ADA, Okla. – After earning a 71-63 victory over Oklahoma Baptist in the final game of the 2021-22 regular season, the East Central University women's basketball team will be the No. 5 seed at the 2022 Great American Conference Tournament Championship, March 3-5 at Fire Lake Arena.

The Tigers (15-11, 12-10 GAC) will face No. 4 Henderson State, Friday, March 4 at 5:45 p.m.

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Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 18-15
  • The first quarter was a back-and-forth battle from start to finish
    • No team led by more than four points
• 2^nd Quarter: 21-13 (39-28)
  • The tight battled continued through the first five minutes of the second stanza
  • ECU went on a 12-2 run in the remaining time of the half
• 3^rd Quarter: 12-15 (51-43)
  • The Tigers scored the first five points of the second half
  • The Bison (14-14, 9-12 GAC) then put together a 9-0 run to get within seven
  • ECU pushed the lead back out quickly and kept the lead around 10 the rest of the quarter
• 4^th Quarter: 20-20 (71-63)
  • The lead remained the same for the first 2:30 minutes
  • OBU fought back and cut the deficit to four (59-54), with five minutes left on the clock
  • The Tigers would not be silenced and went on a 10-3 run in the next three minutes to secure the win

Scoring

• ECU took advantage of strong three-point shooting to secure the victory
  • FG: ECU 23-of-56 (41.1%) / OBU 20-of-58 (35.7%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 12-of-27 (44.4%) / OBU 4-of-17 (23.5%)
  • FT: ECU 12-of-15 (86.7%) / OBU 19-of-22 (86.4%)
• The Bison made the most of their two extra rebounds (35-37)
  • Second Chance Points: ECU 11 / OBU 17
• The Tigers took better advantage of the OBU miscues
  • Turnovers: ECU 9 / OBU 8
  • Steals: ECU 7 / OBU 7
  • Points off Turnovers: ECU 11 / OBU 7
• Fr. Emily Wilson had a strong game for ECU
  • 20 pts., 4 reb., 1 block, 6-of-10 FG, 5-of-8 3PT FG, 3-of-3 FT
    • Career high for points and three-point field goals made
• RFr. Mackenzie Crusoe added a double-digit point total and was one rebound shy of a double-double
  • 15 pts., 9 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal, 6-of-13 FG, 3-of-7 3PT FG
• RSr. Madison Rehl moved up to No. 1 on one more ECU Career Top-10 List during the game
  • Went 4-of-4 at the free throw line
    • Now No. 1 in Free Throws Made (513)
    • Previous high was Stormy Griffith (2000-04) – 511
  • She is now ranked No. 1 on four career lists and in the top-10 on 10
• The Tigers honored four seniors after the game
  • Hannah Ladd, Alexis Lyons, Madison Rehl, Lexi Tompkins
    • Lyons: 7 pts., 8 reb., 6 assists, 2 blocks, 3-of-9 FG, 1-of-1 FT
      • Career high for rebounds and assists

Up Next

• The Tigers will face No. 4 Henderson State at the GAC Tournament Championship
  • Friday, March 4 – 5:45 p.m. (Fire Lake Arena)