ADA, Okla. – With a 62-58 victory over No. 5 Northwestern Oklahoma State, the No. 4 East Central University women's basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2020-21 Great American Conference Championship Tournament.

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Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 14-12
  • The teams traded the opening shots for a 3-3 tie, with 6:32 on the clock
  • The Tigers (10-8, 9-8 GAC) then used a 10-2 run, over the next four minutes, to gain 13-5 lead
  • The Rangers (6-14, 4-13 GAC) cut into the deficit in the remaining time and cut the disadvantage to two
• 2^nd Quarter: 6-19 (20-31)
  • NWOSU kept fighting and added eight more points to the run to take a 20-14 lead, with 7:20 left on the clock
  • The Rangers kept pushing and increased the lead to 10, with 2:12 left on the clock
  • The teams traded shots the rest of the quarter
• 3^rd Quarter: 24-17 (44-48)
  • The battled resumed in the first three minutes
  • ECU then used a 5-0 run, in 30 seconds, to cut the lead to five
  • The Tigers kept the disadvantage between three and six for the next three minutes
  • NWOSU then pushed the advantage to 11 (37-48), with 1:20 left on the clock
  • ECU countered with a 7-0 run of their own in the remaining time to cut the lead to four
• 4^th Quarter: 18-10 (62-58)
  • The Rangers again pushed ahead in the first two minutes, using a 5-1 run
  • The Tigers responded with a 5-0 run, to get within three
  • The game was tight for the next minute before ECU tied the game a 56, with three minutes left
  • Neither team scored for the next two minutes
  • The Tigers were the first to get on the scoreboard and used a 6-0 run in the next 45 seconds to gain a 61-56 advantage
  • The Rangers cut the deficit to three with a jump shot, but were forced to foul
  • So. Izzy Cummins went 1-of-2 at the free-throw line, with 5 second remaining to secure the victory

Tiger Quick Shots

• This was the first GAC Tournament meeting between NWOSU and ECU
• The Tigers saw three players garner double-digit point totals
  • Jr. Hannah Ladd: 13 pts., 3 reb., 1 steal, .625 (5-of-8) FG, .600 (3-of-5) 3PT FG
  • Sr. Madison Rehl: 12 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal, 6-of-6 FT
  • Sr. Kendall Schulte: 10 pts, 1 reb., 2 blocks, .444 (4-of-9) FG
• So. Izzy Cummins finished with 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal
• While both teams had close to the same shooting percentages, it was a tale of two halves
  • 1^st: FG - ECU 6-of-28 (21.4%) / NWOSU 10-of-25 (40.0%)
          3PT FG – ECU 3-of-14 (21.4%) / NWOSU 6-of-14 (42.9%)
  • 2^nd: FG – ECU 14-of-26 (53.8%) / NWOSU 8-of-25 (32.0%)
          3PT FG – ECU 3-of-8 (37.5%) / NWOSU 3-of-12 (25.0%)
• The Tigers made the most of the miscues by the Rangers
  • Turnovers: ECU – 8 / NWOSU – 20
  • Points off Turnovers: ECU – 20 / NWOSU – 8
• ECU honored an additional senior before the start of the game in Ella Schultz

Up Next

• The Tigers will now hit the road for the first time in 2020-21 to Arkansas
  • Wednesday, March 3 at No. 1 (East) Arkansas Tech – 5:30 p.m.