GREENVILLE, N.C. (ECU ATHLETICS) - The East Carolina women’s basketball team opened the 2025-26 season with a victory taking an 82-63 result over UNCW on Monday night in Minges Coliseum. Six players scored in double figures in the win.

The Pirates (1-0) got out of the gates hot with a 10-0 run over 4:12 in the first quarter, doing so primarily with their defense. The team forced 11 turnovers in that first quarter with eight steals—the most in a quarter since registering nine takeaways in the fourth quarter against USC Upstate in the 2023-24 season. Of ECU’s 14 points in the first, 12 came off of turnovers and a dozen came in the paint as well.

Despite some good numbers, it was only a one-point game after a quarter, as UNCW (0-1) forced seven turnovers on the Pirates to keep it close. The

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