ADA, Okla. – East Central University athletics will have a full slate of events this week, including one senior day celebration.

Tuesday, March 30 will be a busy afternoon for the Tigers, with soccer, baseball and volleyball on schedule for the day.  Soccer will be the first to get into action, with a 2 p.m. start at Northwestern Oklahoma State.  The baseball team will throw the first pitch at 3 p.m. against Central Oklahoma at Ken Turner Field.  The volleyball team will wrap up competition for the day, with a 7 p.m. match at Southeastern Oklahoma State.

The softball team will then start their Great American Conference series against Southwestern Oklahoma State, Thursday, April 1, with a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m., and finish the series Friday, April 2 at 12 p.m. at Tiger Field.

The football team will return to action after close to three weeks off, with an exhibition game at NCAA Division I (Football Championship Series) Tarleton State at 6 p.m.

The baseball team will then hit the road for their GAC series at Southwestern Oklahoma State, April 2-3.  The teams have a single game scheduled for 3 p.m., Friday April 2 and a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 3.

After the softball game at Tiger Field, Friday, April 2, the volleyball team will play their final regular-season match of the season at 7 p.m.  The Tigers will host Southeastern Oklahoma State for the annual Senior Day, to honor seniors Kasey Beeler and Carcyn Robertson.

The week will wrap up with the final regular-season soccer match, with ECU hosting Southwestern Oklahoma State April 3 at 11 a.m.  The track & field team will then head to Southwestern Christian for the Paul Parent Invite.

The GAC indoor sports attendance policies will remain in effect for the rest of the 2020-21 regular season.   Home team student-athletes and non-student coaches will have a limited guest list, with no visiting team fan attendance.

ECU will allow attendance at all outdoor sports, but it will be limited by the capacity of each venue.  Attendance is free for all fans, with seating on a first come, first served basis.  Fans may sit in bleachers where socially distanced by household groups or in self-provided chairs, as long as socially distanced 6 feet from the fences surrounding the playing area.

Fans will not be permitted to gather behind home plate/backstop areas nor team areas (dugouts, benches, etc.) and are asked to refrain from interacting with players on either team at the site of competition prior to, during and following the games.

ECU remains committed to enforcing a mandatory mask and social distancing mitigation effort on the entire campus.

Tuesday, March 30
Soccer at Northwestern Oklahoma State – 2 p.m.
Baseball vs. Central Oklahoma – 3 p.m.
Volleyball at Southeastern Oklahoma State – 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 1
Softball vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State (DH) – 2 p.m.
Football at Tarleton State – 6 p.m.

Friday, April 2
Softball vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 12 p.m.
Baseball at Southwestern Oklahoma State – 3 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State (Senior Day) – 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 3
Soccer vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 11 a.m.
Baseball at Southwestern Oklahoma State (DH) – 1 p.m.
Track & Field at Paul Parent Invite (Southwestern Christian)

Soccer Quick Shots

• The Tigers faced Harding last week, falling 3-1 at Tiger Field
• Fr. Tanja Bauböck recorded her third goal of the season on a penalty kick
  • Scored in the last two matches for ECU
  • First penalty kick goal attempted by the Tigers this season
  • First penalty kick attempted since Nov. 2, 2017 (Missed)
  • First penalty kick goal scored since Oct. 14, 2017 (Lizette Carreon)
• ECU honored its four seniors (Cash Pierce, Cloe Serino, Mollie Nance and Allie Verner) before the match
• Bauböck and Nance were named GAC Players of the Week after the win at Southern Nazarene
  • Bauböck – Offensive Player of the Week
  • Nance – Goalkeeper of the Week
• Nance is currently ranked on six, of the eight goalkeeping, ECU Career Top-10 lists
  • No. 5 Wins in Goal – 8
  • No. 6 Matches in Goal – 38
  • No. 6 Starts in Goal – 32
  • N0. 7 Minutes in Goal – 3,037
  • No. 8 Saves – 168
  • No. 9 Goals Against Average – 2.08
• The Tigers will play the final two matches of the regular-season this week
  • Tuesday, March 30 at Northwestern Oklahoma State – 2 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 3 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 11 a.m.
• ECU and the Rangers have seen action on 20 previous occasions
  • The Tigers hold a 12-5-3 overall advantage and a 10-4-2 mark in GAC action
  • When playing in Alva, Okla. the series is tied at 4-4-1
  • The teams split the 2019 series, each winning at home
    • Jr. Alexis Perez, Verner and Jr. Ashley VanSchuyver all scored goals in the series
      • Perez: 1 goal, 4 shots, 3 shots on goal
      • Verner: 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots, 1 shot on goal
      • VanSchuyver: 1 goal, 5 shots, 2 shots on goal
    • Nance saw all 195 minutes in goal and allowed 3 goals and stopped 12 shots
• The Tigers and the Bulldogs have battled on 31 previous occasions
  • SWOSU leads 17-11-4 overall and 17-11-4 when playing as conference opponents (12-3-3 in GAC)
  • When playing at Tiger Field the series is knotted at 6-6-3
    • The Bulldogs have won the past four matches
    • The teams played a non-conference match earlier this season, SWOSU won 1-0
      • Bauböck led the team with 2 shots
      • Serino and So. Kaylee Bruce each added one shot on goal
      • Nance stopped 3 shots and allowed one goal

Baseball Quick Hits

• The Tigers went 1-2 over the weekend against Arkansas-Monticello
  • RSo. Tanner Barnes led the team at the plate
    • .375 batting avg., 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 17 putouts, 1 assisted out
    • RSo. Garrett Lemons led the team with 3 RBIs
      • .273 batting avg., 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 homerun, 3 RBIs, 2 BB, 5 putouts
    • RSr. Hayden George is the only other player with more than one RBI
      • 1 run, 2hits, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 1 Sac Fly, 7 putouts, 4 assisted outs
    • RSr. Jonny Chavez saw the most action on the mound
      • 7.2 IP, 1-0, 10 hits and 6 runs (4 earned) allowed, 1 BB, 9 Ks
• George moved up on the ECU Career Hits Top-10 list
  • No. 8 – 106
  • Also close to joining the Games Played, Games Started, At-Bats, Runs Scored, Triples and Total Bases lists
• So. Michael Rosario tallied his fourth triple of the season
  • Moved up to No. 6 on the ECU Career Top-10 list and No. 3 on the ECU Single Season list
• RJr. Dillon Mansell is also on the ECU Career Top-10 list for Hit by Pitch Draws: No. 9 – 14
• Chavez also moved up on two ECU Career Top-10 lists
  • No. 8 Pitching Games Started – 22
  • No. 7 Strikeouts Thrown – 92
  • Also close to joining the Innings Pitched list
• ECU and UCO have seen action in 65 previous games
  • The Bronchos lead the overall series 52-13 and are 22-7 when playing in Ada
    • UCO took the first meeting of the season (10-3) on the road
      • RFr. Colton Schaper-Kotter led the team with 2 hits and an RBI
      • RSr. Spencer Johnston tailed 3 Ks in 2.0 innings of work
• The Tigers and the Bulldogs have seen action 77 previous times
  • SWOSU leads the series 45-32 overall and 42-30 when playing as league opponents
  • The Bulldogs also hold a 25-17 lead when playing in Weatherford, Okla.

Volleyball Quick Hits

• ECU played its third ranked opponent of the season last weekend, falling to No. 6 Oklahoma Baptist in three
  • Jr. Thalianette Garcia led the team at the net: 9 kills, 8 digs
  • Jr. Darcie Kaiser added 8 kills, 1 block assist and 15 digs
• Sr. Sydney Dungen added to her career totals in the match, raking on three ECU Career Top-10 lists
  • No. 3 Assists – 2,053
  • No. 6 Service Aces – 79
  • No. 7 Double-Doubles – 16
  • Also close to joining the Career Digs list
    • Currently 647 / No. 10 – 676
• Sr. Kasey Beeler is ranked No. 7 on the Career digs list – 776
• The Tigers will play Southeastern Oklahoma State twice this week after having to reschedule the match at ECU earlier in the season
  • The teams have met on 25 previous occasions
    • The Savage Storm lead 18-7 overall and 15-6 when playing as conference opponents
    • The teams went 1-1 last year, with each team winning at home
• The Tigers will honor two seniors before the start of Friday's match
  • Kasey Beeler and Carcyn Robertson

Softball Quick Hits

• The Tigers took the series win at Arkansas-Monticello (2-1) last weekend
  • Two games went into extra innings, with each team winning in extra's once
  • Fr. Rikki Hadley, Fr. Gabi Quintanilla and RFr. Vanessa Tamayo all hit .500-or-above for the week
    • Hadley: .600 batting avg., 1 run, 3 hits, 2 double, 1 BB
    • Quintanilla: .500 batting avg., 4 runs, 6 hits, 3 doubles, 4 RBIs, 4 putouts, 1 assisted out
    • Tamayo: .500 batting avg., 1 run, 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 Sac Fly, 2 putouts, 4 assisted outs
  • RFr. Megan Lesko and RJr. Tatiana Bryant both added 3 RBIs for the series
    • Lesko: .385 batting avg., 1 run, 5 hits, 1 double, 1 homerun, 3 RBIs, 1 BB, 1-of-1 stolen bases, 5 putouts, 7 assisted outs
    • Bryant: .357 batting avg., 5 hits, 1 double, 3 RBIs, 16 putouts
  • Jr. Taia Harris saw the most action on the mound, appearing in all three games
    • 0.66 ERA, 2-0 record, 1 game started, 1 complete game, 13.2 IP, 5 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) allowed, 6 Ks, .111 opponent batting avg.
• ECU has played in seven extra-inning games
  • 5-1-1
  • First loss in extras was in the March 26 game at UAM
  • The tie is the game against Southeastern Oklahoma State that has been suspended until April6, but is currently tied at 8 in the 9^th inning
• The Tigers now have 71 stolen bases on the season, which ranks No. 2 on the ECU Single Season Top-10 list
  • No. 1 – 78
  • ECU is ranked No. 7 in the NCAA in Stolen Bases per Game – 3.19
  • Ranked No. 3 in Total Stolen Bases - 71

Football Quick Hits

• The Tigers will return to action after three weeks off between their first and second games of the season
• ECU defeated Southern Nazarene (35-28) in the first game of the year
  • Jr. Ontario Douglas led the rushing attempts
    • 31 attempts, 116 yards, 3 TDs
    • 1 reception for 1 yard
    • Responsible for three of the Tiger's five touchdowns
  • So. Kenny Hrncir went 9-of-21 passing for 145 yards, 1ith 1 TD pass
  • Jr. Jackson McFarlane caught one TD
    • 3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
  • Jr. Greg Howell returned 3 kickoffs for 139 yards
    • Returned one for a TD (86 yards)
  • So. Calvin Baker led the defensive charge
    • 11 tackles (10-1), 2.0 TFL (2 yards)
• Douglas moved up on two of the three ECU Career Top-10 lists that he is ranked on
  • Moved up from No. 14 to No. 11 on the 2,000 Rushing Yards lists – 2,257
  • Moved up from No. 6 to No. 3 on the Rushing TD list – 29
  • Also ranked No. 9 on the Rushing 100 Yard Games List – 10
• Thursday's exhibition game will be the first meeting with the Texans since Sept. 12, 2009
  • ECU leads the overall series 12-10
  • TSU leads 4-3 when playing in Stephenville, Texas
  • The Texans have won the last three games in the series (2007-2009)
  • TSU moved up to NCAA Division I FCS in in December 2019
    • Became a full member of the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2020

Track & Field Quick Facts

• The men's and women's track & field teams will continue the 2021 season at the Paul Parent Invite, hosted by Southwestern Christian
• The Tigers has a strong showing at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational (March 26-27)
  • Men saw 6 Top-10 Finishes
    • RSo. Zach Wells earned two top-10 finishes
      • 1^st – 800 Meters – 1:56.11
      • 5^th – 1,500 Meters – 3:58.82
    • RSo. Jakaveon Shaw also had two top-10 finishes
      • 8^th – 1,500 Meters – 4:04.63
      • 9^th – 5,000 Meters – 15:37.32
    • RFr. Seth Wortham finished 5^th in the 1,500 Meters (22.30)
    • RSo. Carson Sandvik finished 5^th in the 5,000 Meters (4:19.88)
  • The women added 3 Top-10 finishes
    • RSr. Aaliyah Regg-Wajig was 2^nd in the 5000 Meters (17:54.51)
    • RJr. Rain Rehbein finished 4^th in the Javelin (25.94m)
    • RJr. Barbara Johnson was 9^th in the 800 Meters (2:32.16)
• The Tigers went to the Paul Parent Invite in 2019, when it was hosted by Southern Nazarene
  • The women have five Top-10 returning finishers
    • Johnson earned two top-10 finishes at the meet
      • 2^nd – 1,500 Meters – 4:53.93
      • 2^nd – 800 Meters – 2:22.83
    • RJr. Kyleigh Norris also added two top-10 finishes
      • 4^th – 5,000 Meters – 22:25.03
      • 5^th – 3,000 Meters – 11:12.20
    • RJr. Katie Cowger – 8^th – 3,000 Meters (11:23.83)
  • The men have four returning participants who tallied seven top-10 finishes
    • Wells finished in the top-10 in 3 races
      • 2^nd – 800 Meters – 2:00.50
      • 3^rd – 3,000 Meters – 9:09.24
      • 5^th – 1,500 Meters – 4:15.33
    • Shaw added two top-10 finishes
      • 1^st – 3,000 Meters – 8:56.21
      • 3^rd – 5,000 Meters – 15:50.87
    • RFr. Luke Graham added a 10^th-place finish in the 400 Meters (56.70)
    • RSo. Jack Allen finished 9^th in the 800 Meters (2:09.17)