Women’s Basketball Looks To Take Season Series At ECU

Wednesday, February 14

Greenville, N.C.

6:00 PM

University of Memphis

ECU

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Women’s Basketball Looks To Take Season Series At ECU

Feb 13, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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Memphis won the first matchup at home in early January

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team will travel to Greenville, N.C., to square off against the Pirates of ECU Wednesday evening. The Tigers and the Pirates will play at Minges Coliseum for their second contest between the teams this year. Wednesday's game will broadcast on ESPN3.

GAME 25
Memphis (7-17; 2-9 AAC) vs. ECU (13-11; 5-6 AAC)
Tip-off: 6:00 p.m. CT?
Location: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, N.C.
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After a pit stop at home this past Saturday, the Tigers head back on the road to take on ECU. Wednesday's game will be the last road contest until the regular season finale with three home contests in between. Following a loss to SMU, Memphis will try to right the ship against a Pirates squad that has won three of their last four.

The Tigers continue to be led by their seniors, Brea Elmore and Cheyenne Creighton, with Elmore leading the team in points and Creighton leading in rebounds. This proved to be the case against SMU, as Elmore led the team with 11 points, and Creighton was tops in rebounds with nine. Entering the game against the Pirates, here are some tidbits about the Memphis women's basketball team:

Brea Elmore is now 45 points away from reaching the 1,000-point milestone. Elmore would become the 25^th member of the Memphis 1,000-point club.
Jada Stinson is fourth on the team in scoring, logging 7.2 points per game. She has started nine of the last ten games, averaging 8.5 points and 3.3 assists per game when she starts.
Cheyenne Creighton is the 13^th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 points and 600 rebounds in her career.
Alana Davis shot 3-for-6 from the floor against SMU, which stands as her ninth consecutive game of shooting 50 percent or higher. For the season, Davis shoots 56.2 percent, which is highest on the team.
Elmore and Creighton lead Memphis offensively with 14.5 and 14.4 points per game, respectively. Both have started in every game for Memphis.
A Memphis victory would improve the Tigers to 8-17 on the year and 3-9 in American Athletic Conference play. A win would also be the third road-win of the season.

A Look At ECU
ECU will host Memphis with a 13-11 overall record and 5-6 American Athletic Conference mark. The Pirates' last outing resulted in an 88-47 loss to American foe USF last Wednesday. ECU has, however, claimed a victory in three of their last four games, beating Cincinnati, Wichita State, and SMU.

ECU's top scorer is Ariyana Williams, who scores 9.6 points per game this season. Five other players score six or more points per game, resulting in an offense that is balanced across the board. Thais Oliveira leads the team in rebounds, having grabbed 134 boards on the year.

As a group, the Pirates are averaging almost 65 points per game while shooting 37.5 percent from the field. ECU also gets after ball handlers, averaging 11.1 steals per game, while forcing opponents into 22 turnovers per game.

Heather Macy is at the helm of the Pirates and is currently in her eighth season as head coach. As the ninth head coach in program history, Macy claimed the record for most wins in program history this season. Currently, ECU is sitting in sixth place in the American Athletic Conference standings.

Final Details
Tipoff against ECU is set for 6 p.m. CT at the Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The game will broadcast on ESPN3 and fans can listen to the game on the airwaves at 91.7 FM WUMR with Jeff Brightwell on the call. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the team on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.