2017–18 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2017–18 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team will represent East Carolina University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by eighth year head coach Heather Macy, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were fourth year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 16–15, 2–14 AAC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated SMU in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament to South Florida.

2017–18 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2017–18 record16–15 (7–9 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rich Conover
  • Darren Guensch
  • Nicole Mealing
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.000  36–1  .973
No. 19 South Florida13–3 .813  26–8  .765
UCF12–4 .750  22–11  .667
Cincinnati10–6 .625  19–13  .594
Houston9–7 .563  20–12  .625
Wichita State9–7 .563  14–17  .452
East Carolina7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Tulane5–11 .313  14–17  .452
Memphis5–11 .313  10–20  .333
SMU4–12 .250  10–20  .333
Temple3–13 .188  12–19  .387
Tulsa3–13 .188  10–21  .323
† 2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponents website.

Roster
2017–18 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Justice Gee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoTimmonsville Timmonsville, SC
G 1 Alex Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrCentral Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA
G 2 LaShonda Monk 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrSouthwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
G 4 Necole Hope 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNorth Point Waldorf, MD
F 5 Mikayla Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCary Academy
Liberty		 Clayton, NC
G 11 Raven Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoParkview Lilburn, GA
F 12 Tania Pierre-Emile 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrEastern Arizona CC Gros-Morne, Martinique
G 14 Ariyana Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrFreedom Morganton, NC
C 15 Thais Oliveira 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrCollege of Central Florida Manaus Amazonas, Brazil
F 20 Desiree Corbin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSouth Georgia Tech Griffin, GA
F 21 Salita Greene 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrJordan
Richmond		 Durham, NC
F 22 Tamia Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSouth Raleigh Knightdale, NC
G/F 23 Dominique Claytor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWinston-Salem Prep Winston-Salem, NC
F 44 Destiny Campbell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrScotland
Cape Fear CC		 Laurinburg, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2017

Schedule and results

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
8:00 pm		 USC Upstate W 66–53  1–0
 Williams Arena (954)
Greenville, NC
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm		 at UNC Wilmington L 62–66  1–1
 Trask Coliseum (927)
Wilmington, NC
11/18/2017*
7:00 pm		 Richmond L 64–65  1–2
 Williams Arena (1,031)
Greenville, NC
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm		 William & Mary L 65–71 OT 1–3
 Williams Arena (841)
Greenville, NC
11/25/2017*
2:30 pm		 vs. Jacksonville State
SHU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals		 L 73–82  1–4
 Walsh Gymnasium (200)
South Orange, NJ
11/26/2017*
12:00 pm		 vs. Rider
SHU Thanksgiving Classic Consolation game		 W 66–63  2–4
 Walsh Gymnasium (142)
South Orange, NJ
11/30/2017*
5:30 pm		 Charlotte W 58–55  3–4
 Williams Arena (824)
Greenville, NC
12/02/2017*
2:00 pm		 Norfolk State W 51–46  4–4
 Williams Arena (636)
Greenville, NC
12/04/2017*
5:00 pm		 at Kennesaw State W 66–56  5–4
 KSU Convocation Center (342)
Kennesaw, GA
12/14/2017*
11:30 am		 North Carolina Central W 73–61  6–4
 Williams Arena (5,306)
Greenville, NC
12/17/2017*
1:30 pm		 vs. UTEP
Carolinas Challenge		 L 79–94 OT 6–5
 Myrtle Beach Convention Center (100)
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm		 Savannah State W 103–37  7–5
 Williams Arena (811)
Greenville, NC
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm		 Maryland Eastern Shore W 64–54  8–5
 Williams Arena (817)
Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
12/30/2017
5:00 pm		 Cincinnati L 54–66  8–6
(0–1)		 Williams Arena (785)
Greenville, NC
01/03/2018
2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		 No. 1 Connecticut L 35–96  8–7
(0–2)		 Williams Arena (1,823)
Greenville, NC
01/06/2018
1:00 pm		 at Memphis L 36–72  8–8
(0–3)		 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (376)
Memphis, TN
01/10/2018
7:00 pm		 Tulsa W 73–67  9–8
(1–3)		 Williams Arena (759)
Greenville, NC
01/13/2018
3:00 pm, ADN		 at SMU L 51–65  9–9
(1–4)		 Moody Coliseum (720)
Dallas, TX
01/20/2018
5:00 pm		 Houston W 80–78 OT 10–9
(2–4)		 Williams Arena (1,227)
Greenville, NC
01/24/2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Tulane L 58–64  10–10
(2–5)		 Devlin Fieldhouse (585)
New Orleans, LA
01/27/2018
2:00 pm		 at Cincinnati W 79–70 OT 11–10
(3–5)		 St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium (494)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2018
7:00 pm, ADN		 Wichita State W 77–67  12–10
(4–5)		 Williams Arena (851)
Greenville, NC
02/03/2018
5:00 pm		 SMU W 76–47  13–10
(5–5)		 Williams Arena (882)
Greenville, NC
02/07/2018
7:00 pm		 at South Florida L 49–88  13–11
(5–6)		 USF Sun Dome (2,009)
Tampa, FL
02/14/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Memphis W 75–62  14–11
(6–6)		 Williams Arena (756)
Greenville, NC
02/17/2018
3:00 pm		 at Houston L 81–97  14–12
(6–7)		 H&PE Arena (667)
Houston, TX
02/20/2018
8:00 pm		 at Tulsa W 59–57  15–12
(7–7)		 Reynolds Center (107)
Tulsa, OK
02/24/2018
1:00 pm		 Temple L 64–65  15–13
(7–8)		 Williams Arena (1,171)
Greenville, NC
02/26/2018
7:00 pm		 at UCF L 54–75  15–14
(7–9)		 CFE Arena (3,339)
Orlando, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 (7) vs. (10) SMU
First Round		 W 85–74  16–14
 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380)
Uncasville, CT
03/04/2018
2:30 pm, ESPNU		 (7) vs. (2) No. 20 South Florida
Quarterfinals		 L 44–80  16–15
 Mohegan Sun Arena (3,392)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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19		Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References
  1. "ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site" (PDF). Ecupirates.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  2. "East Carolina Lady Pirates Women's Basketball - Lady Pirates News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  3. East Carolina Lady Pirates. "East Carolina Lady Pirates on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  4. "ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site". Ecupirates.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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