SEARCY, Ark. – After a break for the holiday's, the East Central University women's basketball team dropped a 67-55 decision to Harding at Rhodes-Reaves Field House.

Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 13-13
  • The Bisons (7-3, 3-1 GAC) started with a 5-0 run in the first minute of play
  • The Tigers (5-4, 2-3 GAC) followed with a 12-2 run over the next 5:30 minutes to gain a 12-7 advantage, with 3:38 remaining
  • Harding fought back in the next three minutes to tie the game at 12, with 30 seconds remaining
  • Each team hit a free throw in the last seconds of the quarter for the 13-all tie
• 2^nd Quarter: 13-21 (26-34)
  • The teams traded shots for the first three minute, with ECU leading 18-17
  • The Bisons then used a 6-0 run to take a 23-18 lead, over the next three minutes
  • The back-and-forth battle continued until two minutes remained in the half
  • Harding then went on a 6-0 run to end the stanza with an 8-point advantage
• 3^rd Quarter: 11-16 (37-50)
  • The quarter started out slow
  • The teams traded shots throughout, with the Bisons earning the last shot to extend the lead to 13
• 4^th Quarter: 15-17 (52-67)
  • The final quarter was a back-and-forth battle throughout

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers struggled to find their shots throughout the game       
  • FG: ECU – 19-of-70 (27%) / HU – 22-of-53 (42%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU – 5-of-28 (18%) / HU – 7-of-17 (41%)
  • FT: ECU – 12-of-19 (63%) / HU 16-of-25 (64%)
• ECU made up some ground with ball control
  • Turnovers: ECU – 7 / HU – 22
  • Steals: ECU 14 / HU - 3
  • Points off Turnovers: ECU – 20 / HU – 5
• RSr. Madison Rehl and RFr. Madison Crusoe led the team on the scoreboard
  • Rehl: 13 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals
    • 117 career steals
    • No. 10 ECU Career List – 121 by Deanna Plymate (1989-92)
  • Crusoe: 12 pts., 8 reb., 4 assists, 4 steals
    • Season high for steals
• Fr. Kennedy Cummings added 7 pts, 7 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, 4 steals
  • Career highs for points, rebounds, steals and blocks
• Fr. Kennedy Allison had a strong game for ECU
  • 9 pts., 5 reb., 1 steal
    • Career high for rebounds and steals

Up Next

• The Tigers will stay in Arkansas for their next game that will wrap up a four-game road trip
  • Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 at Arkansas Tech – 1 p.m.
• ECU will then return home for two games at the Kerr Activities Center
  • Thursday, Jan. 6 vs. Southern Arkansas – 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 8 vs. Arkansas-Monticello – 1 p.m.