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WBB vs HSU
Erica Minden
RSo. Izzy Cummins drives toward the basket for a layup.
63
Winner Henderson St. HSU 16-10,11-9 GAC
57
East Central ECU 14-10,11-9 GAC
Winner
Henderson St. HSU
16-10,11-9 GAC
63
Final
57
East Central ECU
14-10,11-9 GAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Henderson St. HSU 18 8 14 23 63
East Central ECU 15 15 11 16 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Secures Spot at 2022 GAC Tournament Championship

ADA, Okla. – Despite falling to Henderson State, 63-57, the East Central University women's basketball team still secured its spot in the 2022 Great American Conference Tournament Championship.  The Tigers (14-10, 11-9 GAC) earned their spot with a loss by Southeastern Oklahoma State to Oklahoma Baptist.

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Scoring
  • 1st Quarter: 15-18
    • The teams played to a 4-4 tie in the first three minutes
    • The Reddies (16-10, 11-9 GAC) then used a 6-0 run to take the lead
    • The Tigers fought back and forced ties at 13 at 15
    • HSU hit the final shot of the stanza, with seven seconds left
  • 2nd Quarter: 15-8 (30-26)
    • The teams traded runs throughout the stanza
    • ECU earned the final run, 6-0, to take the advantage at the half
  • 3rd Quarter: 11-14 (41-40)
    • The game was tied in the first 1:30 minutes at 32
    • In the next seven minutes the Tigers fought back to gain a six-point advantage
    • The Reddies countered with a 5-0 in the remaining time to cut the lead to one
  • 4th Quarter: 16-23 (57-63)
    • ECU kept the advantage between 1-3 in the first five minutes
    • HSU tied the game at 51, with 4:19 left
    • The Reddies added an 8-2 run over the next three minutes to take a six-point lead of their own
    • The Tigers kept fighting, but could not get closer than four the rest of the game
Tiger Quick Shots
  • Both teams were close shooting from the floor, but the difference at the free-throw line made the difference
    • FG: ECU 20-of-61 (32.8%) / HSU 19-of-57 (33.3%)
    • 3PT FG: ECU 6-of-18 (78.6%) / HSU 7-of-17 (41.2%)
    • FT: ECU 11-of-14 (78.6%) / HSU 18-of-22 (81.8%)
  • The teams were also close in other key statistical categories
    • Rebounds: ECU 42 / HSU 41
    • Turnovers: ECU 9 / HSU 9
  • The Tigers saw three players with a double-digit point total
    • RSo. Izzy Cummins: 13 pts., 2 reb., 3 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, 4-of-10 FG, 4-of-4 FT
      • Career high for assists and blocks
    • RFr. Mackenzie Crusoe: 11 pts., 7 reb., 2 assists, 5-of-13 FG
    • Jr. Kate Ogle: 10 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 1 block, 2-of-6 FG, 6-of-8 FT
  • Fr. Emily Wilson led the team on the boards
    • 9 pts., 9 reb., 3 blocks, 3-of-9 FG
      • Career high for rebounds and blocks
  • ECU earned its ninth trip to the GAC Tournament Championship and the second straight
Up Next
  • The Tigers will wrap up the 2021-22 regular-season next week at the Kerr Activities Center
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