ADA, Okla. – The East Central University men's and women's basketball teams will split time at home and on the road this week. The Tigers will first battle with Southern Nazarene, Thursday, Jan. 21 against Southern Nazarene (5:30/7:30 p.m.). ECU will then hit the road for a game at Southwestern Oklahoma State, Saturday, Jan. 23 (2/4 p.m.) .
Tiger's Week at a Glance
Thursday, Jan. 21
Women's Basketball vs. Southern Nazarene – 5:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Southern Nazarene – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 23
Women's Basketball at Southwestern Oklahoma State – 2 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 4 p.m.
While the teams will be back on the court, the GAC Council of Presidents approved return to play protocols. The council agreed to not allow any fans through the end of January 2021. They will look to reconsider after the Jan 30
th games. At that point, they would look to allow up to 25 percent of venue capacity to attend games.
Fans can still have chance to be part of the games, with your own Tiger Fan Cutout. The cutouts will be placed in the stands, so you can still support the ECU student-athletes. Fan can purchase a 16"x24" cutout starting at $25. Tiered pricing is available for the purchase of 2-5 cutouts as well ($50 for 2, $65 for 3, $75 for 4, $85 for 5). Cutouts will be featured on the ECU Athletics game stream before the game, half time and between double-headers.
Orders need to be placed online and then the photo needs to be sent to
Teri LaJeunesse, Assistant Athletic Director of Athletic Communications at
tlajeune@ecok.edu. For more information check out the official release on the fan cutouts.
ECU Athletics Tiger Fan Cutouts
Women's Basketball Game Notes
Men's Basketball Game Notes
Women's Tiger Quick Shots
• All GAC Basketball Games are closed to the public until Jan. 31 for COVID 19 precautions
• Live stats and video are available for all games on www.ecutigers.com on the women's basketball schedule page
• Thursday's game starts the second round of GAC Western Division Games
• The Tigers went 3-1 in the opening round, with one game cancelled
• Fr.
Mackenzie Crusoe made a splash in her first game for the Tigers
• Recorded a double-double: 18 pts., 11 reb., .411 (7-of-17) FG, .500 (2-of-4) 3PT FG
• ECU has three players averaging in double-digits
• Sr.
Kendall Schulte: 12.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 8 assists, 4 steals, .571 (20-of-35) FG,
.462 (6-of-13) 3PT FG
• Crusoe: 11.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 7 assists, 9 stelas, .333 (16-of-48) FG, .350 (7-of-20) 3PT FG
• Sr.
Madison Rehl: 10.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 9 assists, 6 steals, .448 (13-of-29) FG,
.333 (3-of-9) 3PT FG, .700 (14-of-20) FT
• Nine of the 11 players who have seen action have scored, 10 have recorded a rebound and eight tallied an assist
• Average between 12.8 to 1.3 ppg
• Average between 6.0 to 1.0 rpg
• Garnered between 9 to 3 assists
Men's Tiger Quick Shots
• All GAC Basketball Games are closed to the public until Jan. 31 for COVID 19 precautions
• Live stats, video and radio are available for all games on www.ecutigers.com on the men's basketball schedule page
• Thursday's game starts the second round of GAC Western Division Games
• The Tigers went 2-2 in the opening round, with one game cancelled
• ECU is under the leadership of first-year head coach
Chris Crutchfield
• Recorded his first career victory at Southern Nazarene (1/9/21) - W, 72-64
• Sr.
Josh Apple recorded his third career (first of the season) double-double at Southeastern
• 21 pts., 13 reb., 1 assist, 1 block, .636 (7-of-11) FG, 1.000 (1-of-1) 3PT FG, 1.000 (6-of-6) FT
• The Tigers have four players averaging in double-digits in the scoring column
• Jr.
Jalen Crutchfield: 15.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 5 assists, 4 steals, .440 (22-of-50) FG,
.433 (13-of-30) 3PT FG
• Jr.
Tylor Arnold: 14.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 10 assists, 7 steals, .500 (17-of-34) FG,
.385 (5-of-13) 3PT FG, .818 (18-of-22) FT
• Apple: 14.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 3 steals, .556 (20-of-36) FG
• Fr.
Brennen Burns: 11.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 15 assists, 1 block, 5 steals, .484 (15-of-31) FG,
.429 (3-of-7) 3PT FG
• All 11 players who have seen action have scored, recorded a rebound and an assist
• Average between 15.8 to 1.3 ppg
• Average between 8.5 to 0.7 rpg
• Garnered between 12 to 1 assists
• All but one players has recorded a steal
