East Carolina Faces Auburn Saturday on ESPN3
December 04, 2015 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 4, 2015
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina women's basketball team will return from a seven-day hiatus between games to play the first of two Southeastern Conference opponents on its non-conference slate on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Auburn. Opening tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. (ET).
The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network+ and available on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
LAST TIME OUT
East Carolina (6-2) played three games, Nov. 26-28, at the Lone Star Showcase in Austin, Texas, falling to Creighton in game one, before taking down Eastern Washington in its second matchup. The Pirates held the lead in the final minute of a furious fourth-quarter comeback against 19th-ranked Northwestern in the final contest, but eventually suffered a three-point loss to the Wildcats.
SCOUTING AUBURN
The Tigers have won three-straight heading into Saturday's game. Four players are averaging double-digits scoring, led by junior guard Brandy Montgomery's 17.5 points and post presence Tra'Cee Tanner's 14.2 points and 8.7 rebounds. Most recently, Auburn (5-1) won two games in Puerto Rico, edging Boise State, 55-53, before clipping Minnesota, 81-79, in overtime.
ECU-AUBURN CONNECTIONS
The Pirates and Tigers might have no history on the hardwood, but current ECU men's basketball head coach Jeff Lebo served in the same position at Auburn from 2004-10. Former Auburn Head Football Coach and Athletics Director Pat Dye was East Carolina's football coach from 1974-79, while former Auburn Head Baseball Coach Hal Baird held the same title at ECU for five seasons from 1980-84. He mentored Bo Jackson and Frank Thomas while with the Tigers.
PAYNE'S NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER
In eight November games, Jada Payne ranked tied for first among all NCAA Division I players with six double-doubles. She averaged 21.5 points and 11 rebounds on 62.5-percent shooting and was the only player in the country to rank in the top 25 in those three categories. The sample is not skewed, as her eight games were the most among all qualified players.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE BUBBLE
East Carolina has had two or more players record a double-double in the same game on three different occasions so far this season:
Nov. 22 at Delaware
Jada Payne 22 points/17 rebounds
I'Tiana Taylor 11 points/11 rebounds
Nov. 27 vs. Eastern Washington
Jada Payne 20 points/16 rebounds
I'Tiana Taylor 14 points/10 rebounds
Nov. 28 vs. No. 19 Northwestern
I'Tiana Taylor 27 points/17 rebounds
Jada Payne 22 points/13 rebounds
Marina Laramie 14 points/10 rebounds
ANOTHER MACY MILESTONE
Sixth-year Head Coach Heather Macy won her 200th-career game at SMU last season and recently won No. 100 at ECU last Friday, Nov. 27 in the 80-62 victory over Eastern Washington at the Lone Star Showcase in Austin, Texas. Macy is just five wins behind Cathy Andruzzi, 10 behind Catherine Bolton and 26 away from Sharon Baldwin-Tener for the top three spots in program history.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL
Jada Payne has been named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll each of the first three weeks this season (Nov. 16, Nov. 23 and Nov. 30). In each week, the Hickory, N.C., native averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Payne was named player-of-the-week once and earned five honor roll nods overall last season.
PAYNE BRINGS THE RAIN
Jada Payne broke her own ECU single-season record for three-pointers made with 80 in 33 games in 2014-15. She initially set the record in 2013-14 with 70 makes from beyond the arc and is on pace to break the school record for conversions in just three years:
Player 3-Pt FGM
1. Allison Spivey (2007-11) 201
2. Jasmine Young (2005-09) 178
3. Justine Allpress (1993-97) 166
4. Jennifer Jackson (2001-05) 159
5. Jada Payne (2013-pres.) 157
6. Tali Robich (1999-2003) 155
7. Misty Horne (1996-99) 137
8. LaCoya Terry (2005-09) 104
PAYNE CLIMBING ALL-TIME SCORING CHART
In just two full seasons, Jada Payne scored the 17th-most points in ECU history and is on pace to become one of top three scorers the program has ever had in just three years' time. She has scored 569 and 563 points, respectively, in each of the last two seasons and has 1,576-career points overall. With 424 more during her senior campaign, she will eclipse 2,000 for her career.
Player Points
1. Rosie Thompson (1975-80) 2,352
2. Mary Denkler (1979-83) 1,789
3. LaCoya Terry (2005-09) 1,648
4. Jasmine Young (2005-09) 1,591
5. Debbie Freeman (1974-78) 1,570
6. Tonya Hargrove (1988-92) 1,532
7. Jennifer Jackson (2001-05) 1,490
8. Courtney Willis (2000-04) 1,374
9. Sylvia Bragg (1982-86) 1,366
10. Jada Payne (2013-pres.) 1,304
| Game 9: East Carolina at Auburn | |
| Date | Saturday, December 5 |
| Time | 1 p.m. (ET) |
| Location | Auburn, Ala. (Auburn Arena) |
| Game Notes | East Carolina  | American Conference |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Coverage |  WatchESPN |  Radio: (WZMB 91.3 FM) | @ECUScoreboard |
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina women's basketball team will return from a seven-day hiatus between games to play the first of two Southeastern Conference opponents on its non-conference slate on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Auburn. Opening tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. (ET).
The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network+ and available on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
LAST TIME OUT
East Carolina (6-2) played three games, Nov. 26-28, at the Lone Star Showcase in Austin, Texas, falling to Creighton in game one, before taking down Eastern Washington in its second matchup. The Pirates held the lead in the final minute of a furious fourth-quarter comeback against 19th-ranked Northwestern in the final contest, but eventually suffered a three-point loss to the Wildcats.
SCOUTING AUBURN
The Tigers have won three-straight heading into Saturday's game. Four players are averaging double-digits scoring, led by junior guard Brandy Montgomery's 17.5 points and post presence Tra'Cee Tanner's 14.2 points and 8.7 rebounds. Most recently, Auburn (5-1) won two games in Puerto Rico, edging Boise State, 55-53, before clipping Minnesota, 81-79, in overtime.
ECU-AUBURN CONNECTIONS
The Pirates and Tigers might have no history on the hardwood, but current ECU men's basketball head coach Jeff Lebo served in the same position at Auburn from 2004-10. Former Auburn Head Football Coach and Athletics Director Pat Dye was East Carolina's football coach from 1974-79, while former Auburn Head Baseball Coach Hal Baird held the same title at ECU for five seasons from 1980-84. He mentored Bo Jackson and Frank Thomas while with the Tigers.
PAYNE'S NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER
In eight November games, Jada Payne ranked tied for first among all NCAA Division I players with six double-doubles. She averaged 21.5 points and 11 rebounds on 62.5-percent shooting and was the only player in the country to rank in the top 25 in those three categories. The sample is not skewed, as her eight games were the most among all qualified players.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE BUBBLE
East Carolina has had two or more players record a double-double in the same game on three different occasions so far this season:
Nov. 22 at Delaware
Jada Payne 22 points/17 rebounds
I'Tiana Taylor 11 points/11 rebounds
Nov. 27 vs. Eastern Washington
Jada Payne 20 points/16 rebounds
I'Tiana Taylor 14 points/10 rebounds
Nov. 28 vs. No. 19 Northwestern
I'Tiana Taylor 27 points/17 rebounds
Jada Payne 22 points/13 rebounds
Marina Laramie 14 points/10 rebounds
ANOTHER MACY MILESTONE
Sixth-year Head Coach Heather Macy won her 200th-career game at SMU last season and recently won No. 100 at ECU last Friday, Nov. 27 in the 80-62 victory over Eastern Washington at the Lone Star Showcase in Austin, Texas. Macy is just five wins behind Cathy Andruzzi, 10 behind Catherine Bolton and 26 away from Sharon Baldwin-Tener for the top three spots in program history.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL
Jada Payne has been named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll each of the first three weeks this season (Nov. 16, Nov. 23 and Nov. 30). In each week, the Hickory, N.C., native averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Payne was named player-of-the-week once and earned five honor roll nods overall last season.
PAYNE BRINGS THE RAIN
Jada Payne broke her own ECU single-season record for three-pointers made with 80 in 33 games in 2014-15. She initially set the record in 2013-14 with 70 makes from beyond the arc and is on pace to break the school record for conversions in just three years:
Player 3-Pt FGM
1. Allison Spivey (2007-11) 201
2. Jasmine Young (2005-09) 178
3. Justine Allpress (1993-97) 166
4. Jennifer Jackson (2001-05) 159
5. Jada Payne (2013-pres.) 157
6. Tali Robich (1999-2003) 155
7. Misty Horne (1996-99) 137
8. LaCoya Terry (2005-09) 104
PAYNE CLIMBING ALL-TIME SCORING CHART
In just two full seasons, Jada Payne scored the 17th-most points in ECU history and is on pace to become one of top three scorers the program has ever had in just three years' time. She has scored 569 and 563 points, respectively, in each of the last two seasons and has 1,576-career points overall. With 424 more during her senior campaign, she will eclipse 2,000 for her career.
Player Points
1. Rosie Thompson (1975-80) 2,352
2. Mary Denkler (1979-83) 1,789
3. LaCoya Terry (2005-09) 1,648
4. Jasmine Young (2005-09) 1,591
5. Debbie Freeman (1974-78) 1,570
6. Tonya Hargrove (1988-92) 1,532
7. Jennifer Jackson (2001-05) 1,490
8. Courtney Willis (2000-04) 1,374
9. Sylvia Bragg (1982-86) 1,366
10. Jada Payne (2013-pres.) 1,304
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