ECU holds off Lady Aggies
January 29, 2004GAME BOXSCORE >>ADA, Okla. (Jan. 29) - Cameron committed a season-low nine turnovers, but suffered its third straight sub-.400 shooting effort on Thursday. The result was a 56-64 loss to East Central in Lone Star Conference North Division women's basketball action at ECU's Kerr Center.
Three players, led by freshman Tiffany Williams, scored in double-figures for the Lady Aggies, who fell to 8-10 overall and 1-2 in the LSC North. East Central remained undefeated in league play at 3-0, while improving to 9-7 overall.
Cameron returns home on Saturday to continue LSC North Division play. The Lady Aggies will host Southeastern Oklahoma State in a contest scheduled to tipoff at 2 p.m. The game will be followed by a men's matchup at 4.
Coach Dick Halterman's squad shot just over 33 percent from the field against East Central on Thursday. The Lady Aggies hit just 27 percent (9-of-33) in the first half and trailed 27-23 at intermission.
East Central didn't fare much better, hitting just 10-of-27 in the opening period and finishing with a .400 shooting percentage. But the Lady Tigers outscored Cameron 24-9 from three-point range and converted 16 of 20 free throw attempts to secure their third straight win.
Coach Dick Halterman's squad shot just over 33 percent from the field against East Central on Thursday. The Lady Aggies hit just 27 percent (9-of-33) in the first half and trailed 27-23 at intermission.
East Central didn't fare much better, hitting just 10-of-27 in the opening period and finishing with a .400 shooting percentage. But the Lady Tigers outscored Cameron 24-9 from three-point range and converted 16 of 20 free throw attempts to secure their third straight win.
Williams, a freshman product of Lawton's Eisenhower High School, paced the Cameron offense with 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting. Brittany Cooksey and Kimberle Woods, who was held to just two field goals in the game, each finished with 11. Sophomore Melisa Steen added nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
East Central countered with 22 points from all-conference forward Stormy Griffith. The 5-11 senior from Prague posted 14 second-half points and was a perfect 10-of-10 from the line. Lindsay Sutton added 14 for the Lady Tigers, hitting 4-of-9 three-point attempts on the night.
