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Tiger Athletics Week at a Glance – March 1-7
ECU Tiger Athletics Week at A Glance - March 1-7

Tiger Athletics Week at a Glance – March 1-7

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ADA, Okla. – The East Central University athletics department will have a full week of games, with only the soccer team not facing Northwestern Oklahoma State throughout the week.

The week starts with the men's and women's basketball teams hosting the opening round of the Great American Conference Tournament Championship, Monday, March 1.  The women's team claimed the No. 4 seed and will face No. 5 NWOSU, while the men's team is the No. 3 seed and will also battle No. 6 NWOSU.

The GAC Basketball Tournament will continue, with the quarterfinals set for Wednesday, March 3, semifinals Friday, March 5 and the finals Sunday, March 7.

The ECU volleyball team will then return to action after a week off, Tuesday, March 2 at home against NWOSU.

The soccer team will play their first of two games at Tiger field for the week, Wednesday, March 3 against Rogers State.  The Tigers then host Oklahoma Baptist, Saturday, March 6.

The baseball and softball teams will then have their yearly series against NWOSU.  The baseball team will host the Rangers, while the softball team will travel to Alva, Okla., March 5-6.

Tiger's Week at a Glance
Monday, March 1
Women's Basketball vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State (GAC First Round) – 5:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State (GAC First Round) – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 2
Volleyball vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 3
Soccer vs. Rogers State – 2 p.m.
Women's Basketball GAC Quarterfinals – TBA
Men's Basketball GAC Quarterfinals – TBA

Friday, March 5
Baseball vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 1 p.m. (Single Game)
Softball at Northwestern Oklahoma State – 5 p.m. (Single Game)
Women's Basketball GAC Semifinals – TBA
Men's Basketball GAC Semifinals - TBA

Saturday, March 6
Soccer vs. Oklahoma Baptist – 11 a.m.
Baseball vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 1 p.m. (Doubleheader)
Softball vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 12 p.m. (Doubleheader)

Sunday, March 7
Women's Basketball GAC Finals – TBA
Men's Basketball GAC Finals - TBA

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.

All outdoor events on ECU campus will have limited attendance policies.  ECU remains committed to enforcing a mandatory mask and social distancing mitigation effort on the entire campus.  Fans will also need to adhere to all signage for seating restrictions at each venue.

Women's Basketball Game Notes
Men's Basketball Game Notes
 
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
• The Tigers earned the No. 4 seed at the 2020-21 GAC Tournament Championship
• 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: 13.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 30 assists, 18 steals, .520 (90-of-173) FG, .459 (28-of-61) 3PT FG
     • Sr. Madison Rehl: 12.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 40 assists, 24 steals, .396 (55-of-139) FG, .412 (21-of-51) 3PT FG        
     • Fr. Mackenzie Crusoe: 12.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 31 assists, 33 steals, 7 blocks, .387 (65-of-168)
• 10 of the 11 players who have seen action have scored, 11 have recorded a rebound and 10 tallied an assist
     • Average between 13.9 to 0.8 ppg
     • Average between 4.9 to 0.6 rpg
     • Garnered between 40 to 1 assists
• Schulte is currently ranked in the top-10 on two ECU Career lists
     • No. 7 3PT Field Goals Made (133)
     • No. 10 3PT Field Goals Attempted (326)
• Rehl is currently ranked in the top-10 on four ECU Career lists
     • No. 3 Games Started (99)
     • No. 3 Free Throws Made (370)
     • No. 5 Free Throws Attempted (463)
     • No. 8 Assists (224)
• Rehl is also approaching joining the 1,000 point club
     • Currently 955 points
     • Will be the 14th member of the team
           • First since Dilan Webster (2011-15) - 1,260
 
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
• The Tigers earned the No. 3 seed at the 2020-21 GAC Tournament Championship
• Both home games against Northwestern Oklahoma State in 2020-21 were cancelled due to COVID-19 or weather
• 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)
• The Tigers have four players averaging in double-digits in the scoring column
     • Jr. Jalen Crutchfield: 14.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 22 assists, 5 block, 18 steals, .431 (78-of-181) FG, .333 (34-of-1012) 3PT FG
     • Apple: 12.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 20 assists, 14 blocks, 10 steals, .612 (85-of-139) FG
     • Jr. Tylor Arnold: 12.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 22 assists, 18 steals, .438 (67-of-153) FG, .365 (19-of-52) 3PT FG
     • Jr. Jakeem Acres: 11.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 16 assists, 6 blocks, 4 steal, .440 (70-of-159) FG
• All 12 players who have seen action have scored, recorded a rebound and have an assist
     • Average between 14.9 to 1.3 ppg
     • Average between 7.1 to 0.7 rpg
     • Garnered between 44 to 1 assists
     • All but two players have recorded a steal
• Arnold is currently ranked in two ECU Career Top-10 Lists
     • No. 6 Minutes Played - 2,111
     • No. 8 Steals - 96
• Jr. Gerren Jackson is currently ranked No. 7 on the ECU Career Minutes Played list (2,053)
 
Volleyball Quick Hits
  • The Tigers had a week off after their match against Southeastern Oklahoma State was rescheduled for April 2 due to COVID-19 issues within the Savage Storm program
  • The last time ECU played a match was Feb. 19 against Oklahoma Baptist at the Kerr Activities Center
    • The Tigers fell in four (26-28, 15-25, 25-12, 19-25) to the Bison
      • Jr. Thalianette Garcia and Jr. Darcie Kaiser led the offensive
        • Garcia: 17 kills, 1 service ace, 3 block assists, 11 digs
        • Kaiser: 10 kills, 2 assists, 1 block assist, 7 digs
      • Sr. Sydney Dungen got closer to recording her 2,000th career assist
        • 31 assists, 1 block assist, 7 digs
        • Now just 16 assists from the 2,000 mark (1,964)
        • Ranked No. 3 on the ECU Career Assists list
        • Also ranked No. 5 in career Service Aces -81
      • Jr. Kellie Smith moved up to No. 9 on the ECU Career Block Assists list – 23
  • ECU's first year head coach Cheri Lindsay's recorded her first career victory Feb. 11, 2021
    • W, 3-0 vs. Southern Nazarene (25-13, 25-19, 27-25)
  • The match against Northwestern Oklahoma State will mark the first time this season that the Tigers will face a Great American Conference Western Division opponent
    • L, 1-3 (17-25, 18-25, 25-19, 21-25) at NWOSU Jan. 27
      • Opening match of the 2021 season
      • Garcia and So. Zaniya Norvell led the team on offense
        • Garcia: 16 kills, 11 digs
        • Norvell: 11 dills, 2 block assists
    • It will be the 18th match between the teams in the all-time series
      • NWOSU leads 12-5 overall and as league opponents
      • The series is knotted at 4-all when playing in Ada
 
Soccer Quick Shots
  • The Tigers will play two matches this week
    • Wednesday, March 3 vs. Rogers State – 2 p.m.
    • Saturday, March 6 vs. Oklahoma Baptist – 11 a.m.
  • The Tigers opened the 2020-21 season at Southwestern Oklahoma State, for a non-conference match
    • L, 0-1
    • Sr. Cloe Serino and So. Kaylee Bruce led the team with one shot on goal each
    • Fr. Tanja Baubock led the team with two shots
    • Sr. Mollie Nance played the full match in goal, recording 3 saves
  • The Tigers will face each team in the GAC once this season and add a second non-conference match
  • ECU and Rogers State have faced each other on four previous occasions
    • RSU leads the all-time series 3-1 overall
    • The teams have both won one match in Ada
    • Last meeting: Sept. 6, 2018 – L, 0-1 (A)
      • Nance saw action in goal, with 9 saves
  • The Bison earned wins in both meetings during the 2019 season
    • L, 0-2 / L, 0-6
      • So. Kaylee Bruce led ECU returners, with 2 shots on goal
      • Jr. Lorianne Baugh added 3 shots and 1 shot on goal
      • Nance played in net in both meetings, with 9 saves
    • OBU leads the all-time series 8-2-2 overall and 7-1-2 when playing as GAC opponents
      • The Bison hold a slight 3-2-1 advantage when playing in Ada
 Baseball Quick Hits
  • The Tigers will returned to action after having 15 days off from the opening weekend series at Southeastern Oklahoma State (Feb. 5-7)
    • ECU went 0-3 against Arkansas Tech in the opening GAC series of 2021
    • RFr. Colton Schaper-Kotter led the team at the plate in the series
      • .333 batting avg., 1 run, 3 hits, 1 homerun, 2 RBIs, 2 BBs, 19 putouts, 1.000 fielding pct.
    • RSo. Garrett Lemons added two RBIs
      • .200 batting avg., 2 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 12 putouts, 1.000 fielding pct.
    • RSr. Jonny Chavez led the pitching staff in the series
      • 6.1 IP, 6 hits and 3 runs (2 earned) allowed, 7 Ks, .240 opponent batting avg.
  • The 2020 series against Northwestern Oklahoma State was cancelled due to COVID-19
    • ECU leads the overall series, 16-15
    • NWOSU holds a 12-9 advantage when playing as conference opponents
    • The Tigers lead 9-5 when playing in Ada
    • The last meetings were during the 2019 season – 1-2
      • It was a home series played at a neutral site
    • Last meeting at Ken Turner field was during the 2017 season, 2-1
 
Softball Quick Hits
  • The Tigers opened the GAC portion of the 2021 season at Arkansas Tech
    • The Golden Suns picked up all three victories
    • Series played in Conway, Ark. due to weather
    • ECU had a trio of players with a .333 batting avg. in the series
      • RJr. Tatiana Bryant: .333 batting avg., 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 5 putouts, 1 assisted out, 1.000 fielding pct.
      • Fr. Gabi Quintanilla: .333 batting avg., 1 run, 2 hits, 2 RBIs, 1-of-1 stolen bases, 2 putouts, 1 assisted out
      • Fr. Lauren Ham: .333 batting avg., 1 run, 1 hit, 1 double, 1 BB
    • RSo. Paige Leschber and Jr. Taia Harris saw the most action in the circle
      • Leschber: 1 complete game, 6.0 IP, 5 hits and 3 runs allowed, 6 Ks, .227 opponent batting avg.
      • Harris: 2 appearances, 5.0 IP, 5 hits and 2 runs allowed, 4 Ks, .263 opponent batting avg.
  • The 2020 series against Northwestern Oklahoma State was cancelled due to COVID-19
    • The Tigers went 3-1 in the 2019 series in Alva
      • April 14, 2019 – W, 13-0 (5) / W, 15-6
      • April 15, 2019 – W, 5-1 / L, 7-8
    • The Tigers lead the all-time series 16-12 overall and 14-10 in GAC action
      • ECU holds an 11-9 lead when playing at Tiger Field
      • Last home meeting was during the 2018 series
        • 1-3: L 10-12 / L, 1-5 / W, 3-1 / L, 3-4 (9)
 
 
 
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