# 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the first for the Pirates as members of the American Athletic Conference. The team, coached by 5th year head coach Heather Macy, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament, where they defeated Radford in the first round before losing to NC State in the second round.

## Media

All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponents website.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 2:00 pm | vs. Fairfield URI Tip-Off | W 83–68 | 1–0 | Ryan Center (908) Kingston, RI |
| 11/15/2014* 3:00 pm | at Rhode Island URI Tip-Off | W 66–38 | 2–0 | Ryan Center (633) Kingston, RI |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 68–55 | 3–0 | Williams Arena (1,162) Greenville, NC |
| 11/21/2014* 11:30 am | Delaware | W 89–60 | 4–0 | Williams Arena (4,935) Greenville, NC |
| 11/23/2014* 2:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 71–42 | 5–0 | Williams Arena (1,329) Greenville, NC |
| 11/27/2014* 2:00 pm | vs. No. 22 Syracuse Junkanoo Jam semifinals | L 58–69 | 5–1 | St. George HS Gymnasium (150) Freeport, BAH |
| 11/28/2014* 5:45 pm | vs. Wisconsin Junkanoo Jam consolation 3rd place game | W 61–43 | 6–1 | St. George HS Gymnasium (150) Freeport, BAH |
| 12/04/2014* 7:00 pm | at Cleveland State | L 57–59 | 6–2 | Wolstein Center (207) Cleveland, OH |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | at Ohio | W 76–68 | 7–2 | Convocation Center (707) Athens, OH |
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 pm | at Loyola (MD) | W 82–33 | 8–2 | Reitz Arena (211) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/20/2014* 5:00 pm | Norfolk State | W 65–36 | 9–2 | Williams Arena (1,066) Greenville, NC |
| 12/28/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNU | at South Florida | L 62–69 | 9–3 (0–1) | USF Sun Dome (3,513) Tampa, FL |
| 12/31/2014 2:30 pm, SNY | No. 2 Connecticut | L 38–89 | 9–4 (0–2) | Williams Arena (4,706) Greenville, NC |
| 01/04/2015 3:00 pm | at Memphis | L 57–60 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (0–3) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (728) Memphis, TN |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tulane | L 63–76 | 9–6 (0–4) | Williams Arena (998) Greenville, NC |
| 01/10/2015 3:00 pm | at Houston | W 87–46 | 10–6 (1–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion (355) Houston, TX |
| 01/14/2015 8:00 pm, ADN | at Tulsa | W 77–68 | 11–6 (2–4) | Reynolds Center (787) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/18/2015 2:00 pm | Memphis | W 60–39 | 12–6 (3–4) | Williams Arena (1,277) Greenville, NC |
| 01/21/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU | W 67–49 | 13–6 (4–4) | Moody Coliseum (725) Dallas, TX |
| 01/24/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | Tulsa | L 63–74 | 13–7 (4–5) | Williams Arena (1,417) Greenville, NC |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm, SNY | at No. 2 Connecticut | L 32–87 | 13–8 (4–6) | XL Center (7,269) Hartford, CT |
| 01/31/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | W 67–63 | 14–8 (5–6) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,400) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/03/2015 7:00 pm | Houston | W 79–56 | 15–8 (6–6) | Williams Arena (1,147) Greenville, NC |
| 02/10/2015 7:00 pm | at Cincinnati | W 78–53 | 16–8 (7–6) | Fifth Third Arena (460) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/15/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 South Florida | W 65–64 | 17–8 (8–6) | Williams Arena (1,646) Greenville, NC |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | SMU | W 67–53 | 18–8 (9–6) | Williams Arena (1,196) Greenville, NC |
| 02/21/2015 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | Cincinnati | W 53–40 | 19–8 (10–6) | Williams Arena (1,204) Greenville, NC |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Temple | L 69–79 | 19–9 (10–7) | McGonigle Hall (1,196) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/02/2015 7:00 pm, ADN | UCF | W 67–57 | 20–9 (11–7) | Williams Arena (1,213) Greenville, NC |
| AAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Temple Quarterfinals | W 77–71 | 21–9 | Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/08/2015 5:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Semifinals | L 56–106 | 21–10 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531) Uncasville, CT |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Radford First Round | W 74–52 | 22–10 | Williams Arena (877) Greenville, NC |
| 03/22/2015* 4:00 pm | NC State Second Round | L 65–69 | 22–11 | Williams Arena (2,160) Greenville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||