East Carolina Hosts Tulane on American Digital Network
January 04, 2016 | Women's Basketball
| Game 15: East Carolina vs. Tulane | |
| Date | Tuesday, Jan. 5 |
| Time | 7 p.m. (ET) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Minges Coliseum) |
| Game Notes | East Carolina  | Tulane | American Conference |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Coverage |  American Digital Network |  Radio: (WZMB 91.3 FM) | @ECUScoreboard |
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina women's basketball team will host Tulane in its third American Athletic Conference game of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Opening tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m., at Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum.
The game will be broadcast free of charge by The American Digital Network. Brock Bowling will call the action alongside Mack McCarthy providing color commentary.
LAST TIME OUT
East Carolina (6-8, 0-2 AAC) suffered a heartbreaking 61-59 loss to No. 20/17 USF on a jumper by Courtney Williams with 0.9 seconds remaining on Saturday afternoon. Four Pirates scored in double-figures, led by Jada Payne's 19 points, while I'Tiana Taylor posted her seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Khadidja Toure chipped in 10 points, while Marina Laramie added 12. ECU finished the day shooting 23-for-61 (.377) overall, 4-for-15 (.267) from three-point range and made all nine free throws, while USF shot 22-for-59 (.373) from the field, 4-for-14 (.286) from deep and 13-for-18 (.722) at the foul line.
ALL-TIME VERSUS TULANE
The Pirates trail the Green Wave, 13-6, in the all-time series but have won three of the last four meetings with each of those victories coming on the road. East Carolina's last home victory over Tulane came on Feb. 17, 2007 in a 76-68 decision.
SCOUTING THE GREEN WAVE
Tulane (10-4, 1-1 AAC) posted a 9-3 mark in non-conference play, but is coming off an 83-67 loss at Memphis on Sunday evening which snapped a seven-game winning streak. That came after a 70-48 victory over Houston in its American Conference opener last Wednesday. Sophomore guard Kolby Morgan leads the Green Wave with 16.2 points per game while junior point guard Leslie Vorpahl is averaging 11.1 points and 5.5 assists per contest.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL
Jada Payne has been named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll four times this season (Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Nov. 30 and Jan. 4). I'Tiana Taylor has received the same honors twice on her own (Dec. 7 and Dec. 21).
A TOUGH ROAD JOURNEY
The Pirates closed 42-day spread between home games on Jan. 2 when it hosted South Florida. ECU's last game within its friendly confines before that was Nov. 20 against Presbyterian.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE BUBBLE
East Carolina has had at least one player compile a double-double in eight-straight games and in 13 of its first 14 contests this season. On four occasions, two or more ECU players have posted a double-double in the same game. Against No. 19 Northwestern on Nov. 28, three Pirates (Marina Laramie, I'Tiana Taylor and Jada Payne) turned the trick. Payne and Taylor are currently tied for the team lead with seven double-doubles apiece.
PAYNE ERUPTS AT TULSA
Jada Payne scored a season-high 31 points and set career-highs in field goals made (13) and attempts (24) in ECU's American Conference opener on Dec. 30. She also played 44 minutes in the overtime contest which was one short of her career-high.
GRAY A WBCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE
Senior DeVaughn Gray is among 103 nominees for the Allstate WBCA Good Works Team, recognizing outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic involvement.
ANOTHER MACY MILESTONE
Sixth-year Head Coach Heather Macy collected her 200th-career win at SMU last season and picked up victory No. 100 at ECU on 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-Tenerfor the top three spots in program history.
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. Jada Payne (2013-pres.) 171
4. Justine Allpress (1993-97) 166
5. Jennifer Jackson (2001-05) 159
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 1,698-career points overall. With 302 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. Jada Payne (2013-pres.) 1,426
9. Courtney Willis (2000-04) 1,374
10. Sylvia Bragg (1982-86) 1,366
