Pirates Welcome Wichita State to Minges on Tuesday

Game 18: East Carolina (11-6, 3-1 American) Tulsa (11-4, 3-0 American)
Date	Tuesday, January 13
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 \| Tulsa
Social Media	Twitter: @ECUWBB Instagram: @ECUW BB

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women's basketball is back in Minges Coliseum on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. contest against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Tickets are still available for purchase, and for those unable to attend, the game will be available for streaming on ESPN+ and on the radio on 94.3 The Game. The team of Evan Budrovich, Brittany Hoyt and Matison little will have the call on ESPN+ while Patrick Johnson will handle radio duties.

Last Time Out
The Pirates led wire-to-wire in an 83-56 victory over Wichita State on Sunday. The team started out scoring the first 15 points of the game and never looked back, going on to lead by as many as 28 points in the blowout win. Kennedy Fauntleroy led four ECU players into double figures with her 21 points while also contributing eight assists. Though she didn't do much scoring, Savannah Brooks keyed the ECU defense with five steals to lead the team to 14 takeaways and 27 forced turnovers. The game was a needed bounce back win after seeing a six-game win streak end in the previous contest and represented the team's first true road win of the season.

Scouting Tulsa
The Golden Hurricane enter the game with an 11-4 record and a 3-0 mark in league play while riding a five-game win streak. Individually, Mady Cartwright continues to showcase her talent with 17.4 points per game to lead the team while Memphis transfer Hannah Riddick posts 14.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. As a team, Tulsa can flat out shoot the ball. They enter the game 19th in the NCAA in three point percentage and 51st nationally in threes made per game with 8.0 per contest. Their 73.7 points per game is first in the conference, ahead of the Pirates in second and they get to the foul line as well as any team out there with 16.53 made free throws per game, 15th in the country. On the other hand, Tulsa ranks near the bottom nationally with their 20.7 turnovers per game.

Series History
The Pirates and Golden Hurricane have met 32 times since their first contest in 2006 with a 17-15 edge to Tulsa. Last time out, it was a 73-64 East Carolina win on Feb. 8, 2025 in Minges Coliseum, as the teams split two meetings last season. Amiya Joyner led the Pirates with 21 points while Anzhané Hutton posted 12 points and eight rebounds in the win. Previously, in the first meeting of the 2024-25 season, Mady Cartwright had a career day with 36 points in a Tulsa win out in Oklahoma.

ECU versus...
ECU is 79-108 all time in American Conference regular season play and 37-56 in the McNeill era. ECU is 117-149 all time in games against current members of the American Conference.

ECU is 15-17 all time against schools from the state of Oklahoma (all Tulsa) and 3-6 in the McNeill era.

Wichita State Game Notables

ECU led by as many as 28 points.
Redshirt-junior guard Jayla Hearp made a three-point shot early in the third quarter to notch her fifth game in a row with a made three.
Graduate forward Anzhané Hutton made her second three-point shot with 8:09 remaining in the fourth quarter for her second multi-three game of the season.
Senior guard Fauntleroy finished with a stat line of 21 points, eight assists and three steals. The eight assists matched her season high.
Senior guard Savannah Brooks had a game-high five steals.
Hutton and freshman forward Zaniah Zellous led ECU with seven rebounds apiece.
ECU was one off of their season high with seven blocks.
ECU forced 27 turnovers, also one off of the season high.
ECU has made multiple three pointers in 24 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 15, 2025 vs. Charlotte.
ECU had three-or-more scorers in double figures for the 11th time this season.
ECU assisted on 15 of 30 made field goals, the 11th game this season with assists on 50-percent-or-more of made field goals.
ECU led for 39:00 of game time.

At the Helm
2025-26 is the Pirates' seventh under the tutelage of Kim McNeill. The program has an 98-98 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

Savannah Brooks

Kennedy Fauntleroy

Jayla Hearp

Amiya Joyner

Zaniah Zellous

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