After dropping consecutive contests for the first time this season, the East Carolina women's basketball team will return home to play a pair of games against teams that are currently ahead of it in the CUSA standings.
The Lady Pirates (15-4, 4-2) will host UAB on Thursday evening before meeting Memphis on Saturday afternoon at 4:30. The Blazers and Tigers possess 4-1 league marks and are in a three-way tie with SMU atop CUSA.
UAB (10-7, 4-1) features fabulous freshman guard Jala Harris. Harris averages 15.5 points per game and is one of top shooters in CUSA. She also leads the team with 59 assists.
Tamika Duker is second on the team with her 12.6 point per game mark and is the team's leading rebounder (7.1 rpg). Amanda Peterson is the team's top three-point threat with 41.
The Blazers had won six straight and eight of nine prior to a one-point loss to Houston over the weekend.
Memphis (11-7, 4-1), who plays at Marshall on Thursday night, has won three straight and six of seven. The Tigers' Brittany Carter is averaging 19.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in the last two games.
ECU, which averages a league best 74.8 points per contest, was limited to 59 points in a 73-59 loss at SMU on Saturday night.
After three consecutive road games, the Pirates will now play five of their next seven at Williams Arena-Minges Coliseum.
With ten games remaining before the CUSA tourney in Tulsa, Sharon Baldwin-Tener's club will look to solidify their second postseason bid in three seasons. At this point, it looks as though the ladies should earn a WNIT unless they really struggle down the stretch.
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