Pirates To Tussle With Temple On Saturday

Game 26: East Carolina (18-7, 10-2 American) at Temple (10-13, 4-7 American)
Date	Saturday, February 14
Time	2:00 p.m. (ET)
Location	Philadelphia, Pa. (Liacouras Center)
Media Coverage	Live Stats: StatBroadcast Streaming: ESPN+
Game Notes	East Carolina \| Temple
Social Media	Twitter: @ECUWBB Instagram: @ECUW BB

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women's basketball team heads back out on the road on Tuesday to take on the Tulane Green Wave in a 7:30 p.m. ET tilt in Devlin Fieldhouse. The game will be available for streaming on ESPN+ with Jack Benjamin and Tiffany Aidoo on the call.

Last Time Out
The Pirates pulled away from Tulane in the fourth quarter for a 65-61 win on Tuesday. In a game with seven ties and lead changes, ECU used an 11-0 run across the end of the third and beginning of fourth quarter to take charge. The team was led by Kennedy Fauntleroy's 23 points while Savannah Brooks and Keanna Rembert both scored in double figures with 13 and 12 respectively. The game might not have been as close but for Tulane freshman Mecailin Marshall who put up 34 points on the day.

Scouting Temple
The Owls enter the game with a 10-13 record and a 4-7 clip in American Conference play after falling in a low-scoring 52-43 affair at UTSA on Tuesday night. For the season, Kaylah Turner continues to lead the team with an impressive 17.2 points per game, pacing four Temple players into double figures along with Tristen Taylor, Saniyah Craig and Jaleesa Molina. Craig and Molina lead the group in rebounding with 8.1 and 7.6 boards per game, respectively. As a team, the Owls have found themselves registering fairly average statistics across the board but for their three-point shooting where their 33.3 percent clip ranks second in the American Conference.

Series History
The Pirates and Owls met previously this season in Minges Coliseum on Jan. 17, an 81-65 ECU win. The team was led by Kennedy Fauntleroy's 27 points while also getting 16-point outings from both Savannah Brooks and Jayla Hearp. Temple was led by Kaylah Taylor's 17 points, right at her season average. Overall in the series, Temple leads 14-5 dating back to 2015 with the ECU win earlier this season snapping a three-game streak for the Owls over the Pirates.

ECU versus...
ECU is 86-109 all time in American Conference regular season play and 44-57 in the McNeill era. ECU is 124-150 all time in games against current members of the American Conference.

ECU is 11-23 all time against schools from the state of Pennsylvania and 4-8 in the McNeill era (all Temple).

Tulane Game Notables

ECU went to 18-7 on the season and 10-2 in American Conference play.
10-2 is the best start in conference play since 1991-92 when the team finished 12-2 in the CAA.
ECU has won five-consecutive road contests for the first time since that 1991-92 season.
ECU has double digit conference wins for the 10th time in program history.
Seven of ECU's 10 conference wins have come after trailing at the half.
ECU scored 21 points off turnovers, the 17th game this season with 20+ points off turnovers.
ECU forced 22 turnovers in the game the 15th time forcing 20+ this season.
ECU has had 10+ fewer turnovers than its opponent in seven games this season (22-12 on Tuesday). The team is 6-1 in such games.
ECU moves to 17-2 when holding their opponent under 70 points.
ECU is 14-0 when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent.
ECU has now made 148 threes this season, tied for ninth most in a season in program history with still six regular season games remaining.
ECU has made multiple three pointers in 32 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 15, 2025 vs. Charlotte.
ECU has hit 5+ threes 18 times this season.
With 13 steals on Tuesday, ECU now has 10+ steals in 14 games.

Improved Shooting
Through 25 games, the Pirates have hit 148 combined threes, tied for the ninth most in a season in program history.

Five players have made 15+ threes so far—Kennedy Fauntleroy, Taylor Barner, Jayla Hearp and Keanna Rembert. Anzhané Hutton is just behind with 13. All four of the aforementioned guards have made 20+. It is the first time having five players with 15+ made threes since 2013-14. ECU has NEVER had six players with 15+ made threes.

Road Warriors
With the win at Tulane, the Pirates have won five consecutive road games for the first time since 1991-92. That was also the last time the team won five straight road games in league play. Additionally, the Tulane win was the first road win over the Green Wave since Jan. 2015.

National Rankings
Through 24 games, the Pirates rank 22nd in the NCAA in free throws made per game (15.32), 23rd in turnover margin (+5.90) and 23rd in turnovers forced per game (21.08). Individually, Kennedy Fauntleroy ranks 20th in the nation in steals with 67. This ranks first in the American Conference. Fauntleroy is also up to 47th nationally in assists with 114.

At the Helm
2025-26 is the Pirates' seventh under the tutelage of Kim McNeill. The program has a 105-99 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

Keanna Rembert

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