SHAWNEE, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team claimed its second win of the season over Oklahoma Baptist, this time earning an 84-59 win in Great American Conference action.

Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 29-15
  • The Bison (6-19, 1-17 GAC) hit the first shot of the game in the opening 30 seconds
  • The Tigers (7-17, 5-13 GAC) followed with a 7-0 run over the next 1:30 minutes
  • OBU fought back with a 6-0 run over the next minute to regain an 8-7 lead
  • ECU tied the game at 9 and the teams then traded shots over the next 2 minutes
  • In the final 5 minutes of the stanza the Tigers took control, using a 20-3 run to push the lead to 14
• 2^nd Quarter: 11-9 (40-24)
  • The Bison again hit the first shot of the stanza in the first 30 seconds, but both teams then with cold for the next 3:30 minutes
  • OBU was the first to break the stalemate to bring the run to 5-0 in the first 4:30 minutes
  • The teams then traded small runs over the next 2 minutes
  • The Tigers then used a 6-0 run in the final 2 minutes to push the lead back to double-digits
• 3^rd Quarter: 21-17 (61-41)
  • A back-and-forth battle took over the first 5 minutes
  • The Bison used a 4-0 run over the next minute to get within 16 (53-37)
  • ECU countered with an 8-0 run over the next 2 minutes to push the lead back to 24 (61-37
• 4^th Quarter: 23-18 (84-59)
  • The teams traded shots for the first minute
  • The Tigers then went on an 8-1 run over the next 2:30 minutes to push the lead out to 27
  • The teams traded small runs and kept the advantage around 25 for the rest of the game

Tiger Quick Shots

• ECU has now won two-straight and three of the last four games
  • First series sweep of the season
• The Tigers tallied a season high 84 points and 8 steals
• ECU saw double-digit point performances form four players
  • Jr. Kendall Schulte: 26 pts., 1 steal, 10-of-16 (62.5%) FG, 4-of-8 (50.0%) 3PT FG, 2-of-2 FT
    • Career high for points, field goals made and 3-point field goals made
  • Sr. Madison Nickens: 21 pts., 6 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal, 7-of-11 (63.6%) FG, 4-of-6 (66.7%) 3PT FG, 3-of-3 FT
    • Season high for points
    • Career high for field goals made and 3-point field goals made
  • Sr. Maci Hanson: 13 pts., 2 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals, 2-of-4 (50.0%) FG, 9-of-10 FT
    • Career high for points, steals and free throws made
  • Sr. Sam Schwab: 10 pts., 7 reb., 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 4-of-9 (44.4%) FG
• The Tigers earned a clear advantage in field goals and 3-point field goals
  • FG: ECU 28-of-62 (45.2%) / OBU 18-of-43 (41.9%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 10-of-25 (40.0%) / OBU 7-of-19 (36.8%)
• ECU also took advantage in the difference in turnovers
  • Turnovers: ECU – 9 / OBU -22
  • Points off Turnovers: ECU – 31 / OBU – 11

Up Next

• The Tigers will now head to Arkansas for the final time in the 2019-20 season
  • Final two regular-season road games of the year
    • Thursday, Feb. 20 at Arkansas-Monticello – 5:30 p.m.
    • Saturday, Feb. 22 at Southern Arkansas – 1 p.m.
• ECU will then return home for the final two regular-season games
  • Thursday, Feb. 27 vs. Ouachita Baptist – 5:30 p.m.
    • Pink Out! Game
  • Saturday, Feb. 29 vs. Henderson State – 1 p.m.
    • Senior Day Game