SHAWNEE, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team saw the 2021-22 season come to an end with a 79-66 loss in the quarterfinals of the Great American Conference Championship Tournament at Fire Lake Arena.

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Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 11-13
  • The Tigers (15-12, 12-10 GAC) opened the game on a 7-0 run, in the first 1:30
  • The Reddies (19-10, 13-9 GAC) then went on a 13-0 run of their own, until two minutes remained to gain the lead
  • ECU hit the final two points of the stanza to cut the deficit to two
• 2^nd Quarter: 25-19 (36-32)
  • HSU got the first points of the stanza, but the Tigers fought back with a 4-0 run to get within one, with nine minutes remaining
  • ECU continued to push the tempo and the run to 10-2 to take a 21-18 lead, with 7:30 left in the half
  • The game was quickly knotted at 21 then 23
  • The Tigers then used a 5-0 run to push the advantage to five (28-23)
  • The Reddies followed with a 9-0 run in the next two minutes to own a four-point lead (28-32)
  • ECU finished out the scoring in the half, using an 8-0 run in the final 2:30
• 3^rd Quarter: 18-23 (54-56)
  • The teams battled through the first four minutes, with the Tigers holding the lead around seven
  • HSU then pushed back and went on an 11-2 run to gain a 49-48 advantage, with 4:15 remaining
  • The lead continued to toggle back-and-forth for the rest of the quarter
• 4^th Quarter:
  • The Reddies took control at the start of the quarter and went on a 7-1 run in the first two minutes to push the lead to eight
  • ECU countered with a 10-2 run to tie the game at 65, half way through the stanza
  • HSU made the final push of the game, going on an 11-0 run in the next 2:30 minutes to push the lead to double-digits

Tiger Quick Shots

• The game was a back and forth battle that came down to three-point and free-throw shooting
  • FG: ECU 21-of-72 (29.2%) / HSU 24-of-56 (42.9%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 6-of-14 (42.9%) / HSU 10-of-18 (55.6%)
  • FT: ECU 18-of-26 (69.2%) / HSU 21-of-26 (80.8%)
• The Tigers had better ball control in the game
  • Turnovers: ECU 8 / HSU 17
  • Points Off Turnovers: ECU 18 / HSU 10
  • Steals: ECU 9 / HSU 2
• ECU saw double-digit point totals from three players
  • Fr. Emily Wilson: 16 pts., 6 reb., 1 assist, 2 steals, 6-of-12 FG, 1-of-3 3PT FG, 3-fo-4 FT
  • RFr. Mackenzie Crusoe: 14 pts., 9 reb., 3 assists, 4 steals, 5-of-19 FG
  • RSo. Izzy Cummins: 12 pts., 3 reb., 1 assist, 4-of-4 FT
• The Tigers said goodbye to four seniors
  • Hannah Ladd: Injured for the season
  • Madison Rehl: 9 pts., 5 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals, 3-of-10 FG, 1-of-2 3PT FG, 2-of-3 FT
  • Alexis Lyons: 5 pts., 4 reb., 2 blocks, 2-of-6 FG, 1-of-2 FT
  • Lexi Tompkins
• Rehl leaves the team ranked on 10 ECU Top-10 Career lists
  • No. 1 Games Started – 128
  • No. 1 Games Played – 130
  • No. 1 Minutes Played – 3,724
  • No. 1 Free Throws Made – 515
  • No. 2 Assists – 324
  • No. 3 Free Throws Attempted – 637
  • No. 3 Games Scoring in Double-Digits – 67
  • No. 6 Assist/Turnover Ratio – 1.43
  • No. 7 Steals – 140
  • No. 10 Free Throw Pct. - .808
• Rehl and Fr. Kennedy Allison also earned spots on the ECU Single Season Free Throw Pct. Top-10 List
  • Rehl: No. 7 – 126-of-159 (.855)
  • Allison: No. 10 – 26-of-31 (.839)
• As a team the Tigers set three Single Season Top-10 Lists
  • No. 9 3PT FGM – 193
  • No. 9 3PT FGA – 581
  • No. 2 Free Throw Pct. - .783