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Lady Pirate Hoops Roll Past Cincinnati 58-31
02/11/2005

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    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 58-31 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, 32-17.

    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.

    "I thought our defense played really well in the second half tonight," said ECU Head Coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. "Since the USF game, we have stepped up our defensive effort. Averaging just 58 points a game on offense will not win you a lot of games, so we have to be strong on the defensive end.

    "Shanita played a great game for us inside. Every game we try to get her the ball and let her do her job. She has been real successful for us this season, despite her giving up three to four inches in height underneath to the other team."

    The Pirates will be back on the court Sunday afternoon as they play host to Louisville inside Williams Arena with a 2 p.m. tip scheduled. Pirate fans can also catch the game on the tube as the "Voice of the Pirates" Jeff Charles and Billy Weaver will call the game on WITN-TV Channel 7. The Lady Pirates will be signing autographs at the conclusion of Sunday's game.

    East Carolina vs. Cincinnati
    Feb. 11, 2005
    Post Game Notes

  • 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 double-digit 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 possession of ninth place on the all-time shots blocked list with 60.
  • Samantha Pankey dished out six assists on the night and recorded three rebounds.
  • 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.


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