SEARCY, Ark. – The East Central University women's basketball team started the 2020 portion of the season with a 76-58 loss at Harding in Great American Conference action.

Scoring

• 1st Quarter: 16-25
  • The teams traded the first two shots in the opening minute
  • The Tigers (3-8, 1-4 GAC) then went on an 8-4 run to garner a 10-6 advantage two minutes later
  • The Bisons (6-5, 3-2 GAC) countered with a 9-0 run to gain their own 13-10 lead, with 5 minutes left
  • Harding continued to push the tempo and increased the lead to as many as 9 through the stanza
• 2^nd Quarter: 12-20 (28-45)
  • ECU started the stanza with a 5-0 run in the opening 3 minutes to cut the deficit to 5 (21-25)
  • The Bisons regained the momentum and went on a 7-0 run to lead by 11 (32-21), with 5:30 remaining
  • Harding continued the pressure through quarter and increased the lead to as many a 17
• 3^rd Quarter: 16-16 (44-61)
  • The teams had an even battle throughout the stanza
    • The Bisons lead was kept between 12-19
• 4^th Quarter: 14-15
  • The final stanza was an even fight, with no team changing the lead by more than one possession

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers saw double-digit performances from two players
  • So. Hannah Ladd: 16 pts., 1 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal, 8-of-8 FT
  • Sr. Sam Schwab: 15 pts., 5 reb., 1 assist, 2 blocks, 63.6 (7-of-11) FG%
• Overall shooting percentage was key to the game
  • ECU: 18-of-55 (32.7%) / HU: 26-of-62 (42.6%)
• Fr. Lexi Tompkins saw action in her third game of the season
  • Became the last player to play in 2019-20 to score
  • 3 pts., 1-of-1 FG/3PT FG, 5 minutes

Up Next

• ECU will wrap up the weekend at Arkansas Tech
  • Saturday, Jan. 4 – 1 p.m.
• The Tigers then return home for two GAC games
  • Thursday, Jan. 9 vs. Southern Arkansas – 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 11 vs. Arkansas-Monticello – 1 p.m.