East Carolina Pirates
American (21-10, 11-7)
Big Wins: 12/6 at Ohio (76-68), 1/31 at Tulane (67-63), 2/15 South Florida (65-64)
Bad Losses: 12/4 at Cleveland State (57-59), 1/4 at Memphis (57-60), 2/28 at Temple (69-79)
Coach: Heather Macy
Probable Starters:
Janesha Ebron, Senior, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 4.3 apg
Jada Payne, Junior, Guard/Forward, 16.8 ppg, 1.8 apg, 5.5 rpg
Abria Trice, Senior, Guard/Forward, 10.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
I’Tiana Taylor, Junior, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 9.0 rpg
Tatiana Chapple, Senior, Forward, 2.5 ppg
Key Roleplayers:
Jasmine Phillips, Junior, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Shae Nelson, Senior, Forward, 6.1 ppg
DeVaughn Gray, Junior, Forward, 5.6 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.4 (131st in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.4 (52, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.9 (215, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.4 (63, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.6 (137, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.1 (78, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 63.9 (303, 10)
Rebound Margin: 4.7 (56, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (102, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 18.6 (299, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 NIT First Round loss to George Washington
2013 NIT First Round loss to Western Kentucky
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Drexel
2010 NIT Round of 32 loss to Maryland
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Rutgers
*all team stats through 3/5
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