Pirates Set for Trio of Games in Puerto Rico

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina girls’s basketball group heads to San Juan, Puerto Rico for a trio of video games on Nov. 26-28 as a part of the Puerto Rico Shootout. The Pirates will tackle UCF on Wednesday at 10 a.m., Illinois State on Thursday at 10 a.m. and Hofstra on Friday at 12:30 p.m. The video games shall be obtainable for streaming on FloCollege ($).
 
Last Time Out
The Pirates dropped a house contest to Old Dominion, 73-67, on Friday. Anzhané Hutton led the Pirates with 26 factors and 13 rebounds. Her 26 factors had been a profession excessive whereas the double-double was the thirteenth of her profession and second this season. All 9 ECU gamers who competed within the recreation scored. Simone Cunningham led the Monarchs with 23 factors.
 
Series Histories
UCF: The former convention foes have met 28 occasions relationship again to their first assembly in 2006 with a 15-13 margin for ECU, together with the ultimate two conferences, each in 2023. The Pirates are 2-4 towards the Knights within the Kim McNeill period. The ultimate assembly within the collection was on Feb. 18, 2023, a 63-57 choice in Greenville. Danae McNeal’s 19 factors led 4 ECU gamers into double figures scoring whereas Amiya Joyner had a double-double with 15 factors and 12 boards.
 
Illinois State: The Pirates and Redbirds have met simply as soon as, means again on Jan. 14, 1977 in a impartial web site recreation in Harrisburg, Va. Illinois State gained the sport 75-55. ECU was led in scoring by Gale Kerbaugh with 17 to go along with seven rebounds. Cindy Ellis led Illinois State within the win with 16 factors whereas Charlotte Lewis had a double-double on 15 factors and 12 boards for the Redbirds.
 
Hofstra: The Pirates and Pride have met simply as soon as, again on Dec. 3, 2000 in Greenville as a part of the Lady Pirate Classic. ECU gained the sport 71-50. Tamilla Murray led the group with 16 factors within the recreation whereas Angela Sye hauled in 15 rebounds.
 
ECU versus…
The Pirates are 42-50 all time towards present members of the Big 12 and 10-11 within the Kim McNeill period.
The Pirates are 142-59 all time towards present members of the CAA and 11-4 within the McNeill period.
The Pirates are 4-2 all time towards present members of the Missouri Valley Conference and haven’t performed a MVC foe within the McNeill period.
 
ECU is 39-38 all time towards faculties from the state of Florida and 5-12 within the McNeill period.
ECU is 2-7 all time towards faculties from the state of Illinois and 0-1 within the McNeill period.
ECU is 12-4 all time towards faculties from the state of New York and haven’t confronted a New York college within the McNeill period.
 
High Point Game Notables

• The recreation was performed with 5,432 in attendance. It was the eighth largest house crowd in program historical past.
• ECU missed its ultimate 12 pictures of the second quarter.
• Anzhané Hutton led ECU in scoring and rebounding with 26 and 23. Hutton has led ECU in scoring in three video games and in rebounding each recreation this season. All 9 gamers who performed scored.
• ECU has made a number of three pointers in 12 consecutive video games relationship again to Feb. 15, 2025 vs. Charlotte.
• ECU has made 34 three-point baskets within the first 4 video games of the season, probably the most since 34 to begin the 2016-17 season.

 
At the Helm  
2025-26 is the Pirates’ seventh underneath the tutelage of Kim McNeill. The program has an 89-95 file underneath her management.
 
Reclaim
Each season the Pirates select an vital phrase, significant to the group, to placed on the again of their observe jerseys. In 2025-26, the group selected the phrase “Reclaim”, signifying the group’s targets after a turbulent 2024-25 of returning to their roots as a defensive minded group, getting again to their requirements as position fashions locally and striving for excellence within the classroom.