2018–19 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2018–19 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team will represent East Carolina University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by first year head coach Chad Killinger and later first year head coach Nicole Mealing, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were fifth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 6–10 AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated SMU in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament to Connecticut.

2018–19 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2018–19 record16–15 (6–10 The American)
Head coach
  • Chad Killinger (1st season)
    Nicole Mealing (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Eboni Fields
  • Celeste Stewart
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UConn160 1.000  353  .921
UCF133 .813  267  .788
Cincinnati124 .750  2411  .686
Houston97 .563  1516  .484
South Florida79 .438  1916  .543
Temple79 .438  1118  .379
East Carolina610 .375  1615  .516
Tulsa610 .375  1318  .419
Tulane511 .313  1516  .484
Wichita State511 .313  1218  .400
SMU511 .313  1119  .367
Memphis511 .313  1120  .355
2019 AAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Assistant coach Killinger was initially named interim head coach of the Pirates for the season, but health concerns led to his resignation 11 games into the season on December 26, 2018, and Killinger's top assistant Mealing was named interim coach for the rest of the season.[1]

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

2018–19 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Justice Gee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrTimmonsville Timmonsville, SC
G 1 Alex Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrCentral 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) SoNorth Point Waldorf, MD
G 11 Raven Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrParkview Lilburn, GA
G 13 Kaylee Jefferson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, TX
G 14 Ariyana Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoFreedom Morganton, NC
F 20 Desiree Corbin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSouth Georgia Tech Griffin, GA
F 21 Salita Greene 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrJordan
Richmond
Durham, NC
F 22 Tamia Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSouth Raleigh Knightdale, NC
G/F 23 Dominique Claytor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWinston-Salem Prep Winston-Salem, NC
F 33 Tiara Chambers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrI. C. Norcom Portsmouth, VA
F 35 Nique Cherry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHeidelberg
Jones County JC
Laurel, MS
F 44 Destiny Campbell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrScotland
Cape Fear CC
Laurinburg, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
5:30 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 84–69  1–0
Williams Arena (752)
Greenville, NC
11/09/2018*
5:30 pm
Monmouth W 73–67  2–0
Williams Arena (816)
Greenville, NC
11/14/2018*
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon W 59–47  3–0
Williams Arena (847)
Greenville, NC
11/18/2018*
5:00 pm
Kennesaw State W 68–56  4–0
Williams Arena (802)
Greenville, NC
11/24/2018*
2:00 pm
Wake Forest W 70–61  5–0
Williams Arena (901)
Greenville, NC
11/27/2018*
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 43–63  5–1
Kaplan Arena (574)
Williamsburg, VA
12/01/2018*
4:00 pm
at Charlotte L 46–52  5–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,160)
Charlotte, NC
12/13/2018*
11:30 am
Liberty W 66–63  6–2
Williams Arena (6,276)
Greenville, NC
12/16/2018*
2:00 pm
USC Upstate W 63–53  7–2
Williams Arena (813)
Greenville, NC
12/19/2018*
6:30 pm
vs. Longwood
Beach Ball Classic
W 61–52  8–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/21/2018*
6:30 pm
vs. South Carolina State
Beach Ball Classic
W 71–63  9–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/28/2018*
7:00 pm
at Duke L 66–83  9–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,512)
Durham, NC
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 68–71  9–4
Williams Arena (982)
Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
01/05/2019
3:00 pm
at Tulane L 57–68  9–5
(0–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (745)
New Orleans, LA
01/09/2019
7:00 pm
Wichita State W 78–56  10–5
(1–1)
Williams Arena (802)
Greenville, NC
01/12/2019
1:00 pm
Tulsa L 55–75  10–6
(1–2)
Williams Arena (893)
Greenville, NC
01/19/2019
12:00 pm
at Memphis L 46–58  10–7
(1–3)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (471)
Memphis, TN
01/23/2019
7:00 pm, ADN
UCF L 58–61  10–8
(1–4)
Williams Arena (798)
Greenville, NC
01/26/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple L 62–84  10–9
(1–5)
McGonigle Hall (863)
Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2019
7:30 pm
at Wichita State L 47–57  10–10
(1–6)
Charles Koch Arena (1,267)
Wichita, KS
02/02/2019
5:00 pm, ADN
Tulane W 63–61  11–10
(2–6)
Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
02/06/2019
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 5 Connecticut L 55–118  11–11
(2–7)
XL Center (8,469)
Hartford, CT
02/09/2019
1:00 pm, ADN
Memphis W 68–59  12–11
(3–7)
Williams Arena (1,396)
Greenville, NC
02/14/2019
8:00 pm
at SMU W 64–54  13–11
(4–7)
Moody Coliseum (576)
Dallas, TX
02/16/2019
1:00 pm
at Houston L 52–63  13–12
(4–8)
Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/20/2019
7:00 pm
South Florida L 50–63  13–13
(4–9)
Williams Arena (762)
Greenville, NC
02/23/2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Cincinnati L 57–68  13–14
(4–10)
Williams Arena (1,102)
Greenville, NC
03/02/2019
3:00 pm
at Tulsa W 64–60  14–14
(5–10)
Reynolds Center (1,119)
Tulsa, OK
03/04/2019
7:00 pm
SMU W 67–61  15–14
(6–10)
Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (9) SMU
First Round
W 50–48 OT 16–14
Mohegan Sun Arena (3,959)
Uncasville, CT
03/09/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (1) No. 2 Connecticut
Quarterfinals
L 65–92  16–15
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,935)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. Maskavich, Zach (December 26, 2018). "Killinger steps down as ECU women's basketball interim coach". WNCT-TV. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. "ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site". Ecupirates.com.
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