DURANT, Okla. – In the third of four regular-season meetings between the East Central University women's basketball team and Southeastern Oklahoma State, the Tigers (8-4, 8-4 GAC) were unable to keep their winning streak (2-0) over the Savage Storm (5-7, 5-7 GAC) alive, falling 58-49 at Bloomer Sullivan Arena.

Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 13-13
  • Low scoring both ways at the start, with only four points tallied in the first 4:30 minutes
  • Close game, with the teams trading shots throughout the quarter
    • Neither team led by more than one possession
• 2^nd Quarter: 4-10 (17-23)
  • No scoring again through the first three minutes
    • Back-and-forth battle continued through the quarter
  • The Savage Storm took the first lead over three-points, with 1:38 to play (17-21)
  • SOSU went on a 6-0 run in the final two minutes to gain the advantage
• 3^rd Quarter: 15-16 (32-39)
  • The run by the Savage Storm continued to the first 2:30 of the second half, to 9-0
  • SOSU pushed the advantage to 11 (30-19), with 5:30 left on the clock
  • The Tigers followed with an 8-1 run, to get within four (31-27), over the next two minutes
  • The Savage Storm finished the stanza on an 8-5 run, for the seven-point lead
• 4^th Quarter: 17-19 (49-58)
  • SOSU scored the first three points in the final quarter
  • ECU then went on a 5-0 run, to take a 44-43 advantage, with 4:40 left on the clock
  • The battled resumed, with no team leading by more than two points, until the final two minutes
  • After a 48-all tie, the Savage Storm finished the game on a 10-1 run

Tiger Quick Shots

• A trio of Tigers tallied double-digits in the points column and one in rebounds
  • Sr. Madison Rehl: 14 pts., 2 reb., 8 assists, 1 steal, .571 (4-of-7) FG, 1.000 (3-of-3) 3PT FG
    • Career high for assists
  • Sr. Kendall Schulte: 11 pts., 2 reb., 4 assists, .364 (4-of-11) FG, .600 (3-of-5) 3PT FG
    • Career high for assists
  • RSo. Alexis Lyons: 10 pts., 7 reb., 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, .500 (4-of-8) FG, 1.000 (2-of-2) FT
    • Career high for rebounds and blocks
  • Jr. Hannah Ladd: 6 pts., 10 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal
• Both teams struggled shooting, but the difference at the free-throw line and beyond the arc were key
  • FG: ECU 18-of-58 (31.0%) / SOSU 16-of-51 (31.4%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 7-of-23 (30.4%) / SOSU 3-of-17 (17.6%)
  • FT: ECU 6-of-8 (75.0%) / SOSU 23-of-28 (82.1%)

Up Next

• The Tigers will continue a busy week with a road and home game
  • Thursday, Feb. 11 at Oklahoma Baptist – 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Feb. 13 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 2 p.m.
• This week's games wrap up the third-of-four rounds against Great American Conference Western Division teams for the season