ADA, Okla. – For the third time this season, the East Central University women's basketball team and Southern Nazarene faced each other, with the Crimson Storm (8-5, 8-5 GAC) earning a 77-69 victory at the Kerr Activities Center.
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Scoring
- 1st Quarter: 18-13
- The scoring was slow to start, with neither team hitting a field goal in the first 1:30 minutes
- Each team earned on free throw during the span
- SNU was held without a field goal until 6:40 remained
- The Tigers (8-6, 8-6 GAC) went 5-1 during the time frame
- The Crimson Storm tied the game at five, with 4:35 remaining
- ECU went on a 4-0 run in the next 1:30
- SNU followed with a 6-2 run, to tie the game at 11 (1:47 left)
- The Tigers finished the stanza on a 7-3 run for the lead
- 2nd Quarter: 13-21 (31-34)
- The Crimson Storm slowly fought back in the start of the quarter and took a three-point advantage, with 6:20 remaining
- ECU tied the game at 23, but an 8-0 run by SNU gave them the lead for good
- The Tigers fought back within three by the end of the stanza
- 3rd Quarter: 18-22 (49-56)
- SNU pushed the tempo and increased the lead to 13 (39-53), with 3:33 left to play
- ECU made a final push of their own to cut the deficit to five (49-54), with 43 seconds left on the clock
- 4th Quarter: 20-21 (69-77)
- The teams traded shots throughout the stanza
- Disadvantage held between 6-10 for most of the quarter
Tiger Quick Shots
- Final regular season meeting with the Crimson Storm this season
- One game cancelled at SNU
- The Crimson Storm went 2-1 in the series
- Sr. Madison Rehl led the team with a career-high 27 points
- 27 pts., 3 reb., 3 assists, 2 steals, .571 (8-of-14) FG
- Fr. Mackenzie Crusoe also garnered double-digits in the points column
- 14 pts., 1 reb., 1 steal, .571 (4-of-7) FG, .667 (3-of-4) 3PT FG
- Overall and three-point shooting was a key difference in the game
- FG - ECU: 21-of-53 (39.6%) / SNU: 20-of-45 (44.4%)
- 3PT FG – ECU: 6-of-14 (42.9%) / SNU 9-of-19 (47.4%)
Up Next
- The Tigers will start their final week of regular-season action
- Monday, Feb. 22 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State – 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 25 vs. Oklahoma Baptist – 5:30 p.m. – Senior Day
- Saturday, Feb. 27 at Northwestern Oklahoma State – 2 p.m.