Jr. Madison Rehl: 8 pts., 1 reb., 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals, 6-of-6 FT
    • Season high for blocks
  • Sr. Maci Hanson: 4 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 1 block
• All 8 players recorded at least 1 rebound
• Both teams struggled with shooting percentages, except ECU at the free-throw line
  • FG: ECU 17-of-51 (33.3%) / UAM 20-of 53 (37.7%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 6-of-20 (30.0%) / UAM 2-of-15 (13.3%)
  • FT: ECU 15-of-16 (93.8%) / UAM 17-of-25 (68.0%)
• The Cotton Blossoms earned a key advantage due to points off turnovers
  • Turnovers: ECU – 16 / UAM – 14
  • Points Off Turnovers: ECU – 11 / UAM - 25

Up Next

• The Tigers will now start a four-game road trip
  • Thursday, Jan. 16 at Southeastern (5:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Jan. 18 at Southern Nazarene (1 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Jan. 23 at Henderson State (5:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Jan. 25 at Ouachita Baptist (1 p.m.)
• Next home game is set for Thursday, Jan. 30 vs. Arkansas Tech (5:30 p.m.)