Pirates Set for Trio of Games in Puerto Rico

Games 6-8: East Carolina (2-3) vs. UCF (4-1) / Illinois State (4-1) / Hofstra (1-3)
Date	Wednesday, November 26 / Thursday, November 27 / Friday, November 28
Time	11:00 a.m. / 11:00 a.m. / 1:30 p.m. (ET)
Location	San Juan, Puerto Rico (Coliseo Guillermo Angulo)
Media Coverage	UCF - StatBroadcast / FloCollege Illinois State - StatBroadcast / FloCollege Hofstra - StatBroadcast / FloCollege
Game Notes	East Carolina
Social Media	Twitter: @ECUWBB Instagram: @ECUW BB

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women's basketball team heads to San Juan, Puerto Rico for a trio of games on Nov. 26-28 as part of the Puerto Rico Shootout. The Pirates will take on UCF on Wednesday at 11 a.m., Illinois State on Thursday at 11 a.m. and Hofstra on Friday at 1:30 p.m. The games will be available for streaming on FloCollege ($).

Last Time Out
The Pirates dropped a home contest to Old Dominion, 73-67, on Friday. Anzhané Hutton led the Pirates with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Her 26 points were a career high while the double-double was the 13th of her career and second this season. All nine ECU players who competed in the game scored. Simone Cunningham led the Monarchs with 23 points.

Series Histories
UCF: The former conference foes have met 28 times dating back to their first meeting in 2006 with a 15-13 margin for ECU, including the final two meetings, both in 2023. The Pirates are 2-4 against the Knights in the Kim McNeill era. The final meeting in the series was on Feb. 18, 2023, a 63-57 decision in Greenville. Danae McNeal's 19 points led four ECU players into double figures scoring while Amiya Joyner had a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards.

Illinois State: The Pirates and Redbirds have met just once, way back on Jan. 14, 1977 in a neutral site game in Harrisburg, Va. Illinois State won the game 75-55. ECU was led in scoring by Gale Kerbaugh with 17 to go with seven rebounds. Cindy Ellis led Illinois State in the win with 16 points while Charlotte Lewis had a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards for the Redbirds.

Hofstra: The Pirates and Pride have met just once, back on Dec. 3, 2000 in Greenville as part of the Lady Pirate Classic. ECU won the game 71-50. Tamilla Murray led the team with 16 points in the game while Angela Sye hauled in 15 rebounds.

ECU versus...
The Pirates are 42-50 all time against current members of the Big 12 and 10-11 in the Kim McNeill era.
The Pirates are 142-59 all time against current members of the CAA and 11-4 in the McNeill era.
The Pirates are 4-2 all time against current members of the Missouri Valley Conference and have not played a MVC foe in the McNeill era.

ECU is 39-38 all time against schools from the state of Florida and 5-12 in the McNeill era.
ECU is 2-7 all time against schools from the state of Illinois and 0-1 in the McNeill era.
ECU is 12-4 all time against schools from the state of New York and have not faced a New York school in the McNeill era.

High Point Game Notables

The game was played with 5,432 in attendance. It was the eighth largest home crowd in program history.
ECU missed its final 12 shots of the second quarter.
Anzhané Hutton led ECU in scoring and rebounding with 26 and 23. Hutton has led ECU in scoring in three games and in rebounding every game this season. All nine players who played scored.
ECU has made multiple three pointers in 12 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 15, 2025 vs. Charlotte.
ECU has made 34 three-point baskets in the first four games of the season, the most since 34 to start the 2016-17 season.

At the Helm
2025-26 is the Pirates' seventh under the tutelage of Kim McNeill. The program has an 89-95 record under her leadership.

Reclaim
Each season the Pirates choose an important word, meaningful to the team, to put on the back of their practice jerseys. In 2025-26, the team chose the word "Reclaim", signifying the group's goals after a turbulent 2024-25 of returning to their roots as a defensive minded team, getting back to their standards as role models in the community and striving for excellence in the classroom.

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Players Mentioned

Amiya Joyner

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