Pirates Return to Minges to Host James Madison

Game Nine: East Carolina (4-4) vs. James Madison (6-3)
Date	Wednesday, December 3
Time	6:00 p.m. (ET)
Location	Greenville, N.C. (Minges Coliseum)
Tickets	Purchase Here
Media Coverage	Live Stats: StatBroadcast Streaming: ESPN+ Radio: 94.3 The Game
Game Notes	East Carolina \| James Madison
Social Media	Twitter: @ECUWBB Instagram: @ECUW BB

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women's basketball team finally returns home on Wednesday evening for a 6 p.m. contest with the James Madison Dukes. Tickets are still available for purchase and for those unable to attend, the game will be available for video streaming on ESPN+ with Evan Budrovich and Brittany Hoyt on the call and radio on 94.3 The Game with Patrick Johnson on the mic.

Last Time Out
The Pirates enter Wednesday's game after a trio of contests last week in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The team went 2-1 in those games with win over Illinois State and Hofstra with the finale over the Pride being a dominant 72-53 effort. The team opened that game on a 9-0 run with another 10-0 run to end the first quarter to take a wire-to-wire victory. The Pirates knocked down six three-point shots in the game and were led in scoring by Taylor Barner's 18 points.

Scouting JMU
The Dukes enter the game 6-3 overall after thumping Wisconsin in their last outing, the team's third-consecutive win over Big 10 or ACC opponents, having last lost a game against No. 4 Texas on Nov. 19. For the season, Peyton McDaniel as averaging over 20 points per game to go with 7.1 rebounds per outing while Ashanti Barnes is posting a whisker shy of a double-double average with 13.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. The Dukes are averaging over 70 points per contest and are assisting on nearly half of their made field goals with 12.6 assists per outing.

Series History
The Pirates and Dukes have met 56 times dating back to their first meeting in an AIAW Regional contest in 1973. James Madison leads that series, 30-26, including the last four contests in 2001, 2005, 2006 and just last season. That 2024 contest was a 57-51 affair in Harrisonburg, Va. which saw Jayla Hearp and Amiya Joyner score in double figures with 15 and 14 points each. Joyner also contributed 12 rebounds. Peyton McDaniel led the Dukes with 17 points and 14 rebounds in the game.

ECU versus...
The Pirates are 97-106 all time against current members of the Sun Belt and 1-2 in the Kim McNeill era (1-1 vs. Old Dominion; 0-1 vs. James Madison).

ECU is 169-164 all time against schools from the state of Virginia and 11-11 in the McNeill era.

Hofstra Game Notables

After Hofstra got as near as 11 points behind at the start of the fourth quarter, ECU held the Pride to a 5:24 scoring drought while going on an 8-0 run.
ECU held Hofstra to just nine points in the fourth quarter.
Barner made three three-point shots, her fourth game with multiple threes this season.
ECU forced 20+ turnovers for the seventh time in eight games this season with 22 forced.
ECU has had three-or-more double-figures scorers in four games this season.
ECU made six three-point shots in the game. ECU has made five-or-more three pointers six times in eight games this season.
ECU has made multiple three pointers in 15 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 15, 2025 vs. Charlotte.

Milestone Watch
Senior guard Savannah Brooks is just nine points away from 1,000 career points.

Weekly Honors
Kennedy Fauntleroy earned American Conference Weekly Honorable Mention recognition on Monday after posting 34 points, 15 assists, eight rebounds and 11 steals in three games last week. This included a thrilling 17-point, eight-assist, six-steal effort in the Pirates' win over Illinois State.

At the Helm
2025-26 is the Pirates' seventh under the tutelage of Kim McNeill. The program has an 91-96 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

Taylor Barner

Savannah Brooks

Kennedy Fauntleroy

Jayla Hearp

Amiya Joyner

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