Give a Kid a Smile!

The Pirates took some time out of their schedules recently to participate in the "Give a kid a smile" program. The ladies were there to help kids ease their anxiety levels when receiving dental checkups at Eastern Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry in Greenville. Below are some pictures from the day.

Pirate Family Connection

Your East Carolina women's basketball team is set to host UTEP tonight at 7 p.m. Blue Edwards, former Pirate and NBA great, will be there to support his daughters as he is for every home game. The Daily Reflector wrote a feature which looks at the relationship and common bond the twins have with their father. You can read it by following the link below.

During all but one of East Carolina’s home women’s basketball games this season, Blue Edwards has sat in the same spot inside Minges Coliseum — behind the scorer’s table, about three rows up.

Former ECU great Edwards now a spectator

Alumni Weekend 2012

We had a great time this weekend welcoming back the people who helped put East Carolina Women's Basketball on the map - our alumni! There was a catered dinner the night before the UAB game and the alums were able to enjoy the battle with the Blazers from courtside seats. The 30th anniversary of the 1981-82 Pirate team, which qualified for the first-ever NCAA Women's Tournament, was also recognized and celebrated during halftime. Check out the pictures!

Christmas in Myrtle Beach

The Pirates arrived in Myrtle Beach today in advance of the 2011 Carolinas Challenge in which they will face Jacksonville and the University of North Carolina. After practicing in the afternoon, the team enjoyed a dinner at a Japanese Steakhouse before returning to the Breakers Resort for its annual Christmas Party. A lot of fun was had by the players, managers and staff. Check out some pictures and video from the party!


Chareya explains her winning gingerbread house design


"Minute to win it" - ECU Style

Coach Macy's Greensboro College Team Earns Induction into School's Hall of Fame

GREENSBORO, N.C. - East Carolina women's basketball head coach Heather Macy and her 1996-97 Greensboro College teammates have earned induction into the school's hall of fame.

The squad became the first women's basketball team at Greensboro to earn an NCAA berth and only the second to win the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (DIAC) tournament. The Pride finished its campaign with a 19-9 overall record and a 8-4 mark in DIAC play. It was the first winning season Greensboro posted since 1991-1992 when it ended up 17-10 and 7-3, just one year removed from its first DIAC Tournament Championship.

"Heather was a key part of our run to the NCAA Tournament during the 1996-97 season," former Pride head coach Steve Johnson said. "What made her special was she gave the team 100 percent effort, 100 percent of the time. Her leadership as a freshman starter was paramount to our success."

Macy received a Bachelor of Science degree in sport and exercise studies (cum laude) from Greensboro College in 2000. She ended her career ranked fifth on the Pride's career three-point field goal list with 112, ninth in assists with 213 and 11th in scoring with 707 points. Macy also turned in the ninth-best season mark from beyond the arc in 1998-99, draining 39-percent of her three-point field goal attempts.

The Greensboro College 2012 Hall of Fame Class will be inducted during a ceremony held on March 31, 2012.

The National Stats Rankings

The Pirates are nearly a third of the way through their 2011-12 schedule and are still ranked high nationally in many statistical categories. Take a look below to see which ones.

Category..............Ranking

Steals Per Game...............2nd
Scoring Defense...............6th
Turnover Margin...............16th
Scoring Margin................31st

Additionally, senior Bryelle Smith is ranked 39th in assist/turnover ratio while junior Britny Edwards is 79th in blocked shots per game.

Pirate Nation - don't forget that the team will be playing within driving distance for the next five games.

Dec. 18 vs. Jacksonville (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Dec. 20 vs. No. 18 North Carolina (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Dec. 28 vs. No. 21 Delaware (College Park, Md.)
Dec. 29 vs. Lafayette/No. 5 Maryland (College Park, Md.)
Jan. 2 at Hampton (Hampton, Va.)

Recapping the Season so far

The Pirates are off to a 4-2 start to begin the 2011-12 campaign. Catch up with the team's progress with these notes and tidbits.

+ With the two victories in the ECU Thanksgiving Tournament, the Pirates continue an impressive stretch which has seen them capture 11-straight victories at Minges Coliseum and win 37 of their last 46 decisions inside the venue.
+ East Carolina has held its first six opponents under 65 points, marking the first time that has happened since the 1973-74 season. The Pirates are allowing a league-low 46.3 points per game – a mark which unofficially sits seventh nationally.
+ Junior Shala Hodges is averaging a team-best 13.4 points per game after netting just 4.5 per contest last season. She set a career high with 28 points against Virginia Intermont while also contributing three assists and five steals.
+ East Carolina Scored 109 points against St. Andrew’s which tied for the third-most in a single game in program history.
+ The Pirates tied the school single-game record for steals with 33 against the Knights as the Pirates are averaging 18.0 per contest early in the season. That average is tied with Kentucky for second nationally.
+ Smashed the program record for margin of victory with the 79-point win over St. Andrew’s. The old standard was a pair of 66-point triumphs over UNC Greensboro and Manhattan during the 1979-80 season.
+ East Carolina has forced 180 turnovers in six games so far this campaign, an average of 30 per contest. The Pirates forced 47 miscues by the Knights and 48 in the win over Virginia Intermont.
+ The 109 points scored represent the 21st time since the program’s inception that ECU has netted at least 100 points.