ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The East Central University women's basketball team snapped an eight-game losing streak by defeating Ouachita Baptist 78-71, the final opponent from the Great American Conference that they had not faced in 2019-20.

Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 17-18
  • The Tigers (4-14, 2-10 GAC) opened the game on a 9-2 run in the first 4 minutes
  • Ouachita (4-13, 1-11 GAC) then went on a 5-0 run in the next 30 seconds
  • The teams traded small runs through the rest of the stanza
    • OUA claimed the final run at 7-0 in the last 1:10
• 2^nd Quarter: 17-12 (34-30)
  • OUA continued the run to 10-0 in the first 30 seconds, for a 21-17 lead
  • ECU followed with an 8-4 run to tie the game at 25, with 6:13 left on the clock
  • The teams traded the next two shots for a tie at 27
  • The Tigers then added a 5-1 run for the next 2:30 minutes to hold a 6-point advantage
  • OUA scored the final bucket of the half to cut the deficit to 4
• 3^rd Quarter: 17-20 (51-50)
  • In the first 3 minutes both teams went on a 4-0 run
  • ECU then hit a three for a 41-34 advantage
    • Both teams went cold for the next 2 minutes
  • OUA followed with a 5-0 run in the next 2 minutes to cut the deficit to 2 (41-39)
  • The teams traded small runs before OUA went on a 5-0 run to take a 47-45 lead, with 1:47 remaining
  • OUA kept pushing and forced at tie at 48 and 50, in the final 45 seconds
  • The Tigers got a free throw with 19 seconds left to end the scoring for the quarter
• 4^th Quarter: 27-21 (78-71)
  • OUA was able to get the first shot to go in the final stanza to take a 52-51 lead in the first 15 seconds
  • ECU followed with a 12-0 run over the next 3 minutes to earn an 11-point lead
  • OUA followed with a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to 4 (65-61), with 5 minutes left to play
  • The teams then traded shots for the rest of the stanza with the Tigers holding onto a lead between 2-7 points
    • ECU took advantage of trips to the free throw line in the final seconds to increase the lead

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers claimed their first win during the 2020 portion of the season
  • Last victory was Dec. 7, 2019 – vs. Oklahoma Baptist (69-59)
• Four of the eight Tigers' to play tallied double-digit point totals
  • Jr. Madison Rehl: 20 pts., 4 reb., 4 assists, 38.5 (5-of-13) FG%, 60.0 (3-of-5) 3PT FG%, 7-of-8 FT
    • Career high for points and 3PT FGM
  • Sr. Sam Schwab: 19 pts., 7 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 56.3 (9-of-16) FG%
    • Career high for FGM and 3PT FGM
  • Jr. Kendall Schulte: 12 pts., 2 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal, 45.5 (5-of-11) FG%, 50.0 (1-of-2) 3PT FG%, 1-of-1 FT
  • Sr. Madison Nickens: 11 pts., 6 reb., 4 assists, 44.4 (4-of-9) FG%, 50.0 (3-of-6) 3PT FG%
    • Season high for assists, FGM and 3PT FGM
• All but two of the eight players also recorded a rebound
• ECU had a strong shooting game
  • FG: ECU 29-of-59 (49.2%) / OUA 25-of-57 (43.9%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 11-of-18 (61.1%) / OUA 4-of-15 (26.7%)
  • FT: ECU 9-of-11 (81.8%) / OUA 17-of-20 (85.0%)
• The Tigers were out-rebounded 41-24, but earned a key advantage with turnovers
• OUA committed 17 turnovers to ECU's 7
  • The Tigers scored 26 points off those turnovers by OUA and only allowed them to score 10 off the ECU turnovers

Up Next

• After a four-game road trip the Tigers will now start a five-game home stand
  • Thursday, Jan. 30 vs. Arkansas Tech – 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Feb. 1 vs. Harding – 1 p.m.
  • Thursday, Feb. 6 vs. Southwestern – 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Northwestern – 1 p.m.
  • Thursday, Feb. 13 vs. Southeastern – 5:30 p.m.