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2017–18 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

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2017–18 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (7–9 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rich Conover
  • Darren Guensch
  • Nicole Mealing
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
No. 19 South Florida 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
UCF 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
Cincinnati 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Houston 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Wichita State 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
East Carolina 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Tulane 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
Memphis 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
SMU 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Temple 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Tulsa 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by eighth-year head coach Heather Macy, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina and were fourth-year members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).[1] They finished the season 16–15, 2–14 AAC play, to finish in seventh place.[2] They defeated SMU in the first round[3] before losing in the quarterfinals of the AAC women's tournament to South Florida.[4]

Media

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All Pirates home games had a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games typically streamed on the opponent's website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games were found on the opponent's website.

Roster

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2017–18 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Justice Gee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Timmonsville Timmonsville, SC
G 1 Alex Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Central Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA
G 2 LaShonda Monk 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Southwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
G 4 Necole Hope 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr North Point Waldorf, MD
F 5 Mikayla Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cary Academy
Liberty
Clayton, NC
G 11 Raven Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Parkview Lilburn, GA
F 12 Tania Pierre-Emile 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Eastern Arizona CC Gros-Morne, Martinique
G 14 Ariyana Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Freedom Morganton, NC
C 15 Thais Oliveira 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr College of Central Florida Manaus, Brazil
F 20 Desiree Corbin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Griffin, GA
F 21 Salita Greene 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Jordan
Richmond
Durham, NC
F 22 Tamia Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr South Raleigh Knightdale, NC
G/F 23 Dominique Claytor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Winston-Salem Prep Winston-Salem, NC
F 44 Destiny Campbell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Scotland
Cape Fear CC
Laurinburg, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
8:00 p.m.
USC Upstate W 66–53  1–0
Williams Arena (954)
Greenville, NC
November 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at UNC Wilmington L 62–66  1–1
Trask Coliseum (927)
Wilmington, NC
November 18, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Richmond L 64–65  1–2
Williams Arena (1,031)
Greenville, NC
November 21, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
William & Mary L 65–71 OT 1–3
Williams Arena (841)
Greenville, NC
November 25, 2017*
2:30 p.m.
vs. Jacksonville State
SHU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
L 73–82  1–4
Walsh Gymnasium (200)
South Orange, NJ
November 26, 2017*
12:00 p.m.
vs. Rider
SHU Thanksgiving Classic consolation game
W 66–63  2–4
Walsh Gymnasium (142)
South Orange, NJ
November 30, 2017*
5:30 p.m.
Charlotte W 58–55  3–4
Williams Arena (824)
Greenville, NC
December 2, 2017*
2:00 p.m.
Norfolk State W 51–46  4–4
Williams Arena (636)
Greenville, NC
December 4, 2017*
5:00 p.m.
at Kennesaw State W 66–56  5–4
KSU Convocation Center (342)
Kennesaw, GA
December 14, 2017*
11:30 a.m.
North Carolina Central W 73–61  6–4
Williams Arena (5,306)
Greenville, NC
December 17, 2017*
1:30 p.m.
vs. UTEP
Carolinas Challenge
L 79–94 OT 6–5
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (100)
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 20, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Savannah State W 103–37  7–5
Williams Arena (811)
Greenville, NC
December 28, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Maryland Eastern Shore W 64–54  8–5
Williams Arena (817)
Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
December 30, 2017
5:00 p.m.
Cincinnati L 54–66  8–6
(0–1)
Williams Arena (785)
Greenville, NC
January 3, 2018
2:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 35–96  8–7
(0–2)
Williams Arena (1,823)
Greenville, NC
January 6, 2018
1:00 p.m.
at Memphis L 36–72  8–8
(0–3)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (376)
Memphis, TN
January 10, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Tulsa W 73–67  9–8
(1–3)
Williams Arena (759)
Greenville, NC
January 13, 2018
3:00 p.m., ADN
at SMU L 51–65  9–9
(1–4)
Moody Coliseum (720)
Dallas, TX
January 20, 2018
5:00 p.m.
Houston W 80–78 OT 10–9
(2–4)
Williams Arena (1,227)
Greenville, NC
January 24, 2018
8:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Tulane L 58–64  10–10
(2–5)
Devlin Fieldhouse (585)
New Orleans, LA
January 27, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Cincinnati W 79–70 OT 11–10
(3–5)
St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium (494)
Cincinnati, OH
January 30, 2018
7:00 p.m., ADN
Wichita State W 77–67  12–10
(4–5)
Williams Arena (851)
Greenville, NC
February 3, 2018
5:00 p.m.
SMU W 76–47  13–10
(5–5)
Williams Arena (882)
Greenville, NC
February 7, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at South Florida L 49–88  13–11
(5–6)
USF Sun Dome (2,009)
Tampa, FL
February 14, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Memphis W 75–62  14–11
(6–6)
Williams Arena (756)
Greenville, NC
February 17, 2018
3:00 p.m.
at Houston L 81–97  14–12
(6–7)
H&PE Arena (667)
Houston, TX
February 20, 2018
8:00 p.m.
at Tulsa W 59–57  15–12
(7–7)
Reynolds Center (107)
Tulsa, OK
February 24, 2018
1:00 p.m.
Temple L 64–65  15–13
(7–8)
Williams Arena (1,171)
Greenville, NC
February 26, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at UCF L 54–75  15–14
(7–9)
CFE Arena (3,339)
Orlando, FL
AAC women's tournament
March 3, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
(7) vs. (10) SMU
First round
W 85–74  16–14
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380)
Uncasville, CT
March 4, 2018
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
(7) vs. (2) No. 20 South Florida
Quarterfinals
L 44–80  16–15
Mohegan Sun Arena (3,392)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site" (PDF). Ecupirates.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Standings". theamerican.org. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Advances to Quarterfinals in Conference Tournament". East Carolina University Athletics. March 3, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls to USF In AAC Quarterfinals". East Carolina University Athletics. March 4, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ecupirates.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.