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2 Season Review Pirate Team Notes The Pirates finished the season 5-2 at home in conference play and won a school-best six C-USA games, finishing with its highest-seeding (No. 8) since joining C-USA. ECU is 7 wins shy of reaching the reaching 500 victories in the programs history. The Pirates equaled or out rebounded 17 of their 28 opponents on the season (1,079-1,013) by an average margin of 2.3. In four consecutive games Feb (USF, UAB, Cincinnati and Louisville), the Pirates shot 50 percent or better in a single half from the floor. Against Cincinnati, the Pirates shot a scorching 56.5 percent (13-23), the highest first half output for the season. In seven of its last nine games, ECU shot 40 percent or better from the floor for the entire game. Since joining C-USA in 2001, ECU is 1-6 all-time in overtime conference games. They recorded their first overtime victory (71-65) against Louisiville on Feb. 13, ECU held Cincinnati to 21.4 percent (12-56) shooting from the floor, the lowest shooting output by a Pirate opponent last season. The Pirates allowed just 31 points against Cincinnati, the lowest point total by a Pirate opponent last season and the lowest since 30 points scored Columbia on Dec. 3, 1994 inside Minges Coliseum. ECU held the Bearcats scorless from the field in the final 12:06 of the game, marking the longest drought by a Pirate opponent last season. ECU s 27 point margin victory over Cincinnati, 58-31, was the biggest victory of the season for Pirates. Seven of the Pirates 10 wins were by 13 or more points and three of those were by more than 23 points. As a team, the Pirates shot 70.6 percent ( ) from the free throw line. They shot 80 percent or better 10 times last season. The Pirates were on the season when starting Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey and Sutton. Jennifer Jackson Pirate Individual Notes Jennifer Jackson recorded her 71st career double figure game netting a game-best 24 points against Charlotte (Feb. 26). In an overtime win against Louisville (Feb. 13), Jackson recorded her third 30-plus point game of the season and fifth of her career with 31 points. She also recorded her fifth double-double of the season and 17th of her career with 11 rebounds. Jackson moved into fifth place all-time on ECU s scoring list with 12 points against Charlotte (Jan. 23, 2005). On Feb. 5 against USF, she recorded a game-high 22 points and 14 rebounds. Against VCU, she recorded a game-high 30 points, her fourth 30- plus point outing of her career. She posted a career-high 34 points against Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 4). Jackson tied a career-high by hitting five 3- pointers against both Duquesne and Louisville. Currently Jackson ranks in the top-11 all-time in six Pirate statistical categories. Senior Shanita Sutton proved to be an inside threat for the Pirates in season. She netted 19 points while collecting three rebounds and two blocks against Louisville. In a win over Cincinnati, Sutton scored 18 points going a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the free throw line on her way to recording her 15th double-digit game of the season. Sutton scored a team-best 16 points against UAB (Feb. 7). She collected a career-high 20 points, hitting 8-of- 17 shots from the floor against VCU. Against Charlotte, (Jan. 23) she posted her second double-double of the season and her career with 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. She finished the season ranked second on the team in scoring (11.7 points) and rebounds (6.1) per game. She has posted double-figures in 18 of 28 games dating back to the Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 27), when she netted a team-best 14 points. Sutton also led the team in blocks (23) and moved into seventh place (64) on ECU s all-time list with her lone block against Houston (Feb. 18). She recorded at least one block in five consecutive games (Feb. 7-20). Sutton set a career-high in steals (5) against TCU. Viola Cooper moved into seventh place on ECU s all-time three-point field goals made list after hitting three from behind the arc against West Virginia (Dec. 20). She hit 84 for her career. Cooper started all 56 consecutive games played since coming to ECU in She posted 26 career double-digit games with her most recent coming against Memphis (March 3, 2005) with 17 points. Junior forward LaToya Horton posted a career-high in assists (7) and collected a gamehigh 10 rebounds against Charlotte (Feb. 26) in the regular season finale. Against N.C. A&T, she recorded a career-high 11 points and also had East Carolina Women s Basketball

3 two blocks. Against UAB, Horton grabbed a season-best 14 rebounds, 12 coming on the defensive end and collected eight points. She finished the season ranked 10th (overall) and tied for 8th (C-USA) in blocks. Horton recorded at least one block in 15 of her last 23 games. Against Saint Louis, (Jan. 9) she tied her career-high with three blocks. Last season ( ), she recorded at least one blocked shot in eight consecutive games (Nov Jan. 1, 2004) which set a school record. Sophomore transfer Amanda Mills (University of Rhode Island), saw her first action as a Pirate against in-state rival UNC Wilmington (Dec. 18). In 21 minutes of play, she collected eight points, four rebounds and two blocked shots. Against N.C. A&T she recorded seven points, hitting 5-of-6 from the charity stripe and against C-USA foe Saint Louis she netted a career-high nine points. Mills collected five points and one block on 2-of-2 shooting from the floor and going 1-for-1 from the free throw line against UAB (Feb. 7). Senior Soraya Hellaby recorded career-highs in points (12), field goals made (6) and tied a career-high in minutes played (19) against Montana at the Four Points LAX Turkey Shootout. She recorded her first career start for ECU against George Washington (Nov. 21). Freshman Nicole Days came off the bench and proved to be an inside force for head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. She averaged 2.5 points and 2.9 rebounds a game. She ranked first among C-USA freshman in field goal percentage (.553). Against N.C. A&T, she recorded her first doubledigit rebounding game with a career-best 13 rebounds and against Cal State Fullerton, she recorded her first double-digit scoring game with a career-high 10 points. Days netted eight points and grabbed six boards in 15 minutes of play against DePaul (Jan. 14). Senior Samantha Pankey (Dilwyn, Va.) was named to the first-team 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Basketball District III University Division Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America Feb. 18. Pankey, who ranked first in her class and was a double major in English and communications, is a four-time Conference USA Commissioner Honor Roll and Academic Medal recipient, two-time PCS Phosphate All-Academic Team selection and an ECU Athletic Director's Chancellor's List recipient every semester since the fall of 2001, while compiling an overall GPA of 4.0, and graduated first in her class for the entire university. Pankey played in 102 career games with 65 starts, while averaging 3.3 points, 1.9 assists a game, and has a career free throw percentage of.801 ( ). Samantha Pankey Pirates Record When... Leading after the first half 9-6 Trailing after the first half 1-12 Tied after the first half 0-0 Overtime games 1-0 ECU makes the first basket 5-11 Opponent makes the first basket 5-7 ECU shoots 50% or better 2-0 ECU shoots between % 7-7 ECU shoots under 40% 1-11 Opponent shoots 50% or better 0-3 Opponent shoots between 40 and 49.9% 2-8 Opponent shoots under 40% 7-8 ECU outrebounds the opponent 7-8 Opponent outrebounds ECU 3-8 Tied in rebounds 0-2 ECU scores 59 or less 1-14 ECU scores ECU scores ECU scores ECU scores 90 or more 0-0 Opponent scores 59 or less 7-2 Opponent scores Opponent scores Opponent scores Opponent scores 90 or more 0-1 ECU has 10+ steals 6-4 ECU shoots better than 70% FT 7-6 ECU at home 8-5 ECU on the road 2-10 ECU in neutral games 0-3 Games by five or less 1-5 Games by 6-10 points 2-4 Games by 11 points or more 7-9 ECU in November 1-3 ECU in December 2-5 ECU in January 4-5 ECU in February 3-4 ECU in March 0-1 ECU in C-USA 0-1 ECU in C-USA Tournament ECU STARTING LINE-UP RECORD... Duquesne: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (1-0) at G. Washington: Cooper, Hellaby, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (0-1) vs. Montana: Cooper, Hellaby, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (0-2) vs. Cal State : Anthony, Cooper, Hellaby, Pankey, Sutton L, (0-1) at Savannah State: Anthony, Cooper, Horton, Pankey, Sutton L, (0-1) Stephen F. Austin: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (2-0) Baylor: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (2-1) Wake Forest: Anthony, Cooper, Horton, Pankey, Sutton L, (0-2) at UNC Wilmington: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (2-2) West Virginia: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (2-3) at VCU: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (3-3) at Buffalo: Cooper, Downey, Horton, Jackson, Sutton L, (0-1) N.C. A&T: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (4-3) Memphis: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (5-3) Saint Louis: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (6-3) at DePaul: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (6-4) at Marquette: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (6-5) at Charlotte: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (6-6) Southern Miss: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (7-6) Tulane: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (7-7) at USF: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (8-7) at UAB: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (8-8) Cincinnati: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (9-8) Louisville: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton W, (10-8) at Houston: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (10-9) at TCU: Cooper, Horton, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (10-10) Charlotte: Cooper, Hellaby, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (0-3) C-USA Tournament Memphis: Cooper, Hellaby, Jackson, Pankey, Sutton L, (10-11) East Carolina Women s Basketball 81

4 Lady Pirate Pictorial Collage Family Fun East Carolina Women s Basketball

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8 Jennifer Jackson Career Notes Ranks fifth all-time on ECU s scoring charts with 1,490 career points... Became the 19th Lady Pirate to score 1,000 points in a career (Feb. 20, 2004)... Ranks fifth all-time on ECU s FG Accuracy (.512) charts... First Lady Pirate to earn All C-USA honors (third team in ) Ranks second on the ECU career three-point field goal list with 159 three-point baskets Ranks first (59) and third (49) on the single season 3-point field goal lists Her.742 career free throw accuracy ranks second all-time in ECU history Three-time all conference selection. As a Senior Led the Pirates in scoring with 16.5 ppg... Recorded her 70th double-digit career game with 12 points against Memphis (Mar. 3)... Posted her third 30-plus point game of the season and fifth of her career with 31 against Louisville and grabbed 11 boards for her 17th career doubledouble... Scored a career-high and C-USA season-best 34 points against Stephen F. Austin and was named to the Lady Pirate Invitational All-Tournament Team... Named C-USA Player of the Week (Feb. 13)... Tied a career-high with five three pointers against Duquesne and Louisville... Named to the Second-team All C- USA Finished the season ranked in five C-USA statistical categories: ninth in scoring (16.4), free throw percentage (.767) and 3- point field goals made (1.43 pg), 14th in rebounding (6.3 rpg) and offensive rebounds (2.57 rpg) Named team Most Valuable Player and Top Rebounder. As a Junior Named third team All C-USA... Started 21-of-28 games and all 14 conference games... Averaged 14.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, while hitting 75 percent of her free throws (60-of-80)... Scored a season-high 29 points against TCU... Recorded five double-doubles on the season... Scored in double figures in 23 games... Recorded six double-digit rebound games... Connected on 59-of-184 threepointers, including 10-of- 20 during the Lady Pirate Invitational, where she earned all-tournament team honors (Nov )... Poured in a game-high 14 points against Coppin State en route to earning all-tournament team honors in the U.S. Cellular Classic (Dec. 6-7)... Ranked 15th in C- USA in scoring (14.5), 14th in rebounding (6.8), 13th in free throw percentage (.750), sixth in 3- point field goals made (59), and 13th in defensive rebounding (123). As a Sophomore Earned All C-USA third team honors... Started all 28 games for the Pirates Led the team in points per game 17.3, rebounds per game 7.8, and three-point field goal percentage (.371) Ranked third on the team in free throw percentage (.747) Had the second highest field goal percentage on the team (.461) Scored a career-high and team-high 31 points and pulled down a career high 17 rebounds against Memphis Led the team in scoring and rebounding in 14 games Recorded six double-doubles on the Had career-highs in assists with four against South Florida and steals, four, against Memphis and Louisville First on the team in steals with 54 Earned MVP honors of the U.S. Cellular Classic and named to the Atlanta NW Marriott All-Tournament Team Named Conference USA Player-of-the-Week on Dec. 9 Ranked fourth in C-USA scoring with 17.3 points per game and averaged 19.8 points in C-USA games, ninth in the conference in rebounding, free throw percentage, three-point field goal percentage, and three-point field goals made Tied for 11th in the conference in defensive rebounds, averaging 4.33 per game Named team Most Valuable Player and Top Rebounder. As a Freshman Played in 25 games and started in two Scored 10 or more points in four games Shot 100 percent from the free throw line in four match-ups Finished the season with the third best three-point field goal percentage (.344) on the team Averaged 5.7 points per game Led the team in scoring in two games, and in rebounding in three games. At Prince Edwards High School Averaged nearly 20 points a game Led team to state championship as a junior while earning first team all-state, all-region, and all-district honors Also an all-state track performer and alldistrict volleyball player. Personal Majored in physical education... Daughter of Barbara Jackson and granddaughter of Annie Jackson... Has one brother (Sharrod) East Carolina Women s Basketball

9 Samantha Pankey Career Notes Her.791 career free throw percentage ranked top among the Pirate squad with at least 100 attempts... Has recorded 11 double-digit scoring games with the most recent coming against Louisville (Feb. 13) with 14 points. As a Senior Started 27-of-28 games for the Pirates in Set a career-high in free throws made (10) and attempted (11) against Louisville... Was a perfect 4-of-4 from the floor and free throw line against Stephen F. Austin... Connected on a career-best six field goals with a career-high 18 points, while tying career-highs in 3-pointers (2) and blocks (2) against Southern Miss... Tied a career-high in assists against Tulane and TCU with seven... Recorded a season-high four steals against Tulane... Ranked second on the team in assists (86)... Named to the first-team 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Basketball District III University Division Team... Earned ECU Athletic Director s Honor Roll for the Fall of 2004 Named team Scholar Athlete for fourth consecutive year Finished her academic career with a 4.0 GPA and ranked first in her graduating class Ranked 11th in C-USA in assist to turnover ratio (1.41) Named ECU s Most Improved Player. As a Junior Started in 12 games this season... Recorded a career-high seven assists against N.C. A&T and Cleveland State... Tied for fourth on the team with 45 assists... Scored a season-high 10 points against N.C. A&T... Named District III Verizon Academic All-American... Received the Pirate Basketball Scholar Athlete Award... Named to the 2004 PCS Phosphate All-Academic Team... Earned C-USA Commissioner s Academic Medal for having a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher... Named to the C- USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. As a Sophomore Played in 22 games and started in 12 Set a career-high in rebounds (9) against Louisville on Feb. 7 Lead team in free-throw percentage (.892) Ranked second on team in three-point field goal percentage (.333) Tied career-high in assists with six against Louisville and led the team in assists for three games Collected a career high two blocks against Cincinnati Averaged 3.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. As a Freshman One of only two players to make an appearance in all 27 games during the season Scored 10 or more points in three games Had the secondmost assists on the team (43) for an average of 1.6 Averaged 3.0 points, and 1.7 rebounds per game Named Coaches Award recipient. Personal Completed her degree in English and communications Daughter of George Pankey and Dawn Boyers Has two brothers (Adam and Taylor)... Named to ECU s Director of Athletics Chancellor s List every semester since the Fall of Shanita Sutton Career Notes Started 31 consecutive games from the to season marking the second longest active Pirate streak... Recorded her 25th career double-digit scoring game against Memphis... Recorded second career double-double against Memphis... Snagged a career-best 14 rebounds against Charlotte (Jan. 23) in 34 minutes, which was also a career-best... Ranks into seventh place on ECU s all-time shots blocked list with 65. As a Senior Started all 28 games for the Pirates in Tied a career-high with 20 points against VCU (Dec. 30) and Memphis (Mar. 4)... Tied careerhigh in free throw s made with six against UAB, Cincinnati and Memphis... Set a career-high in rebounds (14) against Charlotte... Collected a career-high five steals against TCU... Recorded nine rebounds, all on the defensive end, against USF... Named to the 2004 Four Points LAX Turkey Shootout All-Tournament Team... Has posted double-figures in 18-of-28 games this season... Ranked second on the team in points (11.7) and rebounds per game (5.9), while ranking first in blocks (24)... Has recorded at least one block in five straight games (Feb. 7-20) Ranked in six statistical categories: eighth in field goal percentage (.483) and blocked shots (0.86), 12th in free throw percentage (.753),14th in defensive rebounds (4.00 pg) 16th in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and 21st in scoring (11.7), Named ECU s Deflection Award recipient. As a Junior Started 20-of-27 games... Scored a season-high eight points against Murray State, hitting 4-of-6 shots from the floor... Tied a career-high in blocked shots with three against Savannah State... Ranked third on the team with 13 blocks... Recorded a career-high with 10 rebounds against Charlotte... Named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. As a Sophomore Played in 28 games and started in 14 Had a career-high three blocks against Marquette and led the Pirates with 17 Scored a team-high 12 points against Bethune Cookman Pulled down a career-high six rebounds in a win over Campbell Averaged 4.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game Named Coaches Award recipient. As a Freshman Played in 23 games, starting in five Registered double figures on three separate occasions Had a career-high 14 points against Arkansas State on Dec. 2 Averaged 4.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. Personal Majored in exercise sports science Daughter of Terrance and Sharon Sutton Has three siblings (Terrille, Terrena and Travanti) Named to ECU s Director of Athletics Honor Roll in Fall of 2002; Spring of 2003 and Fall of East Carolina Women s Basketball 87

10 Viola Cooper Career Notes Started 56 consecutive games in two seasons for the Pirates... Ranks seventh all-time on ECU s three-point list with Recorded a team-best five three-point field goals twice during the season... Set the single-season record for freethrow percentage (81.5) hitting 53-of-65 from the charity stripe... Ranks seventh on the single-season 3-pointers made list with Has connected on 81.5 percent (53-65) of her free throw attempts which ranks third on ECU s single-season free throw accuracy charts. As a Senior Recorded her 26th career double-digit game with 17 points against Memphis (Mar. 3)... Set a career-high in points (21) against Southern Miss... Connected on a career-high eight free throws against in-state rival Charlotte (Jan. 23)... Shot a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line against Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 4)... Tied a career and season-high in steals (4) against Southern Miss and assists (7) against Tulane... Recorded a career-high seven rebounds against Buffalo (Jan. 2)... Shot 60 percent from the floor against Southern Miss (6-of-10), 3-for-4 from the arc and 6-of-7 from the free throw line Ranked 10th in 3- point field goals made, 11th in three-point percentage (32.8) and 15th in assist to turnover ration (0.84) Earned the Pirate Defensive Award. As a Junior Posted a then career-high 15 points against Murray State (Jan. 4), TCU (Feb. 13) and Louisville (Feb. 22)... Scored in double figures 13 times including 10 points in her Pirate debut against West Virginia (Nov. 23)... Averaged three assists and one steal per game... Recorded a career-high seven assists against Coppin State (Dec. 6)... Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field (all three-pointers), and 4-of-4 from the free throw line against Wake Forest (Dec. 21)... Recorded a career-high five three-pointers against Murray State and Louisville...Led team in assists (85) and free throw percentage (81.8%)... Moved into ninth place on the all-time three-point field goal list with five three-pointers against Louisville... Had 46 career three-point baskets... Ranked 11th in C-USA in three-point percentage (36.2%) and 12th in three-pointers made per game at Responsible for guarding opposing teams top perimeter player Earned the Pirate Defensive Award. Soraya Hellaby As a Senior Played in 27 games with four starts including her first career start for the Pirates against George Washington (Nov. 21)... Set careerhighs in points (12), field goals made (6) and steals (2) against Montana... Tied a career-high in assists (2) and set a new career-high with seven rebounds against TCU... Against Cal State (Nov. 27) recorded a career-best two assists. Tied a career-high in steals and set careerhigh in rebounds (5) against Saint Louis... Recorded a C-USA best six points on 3-of-3 shooting from the floor, also a personal C-USA best, in seven minutes of action against Southern Miss (Jan. 28)... Logged a career-best 25 minutes against TCU. As a Junior Played in 15 games... Recorded two points against Coastal Carolina, including one assist and one blocked shot... Averaged 0.7 rebounds and 3.9 minutes a game coming off the bench for head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener... Named to C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. At Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Helped lead NEO to the 2003 NJCAA Region II Tournament Championship Finished as runner-up in the 2002 NJCAA National Tournament and finished sixth in he 2003 NJCAA National Tournament Compiled a two-year record of 70-6 Rated as the 21st best junior college center in the nation and the 78th best overall junior college player in the country by All-Star Girls Report Teammate of Viola Cooper s at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Personal Majored in communications and a minor in graphic arts Daughter of David and Ilo Leota Hellaby Has two brothers (John and Mark)... Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in Fall of At Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Averaged 12.3 points, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game... Shot 76 percent from the free throw line, 53 percent from the floor and 37 percent from the three-point arc Led NEO to the 2003 NJCAA Region II Tournament Championship, earning tournament MVP honors as well as Bi-State All- Conference recognition Helped NEO finish as the runner-up in the 2002 NJCAA National Tournament with a 35-1 record and finish fifth with a 35-5 record in the 2003 NJCAA National Tournament Compiled a two-year record of Personal Majored in communications and a minor in graphic arts Daughter of Ron Cooper Has two sisters (Jennifer and Judy) and three brothers (Jerron, Jonas and Elijah) East Carolina Women s Basketball

11 Box Scores GAME 1: ECU 65 DUQUESNE 51 Nov. 19, 2004 Greenville, N.C. Minges Coliseum (638) Duquesne FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Hall* Sinclair* Stankevich* Bautre* Crawford* Borasky Bonasso Baker Chandler Singleton Wehrle Totals Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Powelll Clarke Coley Anthony Downey Days Hellaby Team 3 Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina women s basketball team used an 11-0 run in the final five minutes of the second half to claim a victory over Duquesne Friday night inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates (1-0) had two players in double figures led by senior Jennifer Jackson s game-high 23 points and a team-best eight boards. Fellow senior Viola Cooper netted 11 points, while hitting two three-pointers, including one with 13 seconds left in the first half. For the first eight minutes in the second half, both teams traded baskets as the largest lead was four points by the Pirates at the intermission. Backto-back lay-ups by Jackson and Tamekia Powell gave the Pirates a five-point lead with 9:37 remaining. Jackson answered Duquesne s three-pointer by Maria Stankevich when she connected on her fourth three of the night to spark the Pirates. Cooper then drained her second three and Samantha Pankey hit a seven foot jumper to put ECU up by eight, From that moment on, ECU cruised to a victory outscoring the Dukes I thought our team played hard defensively tonight, said head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. In the first half, we were struggling a bit offensively and the defensive play kept us in the ball game. Last year, if we not scoring, we were going to loose. So I feel a little bit better tonight knowing that we have improved. ECU returns to action Sunday, Nov. 21 when they travel to Washington, D.C. to take on another Atlantic-10 school in George Washington. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. ECU is now all-time in season openers. The Pirates out rebounded the Dukes Senior Jennifer Jackson led all scorers with 23. It was her 51st double figure game of her career. With her five three-pointers, Jackson now has 124 for her career and is 13 shy of moving into third place on ECU s career three-point field goals made. She also tied her personal game best, which has been done seven times previously. Senior center Soraya Hellaby had her best game as a Pirate recording a career-best eight points in 19 minutes of play, hitting on 80 percent of her shots (4-of-5). Guard Viola Cooper 14th double figure game of her career with her 11 points. GAME 2: GEORGE WASHINGTON 67 ECU 34 Nov. 21, 2004 Washington, D.C. Charles E. Smith Center (626) Jackson* Sutton* Hellaby* Cooper* Pankey* Powell Clarke Coley Anthony Horton Howard Downey Days Team 8 Totals Geo. Wash. FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Allen* Montanana* Lawrence* Simmonds* Beck* Dancause LoCascio Cole Gineitis Turner Mitchell Fugett Team 5 Totals Washington, D.C. - The East Carolina women s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Sunday afternoon as they fell to George Washington, 67-34, inside the Charles E. Smith Center. The Pirates (1-1) got behind early as the Colonials (2-0) went on a 14-0 run in the first six minutes of play behind six points from senior Anna Montanana. East Carolina finally got on the board when LaToya Horton hit her lone free throw of the night to give George Washington a 14-1 lead. With eight minutes to go in the first half, ECU seemed to get things going as they went on a 9-4 run and cut the lead to nine, Sophomore Keisha Anthony connected on a three pointer followed by a Horton six-foot jumper and Ebonee Downey s three-point play, before heading into the intermission down At the beginning of the second half, George Washington hit 5-of-6 shots from the floor and extended its lead to 31 at Coming out of a timeout, Anthony and senior guard Samantha Pankey each scored five points and helped ECU to cut the lead back to 19. But a final 26-4 push, gave the Colonials its largest lead of the game at 39, 67-28, with 4:25 remaining. ECU s Tamekia Powell hit three free throws and Viola Cooper scored her only points of the game on a 13-foot jumper with 40 seconds left as George Washington walked away with the victory. The Pirates will be on the road for their next three games as they head west to participate in the Four Points LAX Surf N Turf Shootout Tournament in Malibu, Calif. Up first for East Carolina will be Montana on Friday, Nov. 26 and then either host school Pepperdine or Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, Nov Wednesday, Dec. 1, ECU will travel to Savannah State before heading back home for the Lady Pirate Invitational Dec Postgame Notes For the second consecutive game, ECU out rebounded its opponent Currently the Pirates have a rebounded margin of 5.5 over its opponents. Senior Soraya Hellaby recorded her first career start for the Pirates at center. Freshman Jihan Howard saw her first action as a Pirate with two minutes of play in the second half. Nicole Days collected career-highs in rebounds (5) and steals (4). Junior Catherine Coley recorded her first points as a Pirate hitting both of her free-throws. Keisha Anthony lead ECU in scoring with eight points. ECU was held to its lowest point total (37) in seven years when it scored 36 against Old Dominion on Jan. 11, GAME 3: MONTANA 71 ECU 63 Nov. 26, 2004 Malibu, Calif. Firestone Fieldhouse (127) Jackson* Sutton* Hellaby* Cooper* Pankey* Powell Clarke Coley Anthony Horton Downey Days Team 6 Totals Montana FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Monaco* Baird* Tyler* Edwards* Keller* Closson Schmitz Conway Brooks Team 7 Totals MALIBU, CALIF. -- The East Carolina women s basketball team fell to Montana in the first game of the 2004 Four Points LAX Turkey Shootout Friday, Nov. 26, Trailing with 11:32 left in the game, the Pirates (1-2) stepped up their defense, creating five second half steals and 11 turnovers to cut the Grizzlies lead to five, During the Pirate run, Senior forward Shanita Sutton scored six points and Keisha Anthony hit a seven-foot jumper. Sutton would finish the game with nine points and seven rebounds. The Pirates got within three, 66-63, with 2:10 remaining on a Soraya Hellaby jumper, but the Grizzlies (2-1) hit all six of their free throws down the stretch and the Pirates were unable to connect on any shots to close out the game. Hellaby lead all Pirates in scoring picking up a career-high 12 points, while hitting 6-of-10 from the floor. Jennifer Jackson, Viola Cooper and Anthony scored nine points each East Carolina Women s Basketball 89

12 ECU will play Cal State Fullerton Saturday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. (EST) inside Firestone Fieldhouse. Pirate starting five: Jennifer Jackson, Viola Cooper, Samantha Pankey, Shanita Sutton and Soraya Hellaby. For the third game this season, the Pirates out rebounded its opponent, Soraya Hellaby hit career-highs in points (12) and field goals made (6). Shanita Sutton led the team in rebounds (7). Three Pirates (Soraya Hellaby, Viola Cooper and Keisha Anthony) collected two steals a piece. GAME 4: CAL STATE FULLERTON 65 ECU 57 Nov. 27, 2004 Malibu, Calif. Firestone Fieldhouse (135) Anthony* Sutton* Hellaby* Cooper* Pankey* Powell Clarke Coley Horton Howard Downey Jackson Days Team 5 Totals Cal State FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Underwood* Sorrell* Pruitt* Taylor* Frias* Keathley Adams Bennett Mosley Team 7 Totals MALIBU, CALIF. -- A second half 13-5 run by the East Carolina women s basketball team was not enough to help the Pirates as they dropped the consolation game to Cal State Fullerton Saturday afternoon at the 2004 Four Points LAX Turkey Shootout inside Firestone Fieldhouse. The Pirates (1-3) closed the gap on the Titans with 6:32 remaining in the game beind consecutive baskets from Jennifer Jackson and the front court play by Shanita Sutton and Soraya Hellaby. The Titans (1-3) went on a 9-2 run capped off by Charlee Underwood s three-pointer and put the Titans back up at the 3:29 mark. Sutton finished the game with 14 points and set a career-high with 11 rebounds and took home all-tournmanent honors. Once again, ECU was able to get within striking distance as they got within four, 61-57, but Cal State s Underwood finished off a three-point play with 33 seconds left to seal the victory, East Carolina jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first period behind a pair of Keisha Anthony baskets and was able to extend its lead to 10 points, on a Jackson eight foot jumper with 7:22 remaining. Heading into the half, the Titans were able to hold the Pirates scoreless in the last five minutes and too the lead into intermission, The Pirates will be back in action on Wednesday, Dec. 1 when the travel to Savanannah State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ECU out rebounded its opponent for the fourth time this season bringing down 39 boards to Cal State s 36. Sophomore Keisha Anthony recorded her first start of her career for the Pirates. Anthony tied a career-high with three steals and recorded her ninth career double-digit game with 10 points. Shanita Sutton earned all-tournament honors after recording her first career double-double, Her 14 points ties a career-high, while her 11 boards was a career-high. Freshman Nicole Days scored a career-high 10 points. Jihan Howard recorded her first career points for the Pirates (4) and collected a career-best three rebounds. GAME 5: SAVANNAH STATE 62 ECU 56 Dec. 1, 2004 Savannah, Ga. Tiger Arena (679) Anthony* Sutton* Cooper* Pankey* Horton* Powell Clarke Howard Downey Jackson Days Hellaby Team 14 Totals Sav. State FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Walcott* Dinkins* Hunter* Moore* Hill* Green Norris James Jenkins McCray Isaac Team 5 Totals SAVANNAH, GA. -- The East Carolina women s basketball team dropped its fourth game in a row as they fell to Savannah State Wednesday night inside Tiger Arena. The Pirates (1-4) couldn t jump start their offense in the second half as they hit 10-of-35 shots from the floor and Savannah State hit 16-of-23 free throws down the stretch. Senior Jennifer Jackson reccorded her first double-double of the season as she collected 14 points and 10 boards. In the first half, ECU jumped out to a 10-3 lead behind Sutton s second basket in the first five minutes of play. They would keep their lead carry a lead over the Tigers (2-3) with 9:24 remaining before the Tigers went on a 10-0 run to tie the game at behind Nicole Hunter s jumper with 4:59 left at intermission. The Tigers went up three (32-29) when Lakisha Green drained a three pointer as time expired in the first half. ECU will be back in action this weekend when they host the CPW s/ Atavola s Lady Pirate Invitational. The Pirates will face Stephen F. Austin on Saturday, Dec. 4 with the tip scheduled at 3 p.m. In the first game, nationally ranked Baylor will take on Jackson State at 1 p.m. GAME 6: ECU 83 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 77 Dec. 4, 2004 Greenville, N.C. Minges Coliseum (737) SFA FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Mills* Bowman Killingsworth* Butler* Muhammad* Green Simpson Vinson Szymanski Smith Totals Jackson* Sutton* Horton* Cooper* Pankey* Clarke Coley Anthony Howard Downey Days Hellaby Team 6 Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Jennifer Jackson scored a career-high 34 points to lead East Carolina to a victory over Stephen F. Austin in the second game of the CPW s/atavola s Lady Pirate Invitational Saturday inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates (2-4) snapped a four-game losing streak with a high octane offense that shot 53 percent (29-of-55) from the floor and out rebounded the Ladyjacks 42 to 28. In addition to Jackson s 34 points, three other Pirates reached double figures. Viola Cooper finished with 14 points, connecting on two threepointers and hitting all six free throw attempts, while Shanita Sutton collected 14 points and Keisha Anthony netted 12. Junior LaToya Horton polished the glass for the Pirates as she snagged a career-high 13 boards, 10 coming on the defensive end. This was a good win for us today, said East Carolina Head Coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. We came out running, got ahead early and rode that to the end. It was good to see Jennifer (Jackson) hitting her shots. Over the last couple of games, we have struggled and I think the team came out ready to play. The Ladyjacks (1-2) had four players in double figures and were led by LaToya Mills 20 points. Britany Vinson scored 15 on 6-of-8 shooting, while Alex Bowman and Jaliyla Muhammad hit 13 and 11 respectively. East Carolina led by two (37-35) at the half behind Jackson s 15 points. At the break, Anthony collected four steals and finished with five on the afternoon. The Pirates will face Baylor in the championship game on Sunday, Dec. 5 with a 3 p.m. tip scheduled, while Jackson State and Stephen F. Austin will play in the consolation game at 1 p.m. ECU snapped a four game losing streak with a win over Stephen F. Austin. For the fourth time in five games, ECU out rebounded its opponent bringing down 42 boards to SFA s 28. ECU hit 53 percent (29-of-55) of its shots from the floor and connected on 20-of-28 free throws. Senior Jennifer Jackson hit a career-best 34 points, while connecting on 13-of-21 from the floor, including 2-of-5 from the arc and 6-of-10 from the charity stripe. Junior LaToya Horton brought down a career-high 13 rebounds, 10 of which were defensively. Shanita Sutton recorded her third double figure game of the season with 13 points. Viola Cooper collected 14 points, hitting 2-of-5 from the arc. She also dished out seven assists, which ties her career-best. Sophomore Keisha Anthony finished with 12 points, six rebounds and a career-best five steals East Carolina Women s Basketball

13 GAME 7: (9) BAYLOR 80 ECU 59 Dec. 5, 2004 Greenville, N.C. Minges Coliseum (707) Baylor FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Young* Blackmon* Fox* Tisdale* Scott* Jones Ononiwu Wyatt Jones Davis Hamerly Wabara Niemann Team 2 Totals Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Clarke Coley Anthony Howard Downey Days Hellaby Team 6 Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. Tournament Most Valuable Player Emily Niemann scored a game-high 18 points and Sophia Young chipped in 17 to lead Baylor past East Carolina in the championship game of the CPW s/atavola s Lady Pirate Invitational at Minges Coliseum on the ECU campus Sunday. Niemann was 7-of-11 from the field, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range to lead the ninth-ranked Bears, who shot 54.2 percent from the field, a season high. Baylor s Steffanie Blackmon was also in double-figure scoring with 13 points while grabbing a game-high nine rebounds. The Bears (6-1) broke open a close game with a 10-0 run near the midway point of the first half. They led at halftime and pushed the advantage to as many as 28 late in the second half. Baylor shot a torrid 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the field in the second half to break the game open. Three East Carolina players were in double figures, led by Viola Cooper s 13 points. Shanita Sutton and Samantha Pankey each scored 12 for the Pirates (2-5), who turned the ball over 21 times and made just 37 percent of their field goal attempts. ECU did outrebound the Bears 33-30, led by Sutton and LaToya Horton who both finished with five rebounds. All-Tournament Team Carena Easley (Jackson State) LaToya Mills (Stephen F. Austin) Jennifer Jackson (East Carolina) Sophia Young (Baylor) Emily Niemann (Baylor) ECU has outrebounded six of its seven opponents on the season ( ) by an average margin of 5.0. The Pirates snagged 33 boards to Baylor s 30. ECU connected on 81 percent (17-of-21) of their free throws. Three Pirates scored in double figures, led by Viola Cooper s 13. Shanita Sutton recorded her fourth double figure of the season with 12 points, and Samantha Pankey netted 12, a season-high. Junior LaToya Horton averaged nine rebounds during the two-day event. Against Stephen F. Austin, she brought down 13 boards, 10 on the defensive end. Last year during the U.S. Cellular Classic, she grabbed a careerbest 17 rebounds against Coppin State. Jennifer Jackson netted nine points in 23 minutes of play and averaged 21.5 points for the tournament taking home all-tournament team honors. GAME 8: WAKE FOREST 70 ECU 47 Dec. 12, 2004 Greenville, N.C. Minges Coliseum (803) Wake Forest FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Evans* Ferrell* Jones* Strunk* Bond-Young* Tate Bennett Johnson Team 5 Totals Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Anthony* Pankey* Clarke Coley Downey Jackson Days Hellaby Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. -- After opening the season with two consecutive wins at home, the East Carolina women s basketball team has now dropped its last two home games after falling to in-state foe Wake Forest Sunday afternoon at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates (2-6), who trailed by seven at intermission 33-26, came out on fire as they opened the second half on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 33 on a Shanita Sutton lay-up with 17:22 remaining. But a 26-2 run behind the Demon Deacons defense, which forced 10 second half turnovers, put Wake up by 24, 35-59, at the 9:11 mark. Wake Forest (7-0) would increase its lead to 28 behind a pair of Jennifer Johnson free throws, seemingly putting the game out of reach. Junior Liz Strunk led four Deacs in double-figures netting 22 points and grabbing eight boards. Senior guard Jennifer Jackson kept the Pirates in the game in first half as she connected on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor, recording two of her 17 first half points on a lay-up with one minute remaining in the half. Jackson would finish the game as the Pirates top scorer with 21 points coming off the bench. Sutton was the only other Pirate to score in double-figures as she finished with 13 points. We didn t play particularly well today, said Head Coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. We made a nice little run to close the half and that carried over to tie the game. But their defensive press was too much for us and we really never recovered. The Pirates will hit the road this weekend as they take on in-state rival UNC Wilmington on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m., before closing out the 2004 home schedule against West Virginia on Dec. 21. Jennifer Jackson recorded her 54th career double-digit game and moved to within 2 points of tying former Pirate Hall of Famer Kathy Riley for 13th place on ECU s all-time scoring list. Jackson has 1,148 career points. After connecting on 6-of-7 free throws, Jackson has increased her career free throw percentage to.724, which ranks sixth-best all-time. The Pirates have equaled or outrebounded seven of their eight opponents on the year ( ) by an average of 4.4 boards a game. Senior Shanita Sutton has posted double-figures in 5-of-8 games this season. GAME 9: UNC WILMINGTON 57 ECU 56 Dec. 18, 2004 Wilmington, N.C. Trask Coliseum (621) Horton* Jackson* Sutton* Cooper* Pankey* Downey Days Mills Hellaby Totals UNCW FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Samis* Isom* Harrington* Withrow* Lawrence* Roberts Vezenkova Drake Team 1 Totals WILMINGTON, N.C. -- With three seconds remaining in the game senior guard Jennifer Jackson s two-foot jumper narrowly missed the rim and in-state foe UNC Wilmington sneaked out a win Saturday afternoon inside Trask Coliseum. Wilmington s Meg Withrow connected on her only points of the game with 10 seconds left to put the Seahawks (3-4) up one, The Pirates (2-7), who tied the game at on Jackson s 20th point of the day, had a chance to go up one when Jackson failed to convert on her free throw after being fouled by Tanika Harrison with 26 seconds to go. On the failed free throw attempt, LaToya Horton grabbed one of her five rebounds and was taken to the ground on the put back. She was able to hit the front end of two shots and gave ECU the lead at I m very please with the way the team played today, said head coach Sharlon Baldwin-Tener. This is the first time in a while that we really played as a team. We went through our offensive progressions nicely and our defense was much better. We re still making some mental mistakes, but we will continue to work hard and figure those things out. Jackson, who moved into 11th place on ECU s all-time scoring list, sparked a 10-4 run to close out the first half hitting five of her 10 points to carry the Pirates to a halftime lead. Senior guard Viola Cooper finished with eight points, while Shanita Sutton recorded her sixth doublefigure game of the season with 12 points. Sophomore Amanda Mills saw her first action of the season and netted eight points in the loss. ECU will be back in action Tuesday, Dec. 21 when they host West Virginia inside Williams Arena with a 1 p.m. tip scheduled. Jennifer Jackson recorded her 55th career double-digit game and moved to within 10 points of tying former Pirate great Sarah Gray for 10th place on ECU s all-time scoring list. Jackson has 1,168 career points. Sophomore transfer Amanda Mills saw her first action as a Pirate, collecting eight points, four rebounds and two blocks in 21 minutes of play. Mills transferred from the University of Rhode Island in Jan. of 2004 and was not able to play for the Pirates until the end of the fall academic semester. The Pirates have equaled or outrebounded seven of their nine opponents on the year ( ) by an average of 3.6 boards a game. Senior Shanita Sutton has posted double-figures in 6-of-9 games this sea East Carolina Women s Basketball 91

14 son. She ranks second on the team in scoring with 10.6 points and first in rebounds with 5.0 per game. Leuchanka* Bulger* Paige* Sowho* Cole* Owens Brandon Glusko Robinson Sanni Team 1 Totals Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Coley Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 3 Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina Women s basketball team dropped its fourth straight game Tuesday afternoon at the hands of West Virginia, 76-54, inside Williams Arena. ECU (2-8) took a five point lead, 32-27, into intermission after opening the game on a 17-3 run in the first seven minutes of action on a Soraya Hellaby 10-foot jumper. The Pirates would extend its lead to 16, 23-7, on a pair of Hellaby free throws with under nine minutes to play in the first half. West Virginia would go on a run of its own after Olayinka Sanni connected on a pair of free throws at the 8:35 mark to spark an 18-9 Mountaineer run heading into the half. To open the second half, West Virginia (9-0) carried over its momentum and used a run of 28-4 to blow past the Pirates, and cruised to their ninth win of the season. Senior Viola Cooper lead the Pirates in scoring with 13 points and fellow classmate Shanita Sutton netted 11 on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor. Sutton and junior LaToya Horton led the Pirates on the board, both bringing down six a piece as ECU out rebounded its eighth opponent of the season, For the Mountaineers, sophomore guard Meg Bulger led the team in scoring with 30 points, while Yelena Leuchanka netted 15 and Chakhia Cole scored 11. The Pirates will take a 10-day break before playing five games in 11 days, with the first coming on Dec. 30 against former Colonial Athletic Association foe Virgisnia Commonwealth on Dec. 30 in Richmond, Va. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside ALLTEL Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Viola Cooper hit three 3-pointers on the day and moved into seventh place on the all-time 3-point field goals made list at ECU. She has 60 three-pointers for her career. GAME 10: WEST VIRGINIA 76 ECU 54 Dec. 21, 2004 Greenville, N.C. Minges Coliseum (570) GAME 11: ECU 68 VCU 45 Dec. 30, 2004 Richmond, Va. ALLTELL Pavilion (225) WVU FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Coley Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 8 Totals VCU FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Giovannetti* Smith* Hogan* Cosel* Chistova Evans Vaughn Oehninger Jones Cesnaviciute Thompson Pinkney Team 8 Totals RICHMOND, VA. -- Senior s Jennifer Jackson and Shanita Sutton combined for 50 of East Carolina s 68 points to lead the Pirates to their third win of the season Thursday night against Virginia Commonwealth, 68-45, inside the ALLTEL Pavilion at the Stuart C. Seigel Center. Jackson, who led all players with 30 points, scored 13 in the first half and moved into sole possession of 10th place on ECU s all-time scoring list with 1,205 career points. Sutton netted a career-high 20 points and recorded her eighth consecutive double-digit scoring game of the season. The Pirates (3-8) led all but three minutes of the first half, when the Rams (4-5) took a 10-9 Kristina Cenaviciute drained a six foot jumper to give VCU its last lead of the game. ECU then put on a defensive display allowing just 15 points the remainder of the half and took a commanding lead into the half, I am extremely pleased with the way our defense played tonight, said head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. Holding any team to 25 percent shooting during the course of a game is something to be proud of. We just need to build on this and keep working hard. ECU will hit the road again this weekend when they travel to Buffalo, N.Y. on Sunday, Jan. 2 with a 2 p.m. tip scheduled. Jennifer Jackson, Shanita Sutton and Ebonee Downey scored 60 of ECU s 68 points. Jackson netted a game-high 30 points, her fourth 30-plus point game of her career and second of the season. She moved into sole possession of 10th place on ECU s all-time scoring list with 1,205 career points. Jackson is 24 points shy of moving into ninth place. Senior Shanita Sutton recorded a career-high 20 points and collected her eighth straight double-figure game of the season. She also tied for the team lead in rebounds (8) with Jackson and LaToya Horton. Junior Ebonee Downey posted a career-high in points (10) and tied a career-high with five boards. GAME 12: BUFFALO 50 ECU 48 Jan. 2, 2005 Buffalo, N.Y. Alumni Arena (243) Horton* Downey* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Coley Pankey Days Mills Hellaby Team 3 Totals Buffalo FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Meunier* Turner* Bennett, A.* Bennett, S.* Gibb* Merlino Kucheran Homolova Team 2 Totals ECU out rebounded its eighth opponent of the season ( ) bringing down 40 boards to WVU s 37. The Pirates hold a 3.5 margin over its opponents. Senior Shanita Sutton recorded her seventh straight double-figure game of the season with 11 points. Jennifer Jackson scored seven points on the afternoon and moved to within four points of cracking ECU s all-time top-10 in scoring. Currently she has 1,175 points for her career. Shanita Sutton BUFFALO, NY A three-pointer by Buffalo s Brooke Meunier with 1:16 left on the clock broke a tie, and the University at Buffalo women s basketball team was able to hang on for a win over East Carolina Sunday afternoon in Alumni Arena. The Pirates (3-9), who trailed by 14 at the half, 30-16, went on runs of 12-0 and 9-0 during a 12:40 stretch and eventually took the lead on a three-pointer by Viola Cooper with 2:37 on the clock. During the Pirate run, the Bulls (2-9) were held scoreless from the field going 0-for-15 and 6-od-6 from the free throw line East Carolina Women s Basketball

15 Following a Buffalo timeout, Meunier hit a driving lay-up at the 2:09 mark to tie the score at 47-47, and East Carolina then missed two shots before turning the ball over with 1:33 to play. Meunier s three-pointer gave Buffalo a three-point lead, leaving the door open for the Pirates in the closing minute of the game. Jennifer Jackson missed back-to-back three-pointers before being fouled on her third attempt with four seconds to play. She missed the first shot, made the second and missed the third, setting the Pirates up for a final shot. Senior Shanita Sutton grabbed the offensive rebound, but missed a lay-up under the basket as time expired, giving the Bulls the win. East Carolina took to a 6-0 lead early in the first half before a lay-up by sophomore Belinda Gibb got Buffalo on the board at the 15:40 mark. Trailing 9-4 at the 13:54 mark, the Bulls went on a 10-0 run to take over the lead, and they closed the first half with a 10-3 run to take the advantage into the locker room at halftime. Jackson led East Carolina with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Ebonee Downey finished with eight points and 10 boards and Shanita Sutton had eight points and nine rebounds. The Pirates out rebounded the Bulls by a margin in the game and finished the game shooting 31.0 percent from the floor (18-for-58). Jennifer Jackson recorded her second double-double of the season and 14th of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Ebonee Downey recored her first career start for the Pirates scoring eight points and posting a career-high 10 rebounds in 23 minutes of play. Shanita Sutton posted eight points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Viola Cooper recorded seven points, seven rebounds and dished out six assists. The Pirates out rebounded the Bulls by 15 brining down 50 boards to 35. It was the ninth time this season that ECU has equaled or out rebounded its opponent. GAME 13: ECU 81 N.C. A&T 56 Jan. 4, 2005 Greenville, N.C. Minges Coliseum (575) N.C. A&T FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Newsome* Richardson* Porter* Sherman* Williams* Glover Tillman Williams Team 7 Totals Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Coley Hill Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 3 Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina women s basketball team used a 12-1 run to start the second half to record its fourth win of the season Tuesday night over in-state foe N.C. A&T inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates (4-9), who had three starters in double figures, were led by senior guard Jennifer Jackson and her game-high 23 points. Junior LaToya Horton recorded a career-high 11 points and two blocks in 25 minutes of Jennifer Jackson action. Senior Viola Cooper recorded her 18th career double-digit game with 10 points, connecting on 3-of-6 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from behind the arc. Jackson made her first of 10 baskets to open the game and the Pirates never looked back, opening a 10-point lead (12-2) in the first four minutes of the game. LaKeisha Williams reverse lay-up with 4:52 left in the first half cut the Pirates lead to 13, but that was as close as the Aggies (1-9) would get. The Pirates built a 20-point lead during the half and led by 13 at intermission, ECU would extend its lead in the second half to 26 points (55-29) on Catherine Coley s lone basket of the night and would find themselves up by 27 with 6:39 left in the game. I was extremely proud of the way our four-man played tonight, said Head Coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. Nicole (Days) had a 13 rebounds and LaToya hit 11 points and that was big for us. I thought we played well in the second half in not letting up in our play. Kira Tillman led N.C. A&T with 12 points and Williams netted 10 points and four rebounds. The Pirates will try to carry their momentum over to the Conference USA opener on Friday, Jan. 7 against Memphis inside Williams Arena with a 7 p.m. start time scheduled. For the second straight game, the Pirates have grabbed 50 rebounds in a game. The snagged 52 boards to N.C. A&T s 33, marking the 10th time that ECU has equaled or out rebounded its opponent this season. Jennifer Jackson moved into eighth place all-time on ECU s scoring list with 23 points. She now has 1,239 for her career. It was her 58th career double-digit game. Jackson netted one three-point basket and needs two more to move into sole possession of third place on the all-time threepoint field goals made list. Currently she has 136 for her career. She also tied a career-high with five assists. Freshman Nicole Days set career-highs in rebounds (13) and assists (4). LaToya Horton scored a career-best 11 points. With her two blocks in the game, she has recorded one block in six of her last nine games. Senior Shanita Sutton recorded seven points and five rebounds. Freshman walk-on Zaneta Hill saw her first action as a Pirate playing six minutes and recording two points. GAME 14: ECU 60 MEMPHIS 47 Jan. 7, 2005 Greenville, N.C. Minges Coliseum (607) Memphis FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Crawford* Sullivan* Rogers* Hart* Butler* Bradley Gorman Hall Necaise Booker Gooch Totals Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 8 Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Senior Jennifer Jackson recorded a game-high 18 points and Shanita Sutton netted 12 points to pace the Pirates to their second straight win Friday night over Memphis, 60-47, in the Conference USA opener inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates (5-9, 1-0), who took a two-point lead into the half, opened the second half on a 15-3 run on a Nicole Days lay-up with 7:08 remaining to give ECU their biggest lead of the night 14 (45-31) and never looked back. In the second half, the Pirates held Memphis (7-7, 0-1) to just two baskets in the first 13 minutes and limited the Tigers to 23 percent (7-30) shooting from the floor in the half. ECU forced 21 turnovers, grabbed 42 rebounds, 27 on the defensive end and held the Tigers to 32 percent shooting in the game. Our defense did a really good job tonight, said Head Coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. If we re going to win games, we are going to have to defend well because we are still having a hard time putting the ball in the basket. Luckily we scored more points than them and our defense played well. Jackson drained a career-best 11 free throws, hitting 6-of-6 in the last minute and moved to within five points of seventh place on ECU s all-time scoring list (1,257). She also recorded a career-high seven assists and tied Misty Horne for third place on ECU s all-time 3-point field goals made list (137). The Pirates will return to action Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. when they face Saint Louis inside Williams Arena. Sharon Baldwin-Tener recorded her 100th career victory as a head coach. Jennifer Jackson posted her 59th career double-digit game with 18 points. Shanita Sutton recorded 12 points and seven rebounds, marking the tenth double-digit scoring game of the season. ECU equaled or out rebounded its 11th opponent of the season bringing down 42 boards to Memphis East Carolina Women s Basketball 93

16 GAME 15: ECU 66 SLU 40 Jan. 9, 2005 Greenville, N.C. Minges Coliseum (528) SLU FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP McFarland* Johnson* Diener* Smith* King* Gilbert Leake Young McIlwraith Artis Rapp Hatton Team 3 Totals Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Coley Hill Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 2 Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. The East Carolina women s basketball team opened the second half with an 11-3 run and never looked back as it defeated Saint Louis in Conference USA action Sunday afternoon. With their third straight win, ECU moves to 6-9 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while the Billikens are 1-14 and 0-2 in C-USA. The Pirates jumped out early on the Billikens behind a pair of Jennifer Jackson jumpers and found themselves up 11-2 in the first five minutes of play. But a three-pointer by Mia Johnson sparked a SLU 14-3 run to take their only lead of the game, with nine minutes left until the half. East Carolina took advantage of their size underneath and went on a 10-0 run behind three consecutive baskets by sophomore Amanda Mills and to a lead at the intermission. Senior Shanita Sutton sparked the Pirates 11-3 run (39-21) collecting six of her 17 points in the first five minutes of play in the second half. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Jackson and Viola Cooper gave ECU its largest lead of the game 31 (66-35) and the Pirates cruised to its second straight win in C-USA action. Jackson lead all players with 19 points and 11 rebounds, recording her third double-double of the season and 15th of her career on her way to moving into sole possession of seventh place on ECU s all-time scoring list with 1,276 career points. Mia Johnson paced the Billikens with 14 points on four 3-pointers but no other SLU player reached double figures. Heather King and Krystle Hatton led the Bills with eight rebounds. ECU held SLU to 29 percent shooting on the day and allowed 40 points, its lowest point total since giving up 41 to Virginia Commonwealth back in February of The 26 point margin of victory is the biggest victory of the season for ECU. Three Pirates scored in double figures lead by Jennifer Jackson s 19 points. Shanita Sutton netted 17 while Ebonee Downey hit 10. Sophomore Amanda Mills recorded a career-high nine points. Jackson moved into sole possession of third place on the all-time 3-point field goals made list with 138 for her career. The Pirates have posted back-to-back 2-0 records in C-USA opening weekends. ECU has equaled or out rebounded its 12-of-15 opponents on the season. They snagged 48 boards to SLU s 34. GAME 16: DEPAUL 99 ECU 58 Jan. 14, 2005 Chicago, Ill. DePaul Athletic Center (3064) Horton* Jackson* Sutton* Cooper* Pankey* Coley Hill Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 6 Totals DePaul FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Carney* Smith, K.* Rubino* Quigley* Dant* Levine Johnson Smith, C Towers Benton Team 3 Totals CHICAGO, ILL. -- The East Carolina women s basketball team dropped its first Conference USA game of the season Friday night as they fell to nationally-ranked DePaul, 99-58, inside the DePaul Athletic Center. The Pirates (6-10, 2-1) fell behind early in the first nine minutes of the game and never recovered as the Blue Demons cruised to their 12th win of the season and drew even in C-USA with a 1-1 record. Senior guard Jennifer Jackson sparked a 9-2 run to close the gap to after completing a three-point play and then draining her lone threepointer of the night with 1:58 remaining in the half. DePaul opened the second half with a 14-6 run to put the game out of reach. ECU continued their dominance on the glass as they out-rebounded DePaul on the night, highlighted by Nicole Days six defensive boards. She also netted eight point, the second most by a Pirate on the night behind Viola Cooper s team-high 12 points. Cooper connected on 4- of-6 from the floor and 3-of-3 from the free throw line. Freshman Allie Quigley led six Blue Demons in double figures with 16. Preseason C-USA Player of the Year Khara Smith was held to 13 points and four rebounds. The Pirates will travel to Wisconsin on Sunday, Jan. 16 to take on Marquette in the Al McGuire Center at 1 p.m. (EST). Pirate fans can follow all the action on WITN-TV Channel 7 and C-SET TV. ECU has equaled or out-rebounded 13-of-16 opponents on the season. Jennifer Jackson netted eight points and has 1,284 for her career. The 41-point defeat was the biggest loss for the Pirates since Nov. 22, 2003 when they fell to No.1 Duke, ECU falls to 0-11 all-time against nationally-ranked teams. GAME 17: MARQUETTE 76 ECU 51 Jan. 16, 2005 Milwaukee, Wis. Al McGuire Center (1206) Horton* Jackson* Sutton* Cooper* Pankey* Coley Hill Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 3 Totals Marquette FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Kamm* McCullough* Quaye* Kieger* Juedes* Johnson Shirley Anderson Kovalenko Osagie Frede Team 2 Totals MILWAUKEE, WI -- The East Carolina women s basketball team dropped their second Conference USA game of the season Sunday afternoon falling to Marquette, The Pirates (6-11, 2-2) fell behind at the half, 40-27, and never recovered as Marquette (11-5, 2-1) went on a 13-7 run to open the second half and never looked back. Viola Cooper led ECU with 13 points and grabbed five rebounds to record her 19th double figure game of the season. Senior forward Shanita Sutton recorded 12 points and seven rebounds for her 11th double figure game of the season. Jennifer Jackson posted a team-best eight rebounds. Svetlana Kovalenko scored a game-high 15 points to lead Marquette, while junior guard Carolyn Kieger had 13 points, eight in the first half. The Pirates will travel to Charlotte on Sunday, Jan. 23 to take on in-state rival 49ers with a 2 p.m. tip scheduled. GAME 18: CHARLOTTE 70 ECU 54 Jan. 23, 2005 Charlotte, N.C. Halton Arena (1757) Horton* Jackson* Sutton* Cooper* Pankey* Hill Downey Days Hellaby Totals Charlotte FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Davidson* Brown* Smith, Ta Daniels* League* Hoey Andersson Smith, Ty Williams Gregory Obie Totals East Carolina Women s Basketball

17 Charlotte, N.C. -- The East Carolina women s basketball squad suffered its third straight Conference USA loss to in-state rival Charlotte Sunday afternoon, inside Halton Arena. The Pirates (6-12, 2-3) pulled to within 10 points late in game, 64-54, when Jennifer Jackson hit the back end of two free throws with 2:24 remaining. But a five-point run by Charlotte (16-3, 4-1) in the closing minutes sealed the Pirates fate. Seniors Viola Cooper and Shanita Sutton each scored 15 points, while Sutton recorded her second double-double of the season and her career after bringing down a career-best 14 rebounds. Cooper, who netted 13 second half points, recorded her 21st career double-digit game of her career. Fellow senior Jennifer Jackson collected 12 points on 4-of-15 shooting from the floor. She also connected on a pair of three-pointers to move within 26 of the Pirates all-time record, which is held by Justin Allpress (161). East Carolina will be back on the court Friday, Jan. 28 when it hosts Southern Miss inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum beginning at 7:00 p.m. Shanita Sutton recorded career-highs in rebounds (14) and minutes played (34) and posted her second double-double of the season and her career. She also recorded her 21st consecutive start, the second longest active streak for ECU and her 12th double-digit game of the season. Jennifer Jackson scored 12 points, her 61st career double-digit game and moved to within 64 points of sixth place on ECU s all-time scoring list. With the two three-pointers, she is 17 away from second place all time and 29 from first place. Viola Cooper tied a career-highs in points (15) and minutes played (40), while setting new personal-best in free-throws made (8) and attempts (10). It was her 21st career double-digit game and 46th consecutive start, which is the longest active streak for the Pirates. Junior LaToya Horton grabbed seven boards, her personal best in Conference USA action, while tying a career-best with two steals. With two blocks, she now leads the team (13) and has recorded one block in nine of her last 13 games. The Pirates fell to 7-21 all-time against Charlotte. GAME 19: ECU 83 SOUTHERN MISS 66 Jan. 28, 2005 Greenville, N.C. Williams Arena (711) USM FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Carter* Stueber* Biland* Jones* Gurganus* Foley Prest Rigg Totals Horton* Jackson* Sutton* Cooper* Pankey* Coley Hill Downey Days Mills Hellaby Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Jennifer Jackson scored 22 points to lead East Carolina to a victory over Southern Miss in Conference USA play Friday night inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. In addition to Jackson s 22 points, the Pirates (7-12, 3-3) had two players score in double figures. Viola Cooper finished with a career-high 21 points while Samantha Pankey contributed with a career-high 18. Cooper led ECU with six assists and junior LaToya Horton pulled down a teambest seven rebounds. I think (Sam) Pankey and (Viola) Cooper did a great job in the first half offensively, said head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. Southern Miss was double teaming Shanita and so when ever you have someone being covered like that, there s always a teammate open. Emer Foley led four Golden Eagles (6-13, 1-6) in double-figures recording her first career double-double with a game-high 27 points and 12 rebounds. Shannon Stueber collected 11 points while Liz Biland and Dianca Jones each had 10. East Carolina, who shot a scorching 55.6 percent from the field (30-of- 54), never trailed in the game and went up by 21 points (48-27) with 16:12 remaining in the game. On the defensive side of the ball, the Pirates forced a season-high 30 turnovers and recorded a team-best 16 steals, while allowing Southern Miss to shoot 30 percent from the floor. I was really pleased with our defense at certain times of the game, Baldwin-Tener stated. We had forced them to 18 turnovers at the half and when you get to this time of the season, the defense is going to win some games. The Pirates will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 30 when they host Tulane at 2 p.m. LaToya Horton has now recorded at least one block in 10 of her 14 games. Viola Cooper started her 47th consecutive game for the Pirates. On the night, she netted a career-high 21 points, her 22nd double-digit game of her career. Cooper connected on three 3-pointers and now has 71 for her career. Jennifer Jackson played in her 100th career game for the Pirates with her 67th career start. She finished with a team-high 22 points, which was her 62nd career double-digit game and is now 46 points shy of sixth place on ECU s all-time scoring list. Samantha Pankey was perfect from the field in the first half connecting on all five shots from the floor and two free throws. She set new careerhighs in points (18) and field goals made (7), while tying career-highs in three-pointers (2) and blocks (2). The Pirates forced a season-best 30 turnovers and 16 steals, while holding Southern Miss to 22 percent shooting in the first half. Three Pirates were in double-figures on the night marking the sixth time this season ECU has accomplished this feat. GAME 20: TULANE 66 ECU 64 Jan. 30, 2005 Greenville, N.C. Williams Arena (776) Tulane FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Brown* Montagnini* Henry* Moore* Simmons* Walsh Lennix Hampton Philpots Drew Team 3 Totals Horton* Jackson* Sutton* Cooper* Pankey* Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 0 Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina women s basketball team dropped its first Conference USA game of the season at home Sunday afternoon inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to Tulane Junior Ebonee Downey went to the free throw line with less than a second remaining in the contest shooting three and looking to force the game into overtime. Downey hit the first shot and came up short on the remaining two halting the Pirates (7-13, 3-4) home winning streak at four games. After a back-and-forth first half, which saw ECU take a lead into the half, Tulane (10-11, 2-6) took its biggest lead of the game after D Aundra Henry sank two free throws with 11:49 left in the contest. The Pirates crept back in going on a 13-5 run themselves to tie the game at on a five-foot jumper by Shanita Sutton. Four points by Jennifer Jackson and a Viola Cooper three gave ECU a advantage with just over two minutes left. Following a Tulane time out, Henry connected on two free throws and drained a six-foot jumper setting up a thrilling finish with 13.6 ticks on the clock. Unable to locate Jackson or Cooper open on the perimeter, Samantha Pankey found Downey opened for a three-point attempt. Henry s foul on Downey marked the first time all afternoon that the Pirates went to the line. Jackson led the Pirates with 17 points hitting 7-of-17 from the floor, including 3-of-7 from behind the arc. Cooper and Pankey each tied careerhighs in assists with seven, while Sutton grabbed a game-best seven rebounds. Henry paved the way for Tulane with a game-high 20 points, while Lakethia Hampton and Courtney Simmons also scored in double-figures with 15 and 10 respectively. The Pirates will hit the road this weekend when they travel to Tampa, Fla. to take on USF Saturday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. before closing the road trip at UAB on Monday night. Viola Cooper started her 48th consecutive game for the Pirates. She connected on two 3-pointers and now has 73 for her career. Cooper tied a career-high in assists with seven. Jennifer Jackson played in her 101st career game for the Pirates with her 68th career start. She finished with team-best 17 points recording her 63rd double-figure game of her career. Jackson is now 25 points shy of sixth place on ECU s all-time scoring list. She also connected on three 3- pointers and now has 144 for her career, 12 away from second place alltime at ECU. LaToya Horton recorded a personal-best eight points and six rebounds in C-USA action while tying a career-high in field goals made (4). Nicole Days tied a career-high in field goals (4). The Pirates grabbed 30 boards on the afternoon marking the 13th time this season that ECU has equaled or out rebounded its opponent on the season. GAME 21: ECU 63 USF 59 Feb. 5, 2005 Tampa, Fla. Sundome (514) Horton* Jackson* Sutton* Cooper* Pankey* Downey Days Mills Totals USF FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Parsons* Dickson* Cambridge* Sheats* Gilmore* Early Okpaleke Tanksley Totals East Carolina Women s Basketball 95

18 TAMPA, FLA. -- Jennifer Jackson scored 14 of her game-high 22 points in the second half to give East Carolina a win over USF Saturday afternoon in Conference USA action inside the Sun Dome. Senior Viola Cooper sealed the Pirates (8-13, 4-4) first road win in their last nine attempts in C-USA games when she sank both free throws with four ticks remaining on the clock. In addition to Jackson s 22 points and 14 rebounds, the Pirates had two other players in double-figures. Samantha Pankey finished with 11 points while Shanita Sutton added 10. Sutton, who recorded her 13th double-digit game of the season, was one rebound shy of her third career double-double. The Bulls drop to 14-9 overall and 4-5 in C-USA play. Sophomore Jessica Dickson lead a trio of scorers in double-figures with a team-best 17 points. Fellow teammates Rachael Sheats and Anedra Gilmore contributed 12 and 16 respectively. This was a huge win for us today, said Head Coach Sharon Baldwin- Tener. We played aggressively on the defensive end and hit our free throws at the end of the game and that was the difference. Jennifer (Jackson) played an unbelievable game today, especially rebounding, which was a huge advantage for us today. ECU snapped an eight-game road losing streak with dated back to the season. The Pirates shot 48.8 percent (20-of-41) from the floor and tied or out rebounded its 14th opponent in 21 games. LaToya Horton has now recorded at least one block in 11 of her 16 games. On the afternoon she collected two blocks and nine rebounds. Viola Cooper started her 49th consecutive game for the Pirates. She scored eight points, including a pair of free throws to seal the Pirates victory. Jennifer Jackson played in her 102nd career game for the Pirates with her 69th career start. She recorded her 16th double-double of her career and fourth of the season. SHe finished with a game-high 22 points and 14 rebounds, which was her 63rd career double-digit game of her career and is now three points shy of sixth place on ECU s all-time scoring list. Jackson also moved closer to second place on the all-time three-point list with her lone three-pointer of the afternoon and now has 145 for her career. Shanita Sutton recorded her 13th double-digit game of the season. She also finished with nine rebounds on the day, all of them on the defensive end. GAME 22: UAB 75 ECU 70 Feb. 7, 2005 Birmingham, Ala. Bartow Arena (402) Horton* Jackson* Sutton* Cooper* Pankey* Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 5 Totals UAB FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Billue* Ingram* McFadden* Murray* Guzman* Moore Waldrop Brittingham Larry Team 11 Totals BIRMINGHAM, AL. -- The East Carolina women s basketball team dropped its fifth game in Conference USA action Monday night as they fell to UAB at Bartow Arena. The Pirates (8-15, 4-5) got to within three points, 73-70, with 10 seconds left on the clock, but the Blazers (6-17, 3-8) were able to connect on two free throws to seal the Pirates fate. Viola Cooper drained her first three-pointer of the game at the 7:17 mark to spark an ECU 13-7 run heading into the half giving the Pirates a lead. Shanita Sutton led three Pirates in double-figures with 16 points, 14 coming in the second half, while fellow Pirates Jennifer Jackson and Cooper each added 11. Jackson moved into fifth place on ECU s all-time scoring list (1,375) passing fellow Pirate Courtney Willis when she connected on the first of two free throws with 19 seconds left in the game. For UAB, Carmen Guzman collected a game-high 22 points to lead four Blazer s in double-digits. Katie Billue and Lauren Brittingham each netted 11, while Crystal McFadden added 10. Junior LaToya Horton grabbed 14 of the Pirates 39 rebounds, which was her season and conference-high. Viola Cooper started her 50th consecutive game for the Pirates while scoring 11 points, including two 3-pointers for her 23rd career doublefigure game. She now has 75 career three-pointers. Jennifer Jackson played in her 103rd career game for the Pirates with her 70th career start. She moved into fifth place all-time on ECU s scoring list (1,375) after hitting a pair of free throws with 19 seconds left on clock. Jackson connected on two 3-pointers and now has 147 for her career. She also recorded her 64th career double-digit game of the season. Shanita Sutton played in her 100th career game for the Pirates with 61 career starts. On the night she posted her 14th double-digit game of the season with a team-high 16 points. She also finished with four rebounds. LaToya Horton grabbed a season-best 14 points, 12 on the defensive end. The Pirates shot 52.2 percent (12-23) from the floor in the first half, the second straight game that ECU has shot better than 50 percent from the floor in the opening half. They finished the game shooting 44.2 percent (23-52) from the game, the second straight game they reached 44 percent or better from the floor. Ebonee Downey finished with nine points connecting on 4-of-7 shooting. GAME 23: ECU 58 CINCINNATI 31 Feb. 11, 2005 Greenville, N.C. Williams Arena (702) CIN FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Ogide* Williams* Harvey* Slaughter* Twehues* Brown May Brogan Ashley Roldan-Jarus Stephens Totals Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Coley Hill Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 5 Totals Jennifer Jackson GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina women s basketball team inched closer to securing its third straight trip to the Conference USA Tournament Friday night as they rolled past Cincinnati inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. A trio of seniors scored in double-figures to give the Pirates their fifth win in conference play equaling the total number of wins from a year ago. Jennifer Jackson lead all scorers with 19 points as she connected on 6-of- 14 shots from the floor and drained 6-of-7 from the charity stripe. Shanita Sutton was perfect from the floor hitting all six of her shots and free throws for her 15th double-digit game of the season with 18 points. Sutton also grabbed a team-best six rebounds and had three blocks. Viola Cooper added 10 points and four rebounds, while dishing out four assists. The Pirates jumped out to a 16-4 lead in the first nine and half minutes of play on six Jackson points and never looked back as they took a 15-point lead into the half, Opening up the second half, ECU extended its lead to 21 (40-19) after Sutton sank two free throws with 15:56 remaining. The Pirates then put on a defensive display as they held the Bearcats (7-16, 2-8) to 14 second half points on 16 percent (5-31) shooting, and did not surrender a single basket in the final 12:06 of the game. Cincinnati s lone point during that period came on a free throw by Ashley Brown. Anne Stephens led the Bearcats with 13 points, while Karen Twehues grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. Viola Cooper started her 51st consecutive game for the Pirates while scoring 10 points. It was her 24th career double-figure game. She also finished with four rebounds and four assists. Jennifer Jackson played in her 104th career game for the Pirates with her 71st career start. Connected on her lone 3-poniter in the first half, her 148th of her career. Jackson collected her 66th career double-figure of game with a game-high 19 points. She now has 1,395 points for her career. Shanita Sutton played in her 101st career game for the Pirates with 62 career starts. On the night she scored 18 points posting her 15th doubledigit game of the season. Went a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor in the game and also connected on all six of her free throw attempts. Sutton led the Pirates with six rebounds and recorded three blocks to move into sole East Carolina Women s Basketball

19 possession of ninth place on the all-time shots blocked list with 60. ECU grabbed 39 rebounds on the night to Cincinnati s 35. It was the 15th time in 23 games that the Pirates have equaled or out rebounded its opponent. The Pirates shot 56.5 percent (13-23) from the floor in the first half, marking the third straight game that ECU has shot better than 50 percent from the floor in the opening half. They finished the game shooting 45.7 percent (21-46) from the game, the fifth straight game they reached 44 percent or better from the floor for the game. ECU held Cincinnati to 21.4 percent (12-56) shooting on the night, the lowest shooting output by a Pirate opponent this season. ECU allowed just 31 points on the night, the lowest since giving up 30 to Columbia on Dec. 3, 1994 in a 80 to 30 win. ECU did not surrender a basket in the final 12:06. Cincinnati s lone point during the stretch was a free throw by Ashley Brown at the 7:33 mark. GAME 24: ECU 71 LOUISVILLE 65 (OT) Feb. 13, 2005 Greenville, N.C. Williams Arena (956) LOU FG 3P FT R F PT A T BS ST MP Tokova* Olson* Covington* Bradley* Huggins* Barlow Neal Lemnus Phillips Team 7 Totals Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Coley Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 3 Totals GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina women s basketball team recorded its sixth Conference USA win of the season in a thrilling manner Sunday afternoon as it defeated Louisville in overtime inside Williams Arena. Senior guard Jennifer Jackson connected on her fifth 3-pointer of the day as time expired to send the Pirates (10-14, 6-5) into overtime, In the extra period, it was all ECU as it connected on 12-of-14 free throws to outscore the Cardinals (17-7, 8-3) 14-8 for their tenth win of the season. Jackson once again led three Pirates in scoring with a game-high 31 points on 8-of-21 shooting from the floor, which included 5-of-10 from behind the arc. She also connected on 10 of her 12 free throw attempts and snagged a team-best 11 rebounds, for her fifth double-double of the season. Fellow seniors Shanita Sutton (19) and Samantha Pankey (14) were also in double figures, with Pankey hitting a career-best 10 free throws. Trailing by 10 (8-18) with 7:05 remaining in the first half, Pankey sparked a 15-8 run by the Pirates to close out the half when she went to the charity stripe hitting all three free throw attempts. Jackson sank a pair of three-point baskets in the final 3:40, including one with 26.1 tics left on the clock pulling within three at the half, East Carolina started the second half with a 6-0 run to go up with just under two minutes into the half. After a timeout the Cardinals tied the game up at 29 with two free throws from Yuliya Tokova. The score was tied once more at 31 before Louisville went on a 12-4 run go up with 9:52 left to play. Viola Cooper hit a three-pointer and Jackson hit one of two from the line to cut the lead to with just under seven minutes left in regulation. Jackson connected on her fourth three-pointer of the day with just under five minutes to play to draw within two, In the final 2:26 in regulation, the lone basket made by either team was Jackson s three-pointer from the left side of the court to take the game into overtime. Tokova led two Cardinals with double-doubles as she recorded a careerhigh 19 points and collected 10 rebounds, while sophomore Jazz Covington scored 15 points with 12 boards. Katie Olson added 11 in the loss. Viola Cooper started her 52nd consecutive game for the Pirates. Her lone basket of the game was a 3-pointer, the 76th of her career. On the day, she had six rebounds, four assists and one steal. Jennifer Jackson played in her 105th career game for the Pirates with her 72nd career start. She recorded a game-high 31 points on 8-of-21 shooting from the floor. Jackson tied a career-high with five 3 s and has 153 for her career. She connected on 10-of-12 free throws and moved into first place on ECU s career free throw accuracy list (.768). She snagged 11 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season and 17th of her career. It was also Jackson s third 30-plus point performance of the season and fifth of her career. Currently Jackson has 1,426 career points, 106 shy of fourth place all-time. Shanita Sutton played in her 102nd career game for the Pirates with 63 career starts. On the day, she scored 19 points posting her 16th doubledigit game of the season. Hit 7-of 11 shots from the floor and connected on 5-of-6 free throws. She recorded two blocks on the day and now has 62 for her career which ties her for eighth place on ECU s all-time shots blocked list. Viola Cooper Samantha Pankey recorded her 11th career double-digit game with 14 points and hit a career-best 10 free throws. She also played in her 100th game. ECU won its first ever C-USA overtime game since joining the league in They are 1-6 all-time in C-USA. The win was also ECU s first in overtime since Jan. 7, 2001 when they defeated William and Mary, The Pirates shot 40.8 percent (20-49) from the floor, marking the sixth consecutive game ECU has shot 40 percent or better for an entire game. With the win, ECU improves to 5-1 at home in C-USA action and won its sixth conference game of the season, the most in any season since joining the league in GAME 25: HOUSTON 74 ECU 52 Feb. 18, 2005 Houston, Texas Hofheinz Pavilion (679) Horton* Sutton* Cooper* Jackson* Pankey* Coley Hill Downey Days Mills Hellaby Team 5 Totals East Carolina Women s Basketball 97