ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The East Central University women's basketball team picked up its fourth-straight victory, with a 76-71 Great American Conference victory at Henderson State.

Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 17-17
  • The first quarter was a back-and-forth battle, with neither team leading by more than one possession
    • 2 Tie Scores / 6 Lead Changes
• 2^nd Quarter: 12-14 (29-31)
  • The second stanza was much of the same, with the Reddies (11-5, 6-4 GAC) taking the largest lead of the half at 4 (24-28), with 3:15 left to play
  • The Tigers (9-5, 6-4 GAC) fought back with a 5-0 run to take a one-point advantage (29-28) over the next 1:30
  • HSU hit the last shot of the quarter, with 55 second left to play to take a two-point lead into the locker room
• 3^rd Quarter: 22-16 (51-47)
  • ECU came out ready to fight in the second half, using a 9-0 run in the first three minutes to take a 7-point advantage (38-31)
  • The Tigers built the lead out to nine in the quarter, but in the final 1:30 minutes the Reddies made a push to cut the deficit to four (51-47), with a 4-0 run
• 4^th Quarter: 25-24 (76-71
  • HSU kept up the battle and cut the deficit to one, after scoring the first three points of the stanza
  • ECU fired back and used a 12-0 run over the next 4:30 minutes to build the lead out to 13 (63-50)
  • The Reddies made another push and were able to get the advantage down to three (67-64), with 1:33 left to play
  • The Tigers countered with an 8-2 run to gain a nine-point lead again, with 16 ticks left on the clock

Tiger Quick Shots

• Shots from the charity stripe became the key difference in the game
  • FT: ECU 31-of-37 (84%) / HSU 19-of024 (79%)
• RFr. Mackenzie Crusoe led a trio of players with double-digit point totals in the game
  • Crusoe: 25 pts., 9 reb., 1 assist, 1 block, 3 steals, 9-of-19 FG, 2-of-3 3PT FG, 5-of-7 FT
    • Career high for points and field goals made
  • Fr. Emily Wilson: 17 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 3-of-7 FT, 11-of-12 FT
    • Career best for free throws made
  • RSr. Madison Rehl: 14 pts., 5 reb., 4 assists, 1 steal, 4-of-9 FG, 6-of-6 FT
• ECU has won the past four games, dating back to Jan. 6

Up Next

• The Tigers will remain in Arkadelphia, Ark. for the next two days as they prepare to face Ouachita Baptist, Saturday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m.
• ECU will then return home for two games next week at the Kerr Activities Center
  • Thursday, Jan. 28 vs. Arkansas Tech – 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 30 vs. Harding – 1 p.m.
• The Tigers are then set to makeup their game at Southeastern Oklahoma State that was originally scheduled for Jan. 13
  • Monday, Jan. 31 at Southeastern Oklahoma State – 6 p.m.