Saturday, December 30
Greenville, N.C.
5:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
vs
Cincinnati
Photo by: Rob Goldberg
GAMEDAY: Pirates Open Conference Play at Home Against Cincinnati
December 29, 2017 | Women's Basketball
| Game 14: Cincinnati vs. ECU | |
| Date | Saturday, Dec. 30 |
| Time | 5 p.m. (EDT) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum) |
| Coverage | Live Stats  \ Watch \ WZMB 91.3 FM Radio \ ECU Notes \ Cincinnati Notes |
| Social Media | Twitter: @ECUScoreboard \ @ECUWomensHoops Instagram: @ECUWomensHoops Facebook: ECU Women's Basketball |
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The ECU women's basketball team (8-5) will open American Athletic Conference play against Cincinnati (8-5) on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
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With a 64-54 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on Dec. 28, eighth-year head coach Heather Macy tied Sharon Baldwin-Tener (2002-2010) as the program's all-time wins leader (126). Macy is now one win from becoming the program's all-time leader.
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The Pirates are led by freshman Ariyana Williams who is averaging a team-high 12.1 points per game. Williams received the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week award after a career-high 34 points against Savannah State last week. Senior Thais Oliveira is second on the team in scoring with 11.0 points per contest while also leading the team in rebounds with 7.9 per game. Oliveira is also tied for first in the AAC in blocked shots per game (1.8) and in second in total blocks (23).
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ECU is also second in the conference in steals (11.5) and blocked shots per game (4.5). The Pirates are also second in the AAC in offensive rebounds averaging 16.7 per contest.
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Cincinnati completed non-conference play eight days ago with a 75-51 win over Bowling Green on Dec. 21. The Bearcats have three players scoring double-digits with junior Nikira Goings leading the team at 13.4 per contest. Iimar'i Thomas and Shanice Johnson are averaging 11.8 and 10.8 points per game, respectively. Four-year starter Ana Owens is contributing 9.9 points per game.
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The Pirates are 6-1 all-time against the Bearcats and hold the same record under head coach Heather Macy. Last year the two met in Greenville on senior night, ECU won, 80-69, on Feb. 22, 2016.
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