Women's Basketball Claims Third-Straight Win - W, 58-48
Women’s Basketball Claims Third Straight Win
ADA, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team picked up its third-straight victory, with a 58-48 decision against Northwestern Oklahoma State at the Kerr Activities Center.
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Scoring
- 1st Quarter: 10-8
- The Tigers (3-1, 3-1 GAC) started the game on a 3-0 run, in the first 1:30 minutes
- The Rangers (3-3, 1-3 GAC) cut the deficit to one (3-2), with two free throws
- Over the next two minutes, ECU increased the lead to six (8-2)
- NWOSU did not score a basket until 5:09 was left in the quarter
- With the Tigers leading 10-4 (4:09 left), the Rangers started a 6-0 run during the remaining time to cut the deficit to two
- 2nd Quarter: 17-9 (27-17)
- Neither team scored in the first two minutes
- ECU then went on a 9-0 run, over the next two minutes
- NWOSU countered with a 6-0 run in the next 1:30 to cut the deficit to five (19-14)
- The Tigers then took control, with a 6-0 run, to gain a double-digit advantage (25-14), with 1:36 remaining
- The teams traded shots for the rest of the stanza
- 3rd Quarter: 20-13 (47-30)
- The Rangers opened the half with an 8-0 run, in the first 1:15
- The teams traded shots for the next five minutes, with ECU leading 42-28
- The Tigers then used a 5-0 run to push the lead back to 19 (47-28), with a minute left on the clock
- 4th Quarter: 11-18 (58-48)
- NWOSU continued a run from the final minute of the third quarter into the fourth, with a 6-0 run (47-34)
- The Rangers kept pushing and added a 5-3 run, with 4:33 left to play (50-39)
- The teams battled back-and-fourth for the rest of the game
- In the final 1:38 neither team allowed a basket
- NWOSU led at the charity stripe in the span, 5-4
Tiger Quick Shots
- ECU saw three players tally double-digit point totals
- Sr. Kendall Schulte: 16 pts., 1 reb., 1 assist, 2 steals, .778 (7-of-9) FG, 1.000 (2-of-2) 3PT FG
- Sr. Madison Rehl: 14 pts., 3 reb., 3 assists, 1 steal, .500 (3-of-6) FG, 1.000 (8-of-8) FT
- Fr. Madison Crusoe: 10 pts., 6 reb., 2 steals
- Both teams shot .327 (17-of-52) from the field
- The Tigers earned the win at the free throw line and beyond the arc
- FT: ECU – 20-of-24 (83.3%) / NWOSU – 12-of-19 (62.3%)
- 3PT FG: ECU – 4-of-14 (28.6%) / NWOSU – 2-of-14 (14.3%)
- ECU lead from start to finish
- The Tigers also took advantage of the Rangers 25 turnovers, scoring 20 points
Up Next
- The Tigers will remain at home for one more game at the Kerr Activities Center before hitting the road for one game
- Thursday, Jan. 21 vs. Southern Nazarene – 5:30 p.m.
- Next road game is set for Saturday, Jan. 23 at Southwestern Oklahoma State – 2 p.m.
- No fan attendance through Jan. 31 per GAC COVID Protocols