East Carolina Pirates women's basketball

East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
UniversityEast Carolina University
First season1969 (1969)
Head coachKim McNeill (6th season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationGreenville, North Carolina
ArenaWilliams Arena at Minges Coliseum
(capacity: 8,000)
NicknamePirates
ColorsPurple and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 2007, 2023
AIAW tournament appearances
1973
Conference tournament champions
CAA: 1984, 1985
C-USA: 2007
AAC: 2023

The East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represents East Carolina University in women's basketball. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Pirates play home basketball games at the Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at Greenville, North Carolina.[2]

Season-by-season record

They have won three conference tournaments (1984, 1985, 2007, and 2023) while going to the NCAA Tournament in 1982, 2007, and 2023.[3]

Season Record Conference record Postseason result Coach
1969–70 9–2 No Conference n/a Catherine Bolton
1970–71 11–1 No Conference n/a Catherine Bolton
1971–72 12–3 No Conference n/a Catherine Bolton
1972–73 19–2 No Conference AIAW Top 12 Catherine Bolton
1973–74 8–5 No Conference n/a Catherine Bolton
1974–75 13–10 No Conference n/a Catherine Bolton
1975–76 12–6 No Conference n/a Catherine Bolton
1976–77 7–15 No Conference n/a Catherine Bolton
1977–78 19–11 No Conference n/a Catherine Bolton
1978–79 18–11 No Conference n/a Cathy Andruzzi
1979–80 21–10 No Conference n/a Cathy Andruzzi
1980–81 22–7 No Conference n/a Cathy Andruzzi
1981–82 17–10 No Conference NCAA first round Cathy Andruzzi
1982–83 14–12 No Conference n/a Cathy Andruzzi
1983–84 13–16 3–2 (ECAC-South) CAA Tournament Champions Cathy Andruzzi
1984–85 20–9 11–1 (ECAC-South) CAA Tournament Champions Emily Manwaring
1985–86 24–6 11–1 (Colonial) CAA Finalist Emily Manwaring
1986–87 16–13 7–5 (Colonial) n/a Emily Manwaring
1987–88 8–20 2–10 (Colonial n/a Pat Pierson
1988–89 15–13 7–5 (Colonial) n/a Pat Pierson
1989–90 18–10 8–4 (Colonial) n/a Pat Pierson
1990–91 12–17 4–8 (Colonial) CAA Finalist Pat Pierson
1991–92 21–8 12–2 (Colonial) CAA Finalist Pat Pierson
1992–93 16–12 8–8 (Colonial) n/a Rosie Thompson
1993–94 2–24 1–13 (Colonial) n/a Rosie Thompson
1994–95 8–19 3–11 (Colonial) n/a Rosie Thompson
1995–96 11–16 6–10 (Colonial) n/a Anne Donovan
1996–97 13–16 6–10 (Colonial) CAA Finalist Anne Donovan
1997–98 9–19 4–12 (Colonial) n/a Anne Donovan
1998–99 16–13 7–9 (Colonial) CAA Finalist Dee Stokes
1999-00 15–14 9–7 (Colonial) n/a Dee Stokes
2000–01 16–12 10–6 (Colonial) n/a Dee Stokes
2001–02 6–21 3–11 (C-USA) n/a Dee Stokes/Gene Hill
2002–03 12–16 4–10 (C-USA) n/a Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2003–04 14–14 5–9 (C-USA) n/a Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2004–05 10–18 6–8 (C-USA) n/a Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2005–06 17–12 8–8 (C-USA) n/a Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2006–07 19–14 11–5 (C-USA) C-USA Champions
NCAA First Round		 Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2007–08 13–17 7–9 (C-USA) n/a Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2008–09 18–13 8–8 (C-USA) n/a Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2009–10 23–11 9–7 (C-USA) WNIT Second Round Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2010–11 16–15 9–7 (C-USA) n/a Heather Macy
2011–12 12–19 5–11 (C-USA) n/a Heather Macy
2012–13 22–10 11–5 (C-USA) WNIT First Round Heather Macy
2013–14 22–9 10–6 (C-USA) WNIT First Round Heather Macy
2014–15 22–11 11–7 (AAC) WNIT Second Round Heather Macy
2015–16 13–19 6–12 (AAC) n/a Heather Macy
2016–17 11–19 2–14 (AAC) n/a Heather Macy
2017–18 16–15 7–9 (AAC) n/a Heather Macy
2018–19 16–15 6–10 (AAC) n/a Chad killinger/Nicole Mealing
2019–20 9–21 6–10 (AAC) n/a Kim McNeill
2020–21 8–14 6–10 (AAC) n/a Kim McNeill
2021–22 11–18 4–14 (AAC) n/a Kim McNeill
2022–23 23–9 11–5 (AAC) NCAA First Round Kim McNeill

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1982 6 Round of 32 #3 South Carolina L 54–79
2007 13 Round of 64 #4 Rutgers L 34–77
2023 (13 S4) Round of 64 4 S4 Texas L 40–79

AIAW Division I

The Pirates made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
1973 First Round
Consolation First Round
Consolation Second Round 		Western Washington
Indiana State
Kansas State 		L, 51–55
W, 60–48
L, 46–47

References

  1. ^ ECU Athletics Style Guidelines (PDF). July 14, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site". Ecupirates.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  3. ^ "2023–24 East Carolina women's basketball record book 2023–24" (PDF). East Carolina athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.


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