Tiger Athletics Week at a Glance – Feb. 16-22 – Several Events Cancelled
ADA, Okla. – This week's games for East Central University Athletics has had several changes due to the inclement weather in the area and we may still see changes because of the weather. Make sure to check
www.ecutigers.com for the latest updates.
The men's and women's basketball teams were schedule to play Southwestern Oklahoma State, Thursday, Feb. 18, but the games have been cancelled. The teams are set to resume play, Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Kerr Activities Center when they host Southern Nazarene.
The men's and women's cross country teams were supposed to host the Tiger Chase Friday, Feb. 19, but it has been cancelled. The ECU baseball team's series against Harding and the soccer team's opening match of the season have also been cancelled.
The volleyball team will look to be the first team to play this week, as they travel to Oklahoma Baptist, Friday, Feb. 19.
The softball team will then play Sunday and Monday, Feb. 21-22. The Tigers will travel to Edmond, Okla., to participate in the Central Oklahoma/Oklahoma Christian Festival. The Tigers will face Fort Hays State and Oklahoma Christian Sunday and Pittsburg State and Northeastern State Monday.
The men's and women's basketball teams will then round out the week with the final game against arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State, Monday, Feb. 22.
Tiger's Week at a Glance
Thursday, Feb. 18
Women's Basketball at Southwestern Oklahoma State – Cancelled
Men's Basketball at Southwestern Oklahoma State – Cancelled
Friday, Feb. 19
Women's Cross Country hosting Tiger Chase -Cancelled
Men's Cross Country hosting Tiger Chase – Cancelled
Baseball at Harding - Cancelled
Volleyball at Oklahoma Baptist – 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20
Baseball at Harding – Cancelled
Soccer at Northwestern – Moved to March 30
Women's Basketball vs. Southern Nazarene – 2 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Southern Nazarene – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 21
Softball at UCO/OC Festival
vs. Fort Hays State (10 a.m.) / at Oklahoma Christian (12:30 p.m.)
Monday, Feb. 22
Softball at UCO/OC Festival
vs. Pittsburg State (12:30 p.m.) / vs. Northeastern State (5:30 p.m.)
Women's Basketball vs. Southeastern – 5:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Southeastern – 7:30 p.m.
While the teams will be back on the court, the GAC Council of Presidents approved return to play protocols. The ECU Athletics Department has announced that ECU student-athletes and non-student coaching staff may invite two immediate family members to home contests. ECU remains committed to enforcing a mandatory mask and social distancing mitigation effort on the entire campus. All seating will be arranged to adhere to current, local and, state guidelines for combating COVID-19. No tickets will be available to visiting teams.
Fans 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
Volleyball Quick Hits
- The Tigers picked up a 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 27-25) victory over No. 25 Southern Nazarene in their last outing
- ECU's first year head coach Cheri Lindsay's first career victory
- Only the second win over SNU in the all-time series
- ECU recorded 17 block assists for a new 3-set match record overall and at the Kerr Activities Center
- Previous high was 16 (4 times)
- The Tigers are now 1-2 on the season and in the GAC Western Division
- Jr. Thalianette Garcia and So. Zaniya Norvell led the team on offense
- Garcia: 38 kills, 3 service aces, 30 digs, 3 block assists
- Novell: 29 kills, .286 (29k-9e-70ta) hitting pct., 3 digs, 5 block assists
- Jr. Alejandra Delgado led the teams defense
- Sr. Sydney Dungen is currently ranked in the top-10 in two career lists
- No. 3 Assists – 1,953
- No. 5 Service Aces – 81
- Sr. Kasey Beeler is ranked No. 7 in career Digs (793)
- The match at Oklahoma Baptist will be the 15th in the all-time series
- The Bison lead 10-4 overall and 7-1 in GAC action
- ECU is 0-6 when playing in Shawnee, Okla.
Men's Basketball Game Notes
• All GAC Basketball Games are closed to the general public for COVID 19 precautions
• ECU student-athletes and coaches will get two tickets for close family members at home games
• Live stats and video are available for all games on www.ecutigers.com on the men's basketball schedule page
• This weeks games start the final round of GAC Western Division games for 2020-21
• 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 fifth career (third of the season) double-double at Oklahoma Baptist
• 14 pts., 13 reb., 5 assists, 1 block, .636 (7-of-11) FG• Jr.
Romello Wilbert recorded his first career double-double vs. Southwestern (2/6/21)
• 19 pts., 12 reb., 5 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal, .533 (8-of-15) FG
• The Tigers have four players averaging in double-digits in the scoring column
• Jr.
Jalen Crutchfield: 15.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 16 assists, 4 block, 15 steals, .453 (63-of-139) FG,
.366 (30-of-82) 3PT FG
• Jr.
Tylor Arnold: 14.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 22 assists, 16 steals, .462 (66-of-143) FG,
.396 (19-of-48) 3PT FG
• Apple: 12.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 16 assists, 14 blocks, 6 steals, .613 (65-of-106) FG
• Jr.
Jakeem Acres: 11.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 12 assists, 5 blocks, 2 steal, .461 (53-of-115) FG
• All 12 players who have seen action have scored, recorded a rebound and have an assist
• Average between 15.4 to 0.9 ppg
• Average between 7.3 to 0.6 rpg
• Garnered between 26 to 1 assists
• All but two players have recorded a steal
• Arnold is currently ranked in two ECU Career Top-10 Lists
• No. 7 Minutes Played - 2,085
• No. 9 Steals - 94
• Jr.
Gerren Jackson is currently ranked No. 8 on the ECU Career Minutes Played list (1,996)
Women's Basketball Game Notes
• All GAC Basketball Games are closed to the general public for COVID 19 precautions
• ECU student-athletes and coaches will get two tickets for close family members at home games
• Live stats and video are available for all games on www.ecutigers.com on the women's basketball schedule page
• This weeks games start the final round of GAC Western Division games for 2020-21
• The Tigers win at Southwestern (No. 13) was the first win over a ranked team since Dec. 30, 2018
• W, 75-56 vs. No. 22 Central Oklahoma
• Jr.
Hannah Ladd was named the GAC Player of the Week for Jan. 25
• Averaged 19.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, .682 (15-of-22) FG, .667 (8-of-12) 3PT FG, 5 assists, 1 block
• Ladd recorded her first career double-double vs. Southern Nazarene (1/21/21)
• 22 pts., 13 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, .642 (9-of-14) FG, .500 (3-of-6) 3PT FG
• ECU has three players averaging in double-digits
• Sr.
Kendall Schulte: 14.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 21 assists, 12 steals, .549 (73-of-133) FG,
.500 (22-of-44) 3PT FG
• Fr.
Mackenzie Crusoe: 11.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 25 assists, 28 steals, 4 blocks, .371 (46-of-124)
• Sr.
Madison Rehl: 11.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 30 assists, 19 steals, .402 (37-of-92) FG,
.484 (15-of-31) 3PT FG
• 10 of the 11 players who have seen action have scored, 11 have recorded a rebound and
nine tallied an assist
• Average between 14.1 to 1.3 ppg
• Average between 4.9 to 0.3 rpg
• Garnered between 30 to 2 assists
• Schulte is currently ranked in the top-10 on two ECU Career lists
• No. 8 3PT Field Goals Made (127)
• No. 10 3PT Field Goals Attempted (309)
• Rehl is currently ranked in the top-10 on four ECU Career lists
• No. 4 Games Started (95)
• No. 6 Free Throws Made (347)
• No. 7 Free Throws Attempted (440)
• No. 10 Assists (214)
Softball Quick Hits
- The Tigers opened the 2021 season with two victories at Newman (Feb. 2)
- W, 7-0 / 11-9 (8)
- Fr. Lauren HerrNeckar picked up the wins in both games
- 0.00 ERA, 1 shutout, 6.0 IP, 2 hits allowed, 11 Ks, .095 opponent batting avg.
- Jr. Taia Harris also helped with the shutout victory in game one
- RSo. Rachelle Mengwasser had a strong first ECU career game
- .750 batting avg., 2 runs, 3 hits, 3 RBIs, .750 slugging pct., 1-for-1 stolen base attempts, 12 POs, 1 assisted out, 1.000 fielding pct.
- RFr. Megan Lesko hit her first home run of the season and the first for the Tigers on the year
- .625 batting avg., 8 AB, 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 double, 2 home runs, 6 RBIs, 3 POs, 1 assisted out
- Last weekend's tournament (UCO/OC Invitational) was cancelled due to the winter weather in the area
- The Tigers were also forced to move their mid-week doubleheader at Langston to Feb. 23
- This weekend, at the UCO/OC Festival, has been moved to Sunday/Monday
- Fort Hays State - 10 a.m. (at Oklahoma Christian)
- at Oklahoma Christian - 12:30 p.m.
- Pittsburg State - 12:30 p.m. (at Oklahoma Christian)
- Northeastern State – 5:30 p.m. (at Central Oklahoma)
- ECU and Fort Hays State have met on three previous occasions
- 1-2 overall, 1-1 at neutral sites
- Last meeting: Feb. 19, 2017 – W, 6-0 (N)
- The Tigers and OC will face each other first just the third time
- 1-1 overall, all played at Oklahoma Christian
- Last meeting: Feb. 15, 2018 – W, 5-4
- Pittsburg State and ECU have battled on 12 previous occasions
- The Tigers lead 7-5 overall, 1-4 when playing at a neutral site
- Last meeting: Feb. 17, 2019 (DH) – W, 7-3 / 8-7 (8) (H)
- Monday's meeting will be the 50th meeting in the all-time series with Northeastern State
- NSU leads 29-20 overall and 2-1 when playing on a neutral field
- Last meeting: Feb. 10, 2019: L, 0-4 (N)
