WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team traveled to Weatherford, OK to play in their third conference match of the season after having a week off, falling to Southwestern Oklahoma State University 86-71.
 
"When the league's worst percentage from the three starts hitting like SWOSU did tonight, there has to be an in-game adjustment and we didn't get that executed at all," Head Coach Matt Cole said. "I thought it was too little too late on our comeback efforts and they got timely shots that really wore us down."
 
The Tigers fell victim to a hot-shooting Lady Bulldogs squad Saturday afternoon. SWOSU finished the night 57.1% as a team, compared to 41.7% from ECU.
 
The visiting Tigers trailed just 18-13 after the first quarter, but after the Lady Bulldogs shot 57.9% in the second quarter, their lead continued to grow. A 3-pointer by Emily Wilson put the Tigers within seven at 37-30 with three minutes remaining in the quarter, but a 9-4 run by the Lady Bulldogs left ECU trailing 46-34 at the break.
 
Jayden Weiberg's 3-pointer started an 8-0 scoring run at the beginning of the third quarter to put the Tigers within four at 46-42. The Tigers held the Lady Bulldogs to a single-digit lead until SWOSU managed to pull away 63-52 going into the final quarter. SWOSU continued their double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, from which ECU could not recover, and the Lady Bulldogs pulled away with their first win of the season 86-71.
 
Emily Wilson, Mackenzie Crusoe, Kennedy Cummings, and Jayden Weiberg all scored in double figures.
 
Wilson led the Tigers with 18 points, going 3-for-5 from the three-point range and 6-for-11 overall while adding a team-high five rebounds.
 
Crusoe was close behind with 17 points going 8-for13 from the floor. She also added four boards and six assists.
 
Cummings scored a career-high 14 points going 5-for-9 from the field while adding three rebounds and two assists.
 
Weiberg also scored a career-high of her own with 10 points in the contest. She went 2-for-5 from the three-point range and 3-for-6 overall.
 
The East Central University women's basketball team will be back at the Kerr Activities Center Saturday, Dec. 17 to take on Oklahoma Baptist University at 5:30 p.m. before heading into the winter break.