Pirates Set to Host Wichita State Tuesday Evening

Game 22: East Carolina (15-6, 7-1 American) vs. Wichita State (4-16, 1-6 American)
Date	Tuesday, January 27
Time	6:00 p.m. (ET)
Location	Greenville, N.C. (Minges Coliseum)
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Media Coverage	Live Stats: StatBroadcast Streaming: ESPN+
Game Notes	East Carolina
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women's basketball team will look to match its season best win streak at six as they welcome the Wichita State Shockers to Minges Coliseum on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. contest.

With the weather clearing up, Tuesday night is a great opportunity to come out and support the Pirates. Tickets are still available for purchase starting at just $7 for adults and $5 for children.

For those unable to make it out, the game will be available for streaming on ESPN+ and 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 be on the headset for radio.

Last Time Out
The Pirates took over in the second half, making eight of 12 three-point attempts in the final 20 minutes to run bast UAB, 87-61, on the road. The team was led by Anzhané Hutton who poured in 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Jayla Hearp and Keanna Rembert both put up 17 in the game, and Taylor Barner and Zaniah Zellous both hit double figures as well. Kennedy Fauntleroy led the group, matching her season high with eight assists to pace ECU to a season-best 27 assists overall. The Pirates led for over 36 minutes in the victory after taking the lead just minutes in.

Scouting Wichita State
The Shockers enter the game at 4-16 and 1-6 in American Conference play after defeating Memphis last Tuesday, 66-59, snapping a seven-game skid. Abby Cater dropped a program record 42 points in the game on her way to earning league Co-Player of the Week honors. Cater continues to lead the team in scoring on the season with 11.8 points and 4.3 rebounds, just ahead of Jaila Harding's 11.7 points per game. As a team, Wichita State ranks in the top 100 nationally in just two categories: blocks per game and three point percentage defense, ranking 71st and 88th in the categories, respectively.

Series History
The Pirates and Shockers met earlier this season in Kansas, an 83-56 win for ECU. Kennedy Fauntleroy led the way in that game with 21 points, eight assists, four rebounds and three steals. Jayla Hearp, Anzhané Hutton and Taylor Barner also scored in double figures in the win. Wichita State was led by Treasure Thompson's 12 points. The Pirates lead the overall series, 9-4, dating back to 2018, and have won six straight in the series.

ECU versus...
ECU is 83-108 all time in American Conference regular season play and 41-56 in the McNeill era. ECU is 121-149 all time in games against current members of the American Conference.

ECU is 9-5 all time against schools from the state of Kansas (Kansas State, 1973) and 7-3 in the McNeill era.

Winning
The Pirates are 7-1 in conference play for the first time since 1985-86 when the team finished 11-1 in the CAA.

The Pirates have won 11 of their last 12 games, the first time doing so since starting the 2013-14 season 13-1.

UAB Game Notables

ECU shot 8-12 from three in the second half and 10-18 for the game. It was the third game with 10+ threes this season.
Senior guard Jayla Hearp (7-9) and graduate forward Anzhané Hutton (8-9) combined to shoot 15-18 from the field.
Hearp, Hutton and Rembert combined to score 55 of the team's 87 points.
The ECU forward tandem of Hutton and Rembert combined to shoot 5-7 from three.
Rembert has now made a three-point shot in 12 games this season despite starting in at the five.
Saturday was the third time Hutton and Rembert both made a three-point shot in a game this season.
Barner, who had struggled lately (5-33 from three in the last eight), shot 3-3 from three on Saturday.
ECU has made multiple three pointers in 28 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 15, 2025 vs. Charlotte.
ECU had three-or-more scorers in double figures for the 15th time this season.
Hutton led ECU in rebounding with seven. Freshman forward Zaniah Zellous grabbed six to go with her 10 points.
Senior guard Kennedy Fauntleroy totaled eight assists for the fourth time this season. She is up to 92 assists on the year.
ECU assisted on 27 of 34 made field goals, the 15th game this season with assists on 50-percent-or-more of made field goals. 27 helpers were the most since Dec. 20, 2017, and the fifth highest total in program history.

Improved Shooting
Through 21 games, the Pirates have hit 126 combined threes. Five players have made 15+ threes so far—Kennedy Fauntleroy, Taylor Barner, Jayla Hearp and Keanna Rembert. Anzhané Hutton is just behind with 13.

It is the first time having five players with 15+ made threes since 2013-14 and the first time even having five players with 10+ since 2018-19. ECU has NEVER had six players with 15+ made threes.

Pick Your Poison
The Pirates have six players scoring over 9.5 points per game this season: Fauntleroy (12.7), Barner (12.1), Rembert (10.8), Hutton (10.1), Hearp (9.7), Brooks (9.6).

According to available records, ECU has only had four players average in double figures six times: 1992-93, 1991-92, 1985-86, 1984-85, 1980-81, 1978-79. The program has never had five players average in double figures for a full season.

At the Helm
2025-26 is the Pirates' seventh under the tutelage of Kim McNeill. The program has a 102-98 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

Taylor Barner

Kennedy Fauntleroy

Jayla Hearp

Keanna Rembert

Zaniah Zellous

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