Nov. 29 Team Notebook

Here are some team notes to keep you updated through the first six games of the season!

- The Pirates have won 26 of their last 31 home games.

- East Carolina drained a school-record 13 three-point field goals against Massachusetts, just days after hitting a then program-high 12 vs. Virginia Union

- Senior Allison Spivey moved into fourth-place on the ECU career three-point field goal list with four against Massachusetts. She now owns 156 and is just four away from taking over third.

- Junior Ashley Clarke moved into ninth on the program career assists chart, racking up 16 over the week. She now has 272 and is just 10 away from sole possession of eighth-place.

- The Pirates own the top two offensive outputs in the league this season, scoring 102 points against Virginia Union and 97 vs. Massachusetts – both during the past week.

- ECU also boasts the top two single-game assist marks in the league this year with 28 against Massachusetts and 25 against Virginia Union. In the contest with the Minutewomen, the Pirates recorded 28 assists against just nine turnovers for a stellar 3.1 ratio.

- East Carolina converted 36 field goals in the game with Massachusetts, marking the 25th time the team has drained at least 30 field goals since the beginning of the 2006-07 season

- The 61-point margin of victory against Virginia Union is the third-largest in program history and 12th in the Conference USA annals.

- Senior Kim Gay posted career-best marks in free throws made (eight) and attempts (nine) against No. 23 Maryland, tying for the best single-game percentage in C-USA this season (.889). Clarke also grabbed a personal-high nine steals against the Terps.

Also, congratulations to Kim Gay and Ashley Clarke for their selections to the Ninth-Annual Pirate Invitational All-Tournament Team!

Clarke pocketed a career-best nine steals against No. 23 Maryland

Gay hit 8-of-9 free throws vs. No. 23 Maryland, tying for the Conference USA high single-game free throw percentage so far this season.

GAME ON!

My first six months as the head coach at ECU has been more than I could ever imagine. And at last, the moment has finally arrived – LET THE GAMES BEGIN! This week, please grab a friend or two and join us Friday night at 5pm for the game against American.

This voyage has allowed us to embark on a new and exciting challenge. We are implementing an action-packed style of basketball. We know that it takes hard work to do it, so each day, the team shows tremendous focus and commitment to diligent work. We have been more than impressed with their energy and passion for basketball. That is what it will take to play our tempo! We are still in the growing stages; however, these young women are showing incredible progress as not only basketball players, but also as students and members of the community. One thing we emphasize is that we want to get better every day, in everything we do!

We are working hard to show our fans that we are invested in the Greenville community. Every person associated with this program is sold on the vision of continuing the winning tradition and creating a hometown team for our community to support. I have come to learn that there is no better place to be involved with sports than in Greenville, N.C.! You guys are passionate and I LOVE IT! We can hear it, recruits feel it and it drives us! So, be sure to tell a friend, because if you want to see BIG TIME women’s college basketball then Minges Coliseum is the place.

We will constantly compete with an enormous amount of passion, pride, enthusiasm, and undying effort. So join us for this exciting season – as we want to hear everyone in the stands. This is going to be a year full of new energy, faces and attitudes. We want you to join us on our journey. Let us set sail together.

Game on,
Coach Macy