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
- Thursday, Feb. 24 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 26 vs. Oklahoma Baptist – 1 p.m.