ADA, Okla. – With a win over arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State, the East Central University women's basketball team moved its winning streak to six games. The Tigers (6-1, 6-1 GAC) defeated the Savage Storm (4-4, 4-4 GAC) 62-49 in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center.
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Scoring
- 1st Quarter: 9-8
- ECU opened the game with a 7-0 run in the first 3:30
- SEOSU then countered with a 6-0 run over the next 4:30 minutes to get within one (7-6)
- The teams traded shots the rest of the stanza
- 2nd Quarter: 22-14 (31-22)
- The score toggled back-and-forth for the first 5 minutes
- Five tie scores, final at 21 with 5:13 left to play
- The Tigers then used a 10-1 run to end the half to take control
- 3rd Quarter: 16-14 (47-36)
- The Savage Storm opened the half on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to three (31-28)
- ECU fought back with a 9-0 run over the next two minutes to push the lead back to double digits (40-28)
- The Tigers kept the advantage around 10 the rest of the quarter
- 4th Quarter: 15-13 (62-49)
- The final stanza started off slow, with just two points scored by ECU in the first 3:30 minutes
- The Tigers kept the lead around 10 for the rest of the game
- Pushed the advantage to as many as 16
Tiger Quick Shots
- Sr. Madison Rehl led ECU, as one of two players to score more than 10 points
- 14 pts., 5 reb., 1 steal, .429 (3-of-7) FG, 1.000 (8-of-8) FT
- Fr. Madison Crusoe: 13 pts., 8 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, .500 (6-of-12) FG
- The Tigers were a perfect 11-of-11 from the charity stripe
- ECU also earned an advantage in overall shooting
- FG: ECU 41.1% (23-of-56) / SEOSU 34.7% (17-of-49)
- 3PT FG: ECU 31.3% (5-of-16) / SEOSU 14.3% (3-of-21)
- Jr. Hannah Ladd was named the Great American Conference Player of the Week for Jan. 25 earlier in the day
Up Next
- The Tigers will hit the road for a game in Alva, Okla., Thursday, Jan. 28, at Northwestern Oklahoma State – 5:30 p.m.
- ECU will then return home to face Oklahoma Baptist, Saturday, Jan. 30 – 3 p.m.
