ADA, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team won its fifth-straight game, defeating Ouachita Baptist, 62-51, in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 15-16
  • The teams traded shots for the first six minutes, resulting in an 11-all tie
  • The Tigers (10-17, 8-13 GAC) then went on a 4-0 run over the next minute
  • Both teams were held scoreless for the next two minutes
  • Ouachita (4-23, 1-20 GAC) ended the stanza on a 5-0 run
• 2^nd Quarter: 11-11 (26-27)
  • The teams traded the first few shots, with ECU up 20-19, with 6:41 left
  • Ouachita then used a 6-1 run, over the next 3:40, to take a four-point advantage
  • The back-and-forth battle resumed, with the Tigers hitting the last shot (30 seconds left) to cut the deficit to one
• 3^rd Quarter: 19-9 (45-36)
  • ECU opened the stanza on a 13-0 run, in the first 4:30 minutes (39-27)
  • The Tigers kept the advantage between 9-13 points the rest of the quarter
• 4^th Quarter: 17-15 (62-51)
  • Ouachita started the stanza on a 5-2 run to cut the deficit to 6 (47-41)
  • ECU followed with a 6-0 run over the next two minutes to building the lead to 12 (53-41)
  • Ouachita pushed back with a 6-0 run over the next three minutes
  • The Tigers kept the advantage around eight until the final 45 seconds
  • ECU then ended the stanza on a 5-2 run

Tiger Quick Shots

• Both teams struggled with their shots for most of the game
  • FG: ECU 20-of-51 (39.2%) / OUA (15-of-47 (31.9%)
  • 3PT FG: 3-of-16 (18.8%) / OUA 7-of-19 (36.8%)
  • FT: ECU 19-25 (76.0) / OUA 14-of-18 (77.8%)
• The Tigers saw double-digit point totals from three players
• Sr. Sam Schwab recorded her eighth career and seventh double-double of the season
  • 14 pts., 10 reb., 2 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals, 6-of-14 FG
    • Career high for locks and steals
• Sr. Madison Nickens and Jr. Madison Rehl also added 10-or-more points
  • Nickens: 21 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 6 steals, 5-of-9 FG, 9-of-10 FT
    • Season high for points
    • Career high for steals and free throws made
  • Rehl: 14 pts., 1 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals, 4-of-8 FG, 6-of-9 FT

Up Next

• ECU will play the final game of the 2019-20 season, Saturday, Feb. 29
  • vs. Henderson State – 1 p.m.
• Senior Day for seniors Madison Nickens, Maci Hanson and Sam Schwab
  • Ceremony will be between the women's and men's games