RSo. Alexis Lyons grabs a rebound under the basket.
Women’s Basketball Headed to Southern Nazarene to Start GAC Campaign
ADA, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team will play its first two Great American Conference games of the 2021-22 campaign this weekend. The Tigers (3-1) will open at Southern Nazarene, Thursday, Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m. and then welcome Northwestern Oklahoma State, Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m., to the Kerr Activities Center.
Tiger Quick Shots
• The Tigers will open the Great American Conference portion of the year at Southern Nazarene
• First time that ECU and the Crimson Storm will play the first league game of the season
• The Tigers are 8-2 in GAC openers
• Played the last three against Southwestern Oklahoma State
• Also faced Southern Arkansas, Henderson State, Arkansas-Monticello and Ouachita Baptist in the season openers
• ECU is 21-18 since 1982-83 in conference opening games
• RSr.
Madison Rehl became the 14th member of the ECU 1,000-Point Club
• Hit 1,000th point at free throw line against Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/20/21)
• Has 1,042 career points
• First since Dilan Webster (2011-15) - 1,260
• The Tigers have four players averaging double-digit point totals this campaign
• Rehl: 17.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 16 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, .636 (14-of-22) FG%, .455 (5-of-11) 3PT FG%
• RSo.
Izzy Cummins: 12.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 6 assists, 5 steals, .486 (17-of-35) FG%
• Jr.
Kate Ogle: 12.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, .531 (17-of-32) FG%
• RSo.
Alexis Lyons: 10.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, .633 (19-of-30) FG%
• RFr.
Mackenzie Crusoe tallied her first double-double of the season and second of her
career at Texas Woman's
• 13 pts., 11 reb.
• Rehl is currently ranked in the top-10 on seven ECU Career lists
• No. 2 Games Started (103)
• No. 3 Free Throws Attempted (523)
• No. 3 Free Throws Made (415)
• No. 6 Assists (247)
• No. 7 Minutes Played (2,966)
• No. 8 Games Scoring in Double Digits (55)
• No. 10 Free Throw Pct. (.793 - heading into 2021-22 campaign)
• The Tigers have a well-balanced attack this season
• All 11 players who have seen action have scored and have at least one rebound
• All but one player has recorded an assist
• Just four have not earned a steal
• ECU radio broadcaster Kenny Morrison is working his 25th consecutive season for the
Tigers and his 35th year as a radio broadcaster in the Ada area
• Will be inducted into the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame Jan. 28, 2022
