GAME INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 6-17 (4-15 GAC)	EAST CENTRAL TIGERS 9-14 (7-12 GAC)
Sunday, February 23 | 1 p.m. Tucker Coliseum  | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE AUDIO | LIVE VIDEO | ATU NOTES

TIPPING OFF
The Arkansas Tech women's basketball team is back at home for a rare Sunday afternoon conference game in which they will be taking on East Central.
 
This will be the 38th meeting all-time between Tech and East Central. The series began in 1986 but has been played in earnest as conference rivals since 2012. The Golden Suns currently hold a 26-11 record in the series.
 
Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 1 p.m. inside Tucker Coliseum on the campus of Arkansas Tech. Live Stats and Live Video links are available at: www.arkansastechsports.com/coverage
 

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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns are 6-17 overall and 4-15 in GAC play. They are coming off a 69-60 loss at home against Southeastern Oklahoma this past Friday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Golden Suns.
 
This season, the Golden Suns average 61.3 ppg and rank ninth in the GAC. On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Suns rank 11th in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 67.6 ppg. In terms of field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, the Golden Suns are ninth in the conference as they shoot at an overall clip of .392 (516-of-1,317) and are allowing their opponents to shoot at a .388 mark (558-of-1,438) to rank third.
 
From beyond-the-arc, the Golden Suns shoot at a clip of .272 (106-of-389) to rank 12th in the GAC while their opponents make three-pointers at a mark of .320 (169-of-528) to rank sixth. From the free throw line, the Golden Suns shoot .663 as a team (273-of-412) to rank 11th.
 
Individually, the Golden Suns have one player averaging double figure with AbbiGrace Cunningham leading the way at 10.1 ppg. Three others average at least 9.0 ppg.
 
Julie Wagner leads the team in rebounds with 7.5 rpg. In terms of assists, Andie Zylak leads the team with 3.3 apg.
 
Defensively, the Golden Suns are led in steals by Zylak at 1.7 spg and in blocks by Wagner at 1.0 bpg.
 
The Golden Suns are coached by Dave Wilbers, who is in his 18th season as Tech. During his time at Tech, Wilbers has amassed a 362-151 overall record. Nine times, Wilbers has won 20 or more games at Tech and twice has won 30 or more. In terms of national rankings, a Wilbers-led team has been nationally-ranked at any point in a season 10 times. Among those, he has guided the Golden Suns to the top of the rankings on a pair of occasions during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons.
 

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SCOUTING THE TIGERS
East Central is 9-14 overall and are 7-12 in conference play. The Tigers are coming off a 60-56 loss on the road at Harding this past Friday. ECU is currently tied with Southern Arkansas and Henderson State for seventh-place in the conference standings.
 
Statistically, the Tigers average 58.7 ppg and rank 12th in the GAC. On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers rank third in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 59.9 ppg. In terms of field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, the Tigers are eighth in the conference as they shoot at an overall clip of .394 (499-of-1,267) and are allowing their opponents a .401 mark (472-of-1,178) to rank 11th.
 
From beyond-the-arc, the Tigers shoot at a clip of .332 (123-of-371) to rank third in the GAC while their opponents make three-pointers at a mark of .349 (161-of-461) to rank 12th. From the free throw line, the Tigers shoot .644 as a team (228-of-354) to rank 12th
 
Individually, the Tigers have two players averaging double figures in scoring and are led by Katie Edelen at 13.8 ppg. Eva Fernandez is next and rounds out double figure scoring at 10.5 ppg.
 
Chloe Malone is the team-leader in rebounding and is averaging 5.2 rebounds per game. In terms of assists, Fernandez leads the team and is averaging 3.7 assists per game.
 
Defensively, the Tigers are led in steals by Fernandez at 1.6 steals per game and in blocks by Malone at 0.8 blocks per game.
 
The Tigers are coached by Heather Hurt, who is in her third season at East Central. At ECU, Hurt is 27-42 overall.