ALVA, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team claimed their seventh-straight victory, with a 58-53 Great American Conference road victory at the Percefull Fieldhouse.

Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 9-15
  • No scoring in the first two minutes
  • The Tigers (7-1, 7-1 GAC) scored the first three points before the Rangers (4-6, 2-6 GAC) went on an 8-0 run to take control of the scoreboard
  • The teams then traded shots through the rest of the stanza
• 2^nd Quarter: 13-9 (22-24)
  • NWOSU scored the first three points of the quarter in the first 30 seconds
  • ECU then fought back with a 7-2 run, over the next 3:30 minutes, to cut the deficit to four
  • Both teams then went cold for the next 2:30 minutes
  • The teams traded shots until the first two minutes
  • The Tigers finished the half with a 4-0 run to get within two
• 3^rd Quarter: 21-18 (43-42)
  • It was a back-and-forth battle through the first four minutes before ECU was able to tie the game at 32, with five minutes remaining
  • The Rangers then went on a 5-0 run to push the lead back to five
  • In the final two minutes the Tigers went on a 9-2 run to take the lead
• 4^th Quarter: 15-11 (58-53)
  • NWOSU scored the first two points of the stanza at the free-throw line, 1:30 in
  • The Tigers then increased their advantage with a 10-2 run, over the next four minutes (53-46)
  • The Rangers fought back to get within one (54-53) in the final minute, on a 5-0 run
  • ECU took advantage of shots at the charity stripe to keep the lead in their favor
    • Went 4-of-6

Tiger Quick Shots

• First time since the 2018-19 season that the Tigers have won seven straight games
  • Feb. 9, 2019-March 2, 2019
• Sr. Kendall Schulte led a trio of players with double-digit point totals
  • 21 pts., 4 reb., 2 steals, .615 (8-of-13) FG, .600 (3-of-5) 3PT FG, 1.000 (2-of-2) FT
  • Had 11 points at the half
• Fr. Mackenzie Crusoe: 13 pts., 3 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, 7 steals
  • Career high for steals
• RSo. Alexis Lyons: 10 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals
  • Career high for steals
• ECU led in field goal percentages
  • FG: ECU 40.4% (19-of-47) / NWOSU 32.1% (18-of-56)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 27.8% (5-of-18) / NWOSU 26.9% (7-of-26)
  • FT: ECU 71.4% (15-of-19) / NWOSU 78.9% (10-of-14)
• The Tigers made the most of the 25 miscues of the Rangers
  • 21 points off turnovers
  • 14 steals
  • 12 fast-break points

Up Next

• The Tigers will wrap up the games in January during the 2020-21 season at the Kerr Activities Center
  • Saturday, Jan. 30 vs. Oklahoma Baptist – 3 p.m.
• ECU will then play three of the next four games on the road
  • Thursday, Feb. 4 at Southern Nazarene- 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Feb. 6 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 2 p.m.
  • Monday, Feb. 8 at Southeastern Oklahoma State – 5:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, Feb. 11 at Oklahoma Baptist – 5:30 p.m.