Pirates Host Coppin State on Saturday

Game 7: East Carolina (3-3) vs. Coppin State (3-5)
Date	Saturday, December 2
Time	2:00 p.m. (EST)
Location	Greenville, N.C. (Minges Coliseum)
Media Coverage	Stream: ESPN+ Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Game Notes	East Carolina: Notes \| Quick Facts
Social Media	Twitter: @ECUWBB Instagram: @ECUW BB Facebook: ECU W omen's Basketball

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women's basketball team is back in Minges Coliseum on Saturday at 2 p.m. as they play host to the Coppin State Eagles. Tickets can be purchased here for fans wishing to attend.

The game will also be available for streaming on ESPN+ with Evan Budrovich and Debbie Taylor on the call.

Saturday will also serve as the program's annual Diabetes Awareness Game. The staff will be wearing special shirts and coach Kim McNeill will be wearing commemorative sneakers designed by Danae McNeal.

Last Time Out
The Pirates snapped the skid with a comfortable 20-point win over Hampton before a crowd of 6,166 for Education Day. Danae McNeal was awesome in the game, getting started with four steals in the first quarter alone before catching fire for 23 second-half points on her way to a 31-point, five-rebound, seven-steal performance. The Pirates led for 36:03 of game time Wednesday.

Scouting Coppin State
The Eagles have had an up and down start to their season, recording a blowout win at Saint Francis, road wins at Florida International and Pitt, but dropping their last two contests at home against George Mason and on the road against Kent State. The Eagles are led by a two-headed monster of Faith Blackstone who averages 14.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game and Laila Lawrence who is putting up 14.3 and 8.4. The duo has also combined for 14 steals and 14 blocks on the year.

Series History
The Pirates and Eagles have met five times over the years with ECU taking the last four after dropping the inaugural matchup in 1993. The team's last met in 2021 with a 75-44 margin. Coincidentally, Danae McNeal led all scorers in that game with 13 points along with 12 apiece from Taniyah Thompson and Tiara Chambers.

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Players Mentioned

Tiara Chambers

Danae McNeal

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