The Honorary Coach Experience

Thanks to Den Dickerson, who was kind enough to share his experience as an "honorary coach" for the game against Rice this past Sunday. Den details the whole day in his blog which is linked below.

"I honestly had a tough time sleeping the night before - like a kid on Christmas Eve, the excitement was absolutely there. I had never been an Honorary Coach before & didn't know anyone who had that I could quiz beforehand about what to expect. I do prefer to be prepared whenever possible."

Den's Honorary Coach Experience

Coach Macy Hits the Airwaves...

While on the road recruiting this week, Coach Macy took some time out of her day to update the Pirate Nation on the 2010-11 season as a featured guest on the Brian Bailey Show. In case you missed it, here is the audio archive...

Coach Macy on the Brian Bailey Show - Jan. 17

Thanks Pirate Nation!

Pirate Nation,

The latest national attendance rankings have been released and you have allowed us to grab the No. 72 spot! Our average crowd of 1,844 is first in Conference USA for the third-straight season and is ahead of such teams as Oregon (74), Arkansas (75), Colorado (79), California (87), Illinois (89), Missouri (93), Syracuse (98) and Florida (104).

Don't miss our next home game against C-USA rival Rice. ECU looks to avenge a 77-74 loss in Houston last season which halted our 4-0 start to conference play. Be there and be loud! Thanks again for all of your support!

2010-11 Conference USA Attendance Ranking (Through Jan. 9)

1. East Carolina (1,844)
2. SMU (1,225)
3. Southern Miss (1,221)
4. UTEP (1,202)
5. Tulane (745)
6. Memphis (696)
7. Houston (691)
8. UCF (528)
9. UAB (524)
10. Rice (446)
11. Tulsa (399)
12. Marshall (333)

First RPI Released!

The NCAA has released its first RPI rankings of the season and the Pirates are right up there, knocking on the top 100! The list only confirms the tough schedule ECU has played in preparation for the conference season.

The path to the Conference USA title and the NCAA Tournament starts tomorrow at UTEP. Don't forget to be there Sunday as your Pirates take on rival Memphis at 1 p.m. inside Minges Coliseum.

Check out some of the teams we have played so far. Impressive!

No. 10 Maryland
No. 15 UCLA
No. 39 Charlotte
No. 76 UNC Wilmington
No. 107 Hampton

Recapping Hawai'i

We hope everyone had a great Christmas! It's hard to believe that Conference USA play is just around the corner, beginning Jan. 6 at UTEP. In case you missed it, here are some blogs recapping the trip and all the fun things the team had the privelege of doing while in the islands.

Arrival and Day One

Visit to Pearl Harbor

Trip to Volcano National Park

Thanks to the Fulchers!

On the Pirates' recent road trip to Charlotte, the Fulcher family was kind enough to open its home to the team and prepared a great dinner for all! Thanks for the hospitality!

Pirates in the National Rankings

The first set of national rankings came out Monday and the Pirates are near the top of many categories! Ashley Clarke is all the way up to fourth in the nation in steals with 4.0 per game, helped out by her nine-steal performance against No. 23 Maryland. Check it out! ECU is only team in Conference USA that is in the top 10 of any statistic.

Steals Per Game: 9th (14.7)
Turnover Margin: 13th (+8.33)
Scoring Offense: 26th (80.0)
Field Goal Percentage: 35th (.450)
Assists Per Game: 44th (16.5)