ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team dropped a 60-69 decision to Northwestern Oklahoma State in the final game of the first half of the Great American Conference season.

The Tigers (4-11, 3-8 GAC) were led by junior Devon Branch, with 23 points and five rebounds. Junior Alexa Adair added 14 points.

The Rangers (6-11, 5-6 GAC) jumped out to an early lead and built it to 11 points in the first six minutes of the game. However, ECU didn't give up and used a 12-3 lead over the next two minutes to cut the deficit to two (15-17). The teams then traded shots for the final minutes...