East Carolina (1-3) vs. NC State (1-3)
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Greenville, N.C.
7 p.m. EST

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP
Tonight, the East Carolina Lady Pirates will play host to the Wolfpack of North Carolina State. This will be the 35th all-time meeting between the two schools. State leads the series 28-6. Tip-off is slated for a 7 p.m. start at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

LISTEN TO THE PIRATES
This season, WZMB 93.1 FM will broadcast a select number of Pirate women's basketball games. Dan Eberhard is in his third season calling the action for the Pirates, and he will be joined again this year by color man Chris Giles.

Be sure to catch the action from the court for the following games:
Dec. 3 N.C. State
Dec. 7 Bethune-Cookman
Dec. 8 Alabama/Liberty
Jan. 14 Campbell
Jan. 19 Charlotte
Jan. 31 Saint Louis
Feb. 2 Memphis
Feb. 7 Louisville
Feb. 9 Cincinnati
Feb. 21 at UAB
Feb. 23 at South Florida
Feb. 28 Tulane
Mar. 2 Southern Miss

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
Last season's squad was perhaps the youngest in the history of the women's basketball program. With seven freshman and no seniors, the average age of the group was 18.8 and the average height was 5-9. This season, with more experience and the addition of new players, the average age of the team is 19.5 years, but the average height remains at 5-9.

THE HONEYMOON IS OVER
The 2001-02 season was East Carolina's first year of competition as a member of Conference USA. The Pirates went 3-11 in their inaugural season as a league member. This season, the Pirates again have 14 conference games on the slate. League play begins on January 10 at Charlotte.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Two Lady Pirates have posted double-doubles this season. Courtney Willis hit her first double-double on Monday November 25 against South Carolina State. She had 29 points and pulled down 11 boards to be the first Lady Pirate to record a double-double in the 2002-03 season. Jennifer Jackson added her name to the list on Saturday, November 29 against Howard. She had 11 points and 13 boards in the win over the Lady Bison.

"TALI" ING UP THE THREES
Tali Robich is third on the East Carolina career three-point basket list with 122. It will take the Rockingham, N.C. native 15 more three-pointers to move up to the second place spot on the career list. Her 47 treys during the 2000-01 season was good enough for the fourth best single-season mark in school history. For the 2001-02 campaign, Robich landed 37 of 116 attempted three point shots, good enough for the ninth best single season mark in school history. This season, Robich leads the team with 10 three-point buckets on the year.

SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
North Carolina State started seven different players last season, six of which will returned to the Wolfpack lineup for the 2002-03 campaign. Last year State finished the season at 14- 15, with a 7-9 record in the ACC, good enough for sixth place. The Wolfpack are 1-3 on the year, the only win coming against Iowa by three points in overtime on Saturday, November 29. The three losses came at the hands of UConn, Santa Barbara and Loyola Marymount. N.C. State is led in scoring by Kaayla Chones, averaging 17.8 points per game. She is followed by Terah James with and average of 8.3 points. Adeola Olandrehaju leads the team in rebounds, averaging 8.0 boards per match-up. The Wolfpack is coached by Kay Yow, in her 28th season at North Carolina State.

THE N.C. STATE SERIES
N.C. State and East Carolina have faced one another 34 times previously. State owns the series 6-28. The first time the two teams competed was on January 24, 1972, and East Carolina came away with the 84-37 win. The last time the two met up was on December 21, 2000 and the Lady Pirates fell by a score of 69-47.

SCOUTING THE PIRATES
Courtney Willis leads the Pirates in scoring this season, averaging 15.5 points per game. Tali Robich (13.5) and Jennifer Jackson (10.0) are close behind, also averaging double numbers. The Lady Pirates are 1-3 this season, having fallen to No. 1 Duke 108-46, South Carolina State , and UNCG. The Pirates' lone win came at the hands of Howard 76-66. The Pirates are shooting 38.8 percent from the field this season, and 59.5 percent from the free throw line.