Pirates Seeded 8th In C-USA Tournament
March 01, 2005 | Women's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina women's basketball team will head into the 2005 Pepsi Conference USA Tournament as the eighth seed and will play Memphis (No. 9) at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 3 at Charlotte's Halton Arena.
The Pirates earned its highest seed since joining C-USA in 2001-02 finishing 10-17 overall and 6-8 in league action. The winner between the two schools will take on one seed DePaul on Friday at 1 p.m. For ticket information, call (704) 687-4949.
ECU, who will be making its third consecutive appearance in the C-USA Tournament under head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener, will look to snap a three-game losing skid on the season.
The Pirates faced Memphis earlier in the season inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum coming away with a 60-47 win.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, March 3
1:00pm (8) East Carolina vs. (9) Memphis
3:30pm (5) USF vs. (12) Southern Miss
6:00pm (6) Charlotte vs. (11) Cincinnati
8:30pm (7) Marquette vs. (10) UAB
Friday, March 4
1:00pm Quarterfinals - ECU/MEM vs. (1) DePaul
3:30pm Quarterfinals - USF/USM vs. (4) TCU
6:00pm Quarterfinals - CHA/CIN vs. (3) Houston
8:30pm Quarterfinals - UAB/MAR vs. (2) Louisville
Saturday, March 5
2:00/4:30pm Semifinals (C-USA TV)
Sunday, March 6
5:00pm Final (ESPN2)
