ADA, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team got a decisive win for head coach Matt Cole, to give his 100^th career coaching victory.  The Tigers defeated Arkansas-Monticello, 82-52, in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 23-19
  • The Tigers (7-5, 4-4 GAC) opened the game with an 8-0 run, in the first 1:15
  • The Cotton Blossoms (0-14, 0-8 GAC) countered with a 5-0 run, in the next minute, to get within three
  • ECU then used a 9-4 run over the next three minutes to gain a 17-9 advantage
  • UAM made a push, over the next three minutes, and used a 10-0 run to take a 19-17 advantage
  • The Tigers finished the stanza on a 3-0 run
• 2^nd Quarter: 17-9 (40-28)
  • UAM pushed back with a 4-2 run in the first 40 seconds to get the deficit to four (25-21)
  • The teams traded runs through the half way point
  • ECU then took control and went on a 9-2 run, in the final minutes of the half, to take a 12-point lead into the locker room
• 3^rd Quarter: 22-10 (63-38)
  • The Tigers continued to push at the start of the second half, going on a 9-0 run, in the first 3:15
  • The teams kept thing close for the rest of the stanza, with ECU holding the advantage around 25
• 4^th Quarter: 20-14 (82-52)
  • Over the first four minutes the Tigers slowly built the lead to 30 (72-42)
  • ECU kept pushing and led by as many as 34 (80-46)

Tiger Quick Shots

• Head Coach Matt Cole became the third ECU coach to record 100 career victories
  • Cole is in his eighth season with the Tigers
  • Eldon Flinn (1983-91): 120-97 (7 years)
  • Kent Franz (1991-2012); 304-318 (22 years)
• ECU led in all key statistical categories
  • FG: ECU 30-of-69 (43.5%) / UAM 23-of-53 (43.4%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 9-of-20 (45.0%) / UAM 5-of-17 (29.4%)
  • FT: ECU 13-of-18 (72.2%) / UAM 1-of-8 (12.5%)
  • Rebounds: ECU 46 / UAM 29
• The Tigers took key advantage of 17 turnovers by the Cotton Blossoms
  • ECU recorded six steals and scored 24 points off turnovers
  • Only recorded nine turnovers and allowed four steals
• RFr. Mackenzie Crusoe earned her third career double-double and second of the 2021-22 campaign
  • 18 pts., 12 pts., 4 steals, 7-of-13 FG, 3-of-5 3PT FG
  • Career high for rebounds
• Fr. Emily Wilson added her second 20+ point scoring game of the year
  • 20 pts., 3 reb., 1 assist, 6-of-12, 2-of-5 3PT FG, 6-of-6 FT
  • Career high for points, assists, three-point field goals made and free-throws made
• The Tigers used a well-balanced attack, with 11 players seeing action
  • All but one recorded a point and two did not earn a rebound

Up Next

• ECU will be on the road and at home over the next week
  • Thursday, Jan. 13 at Southeastern Oklahoma State – 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 15 vs. Southern Nazarene – 1 p.m.