Pirates Return Home for Florida Atlantic Bout on Tuesday

Game 27: East Carolina (19-7, 11-2 American) vs. Florida Atlantic (12-13, 6-7 American)
Date	Tuesday, February 17
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 returns home to Minges Coliseum on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to take on Florida Atlantic. Tickets are still available for purchase for the game as low as $7 for adults and $4 for youth.

For those unable to make it out, the game will be available for streaming on ESPN+ with Evan Budrovich and Brittany Hoyt on the call.

Last Time Out
The Pirates got 19-point outings from Kennedy Fauntleroy to earn a road win over Temple, 79-73, on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. ECU held off a tough Owls squad, taking over in the third quarter after ending the first half locked at 36 to pull away for a win. Four players scored in double figures for the Pirates with Jayla Hearp and Savannah Brooks tacking on 14 and 13 points, respectively. The victory was just the second ever on the road against Temple (2023).

Scouting Florida Atlantic
The Owls enter the game with a 12-13 record and a 6-7 mark in league play, having won their last three, including a 61-55 decision over Tulsa on Saturday in which Florida Atlantic forced 23 turnovers and four players scored in double figures, paced by Destyne Jackson's 16. On the year, Erin Rodgers paces the group in scoring with 10.1 points per game, being the only Owls in double figures while Vivian Onugha's 6.2 rebounds is a team high to go with her 8.9 points. As a team, it's a spread effort among a good-shooting group which averages 6.6 made threes per game and a league-high 24.6 bench points per outing. Those 24.6 bench points per game are 42nd in the NCAA.

Series History
The Pirates and Owls have met six times since 2002, and three times since becoming American Conference foes in 2024. ECU leads the series 5-1, including an 80-70 victory in the most recent meeting last February in Boca Raton, Fla. ECU was led by Khia Miller's 18 points in that game while Amiya Joyner contributed a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double. The Owls were led by Ta'ziah Jenks' 22 points, including 6-9 from three-point range, leading Florida Atlantic to 13 made triples as a team.

ECU versus...
ECU is 87-109 all time in American Conference regular season play and 45-57 in the McNeill era. ECU is 125-150 all time in games against current members of the American Conference.

ECU is 40-39 all time against schools from the state of Florida and 6-13 in the McNeill era.

Temple Game Notables

24 points in the first quarter by ECU were the most in an opening period since scoring 26 against Wichita State on Jan. 10.
ECU had 13 steals in the first half, the most since Nov. 9, 2023 (16 vs. USC Upstate). It gave the team its 15th game with 10+ steals this season.
ECU scored 20 points off turnovers, the 18th game this season with 20+ points off turnovers.
ECU forced 24 turnovers in the game the 16th time forcing 20+ this season.
ECU is 15-0 when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent.
ECU has now made 154 threes this season, ninth most in a season in program history. It is the ninth season with over 150 threes made in program history.
ECU has made multiple three pointers in 33 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 15, 2025 vs. Charlotte.
ECU has hit 5+ threes 19 times this season.
ECU had four-or-more players with a made three for the 11th time this season.
With a season-high 15 steals on Saturday, ECU now has 10+ steals in 15 games.

Improved Shooting
Through 25 games, the Pirates have hit 154 combined threes, ninth most in a season in program history.

Five players have made 15+ threes so far—Kennedy Fauntleroy, Taylor Barner, Jayla Hearp, Savannah Brooks 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.

Pick Your Poison
The Pirates have six players scoring over nine points per game this season: Fauntleroy (13.7), Barner (11.2), Hutton (10.7) Rembert (10.3), Hearp (9.8), Brooks (9.3).

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.

Comeback Kids
The Pirates have recovered from halftime deficits in seven of their 11 conference wins. Overall this season, the team has more wins (10) after trailing at the half than leading (8). However, the team is unbeaten when taking a lead into the halftime locker room.

The Pirates won the Temple game on Saturday after being tied at the half.

Road Warriors
With the win at Temple, the Pirates have won six consecutive road games for the first time in program history. Six road conference victories overall is also a program record. Six road victories against any opponent ties the program record.

Conference Wins
11-2 is the secondbest record through 13 conference games in program history with the 1991-92 team going 12-1 before finishing 12-2. That 12-win mark from 1992 is the program record for league wins. This season is the seventh in program history with 11+ conference victories.

Total Wins
19 wins is tied for the eighth most regular season victories in program history.

Turned Around
Since starting 2-4, the Pirates are 17-3, the second best 20-game stretch in program history. The 1984-85 team had a run of 18-2 while three other teams have had 17-3 runs, most recently in 2013-14.

National Rankings
Through 26 games, the Pirates rank 21st in the NCAA in free throws made per game (15.46), 21st in turnovers forced per game (21.19), 23rd in turnover margin (+5.96), 45th in steals per game (10.6) and 49th in blocks per game (4.2). Individually, Kennedy Fauntleroy ranks 23rd in the nation in steals with 72. This ranks first in the American Conference. Fauntleroy is also up to 47th nationally in assists with 114.

Coaching Ranks
With the Temple win, Kim McNeill passed Cathy Andruzzi to move into fourth on the program's career wins list with 106. Heather Macy (134), Sharon Baldwin-Tener (126) and Catherine Bolton (108) hold the top three spots.

At the Helm
2025-26 is the Pirates' seventh under the tutelage of Kim McNeill. The program has a 106-99 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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