Women’s Basketball Falls To ECU On The Road

Wednesday, February 14

Greenville, N.C.

6:00 PM

University of Memphis

7-18, 2-10

ECU

14-11, 6-6

Memphis

ECU

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Feb 14, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Three players score in double-digits, led by Elmore’s 21 points

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team was unable to overcome a fourth-quarter surge by ECU Wednesday evening and ultimately fell by a score of 75-62 at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, N.C. Memphis had three players in double-figures, led by Brea Elmore's 21 points.

How It Happened
The contest was very back-and-forth for three quarters as there proved to be 13 lead changes in the game. Three of the five ties in the game came in the first quarter and Elmore helped ignite the Memphis offense with four of the team's 11 points.

Trailing by four after the opening quarter, Memphis put together a 4-0 run for the fourth tie of the ball game to start the second. ECU answered and held on to its lead for the remainder of the half. A lay-up by Brianna Porter with 34 seconds before intermission made it just a one-point, 32-31, game with two quarters to play.

Memphis regained the lead from ECU with a 6-2 run out of the break. Much like the rest of the contest, the Pirates had an answer and took back the lead with less than three minutes before the end of the period. That ultimately was the final lead change of the ball game.

Back-to-back three-pointers by ECU to open up the fourth quarter saw the home team's lead grow to eight with over nine minutes to play. ECU continued to build upon its momentum and lead over the Tigers as time progressed. Before the contest ended, Elmore eclipsed the 20-point mark and Cheyenne Creighton registered her 10^th double-double of the year.

Turning Point
Back-to-back three-pointers to open up the fourth quarter ignited a 26-point fourth for ECU. Memphis scored 17 points in the fourth, but was unable to overcome the hot start to the period for the Pirates.

Notables

Brea Elmore had her 19^th double-digit scoring game of the season with a team-high 21 points. It was the ninth 20-plus scoring effort of the year for Elmore.
Cheyenne Creighton finished with 12 points for her 19^th double-digit scoring game of the season. She also led Memphis with 11 rebounds for her 10^th double-double of the season and 18^th of her career.
Jada Stinson had a career-high seven assists to lead Memphis. Elmore also registered seven assists for the Tigers.
All seven players who saw action against the Pirates scored.
Brianna Porter scored in double-digits for the second time this season with 10 points. She also had four rebounds.

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis returns home for the next three games, starting with an ESPN2 broadcasted game against Tulane on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. CT. Sunday's game is also the annual Play4Kay where fans are encouraged to wear pink in honor of the fight against breast cancer.

The game can also be heard on 91.7 FM WUMR with Jeff Brightwell on the call. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.