# 2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by sixth-year head coach Kim McNeill, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina, as members of the American Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2023–24 season 19–14, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Memphis, upset top-seeded Tulsa, and UTSA before falling to Rice in the AAC tournament championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 81–56 | 1–0 | 21 – Hearp | 10 – Tal. Wyche | 4 – Johnson | Williams Arena (987) Greenville, NC |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 51–57 | 1–1 | 15 – Hearp | 12 – Joyner | 2 – Joyner | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,298) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | W 67–51 | 2–1 | 14 – Hearp | 10 – Joyner | 3 – Hagemann | Williams Arena (884) Greenville, NC |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 44–95 | 2–2 | 25 – Joyner | 10 – Joyner | 3 – Hagemann | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC |
| November 20, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Howard | W 65–44 | 3–2 | 32 – Joyner | 15 – Joyner | 3 – Tied | Williams Arena (6,865) Greenville, NC |
| November 27, 2024* 5:30 pm | | vs. Montana State UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | L 56–62 | 3–3 | 13 – Hearp | 7 – Moseley | 4 – Hearp | Thomas & Mack Center (949) Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2024* 5:30 pm, MW Network | | at UNLV UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | L 49–64 | 3–4 | 11 – Joyner | 5 – Tied | 3 – Johnson | Thomas & Mack Center (906) Paradise, NV |
| December 8, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Elon | W 60–43 | 4–4 | 24 – Khi. Miller | 8 – Joyner | 4 – Johnson | Williams Arena (1,157) Greenville, NC |
| December 12, 2024* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | at Hampton | W 79–47 | 5–4 | 16 – Joyner | 10 – Joyner | 5 – Johnson | Hampton Convocation Center (727) Hampton, VA |
| December 15, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 59–58 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | 27 – Joyner | 17 – Joyner | 4 – Tied | Chartway Arena (1,756) Norfolk, VA |
| December 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VCU | W 48–46 | 7–4 | 9 – Tal. Wyche | 6 – Tal. Wyche | 5 – Johnson | Williams Arena (1,086) Greenville, NC |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Wilmington | W 71–56 | 8–4 | 30 – Joyner | 16 – Joyner | 4 – Tied | Williams Arena (1,308) Greenville, NC |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | L 84–93 | 8–5 (0–1) | 21 – Hearp | 9 – Wyche | 7 – Smith | Reynolds Center (1,251) Tulsa, OK |
| January 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Temple | L 58–63 | 8–6 (0–2) | 19 – Hearp | 10 – Hutton | 3 – Johnson | Liacouras Center (432) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | L 48–64 | 8–7 (0–3) | 15 – Joyner | 9 – Joyner | 3 – Tied | Williams Arena (1,335) Greenville, NC |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tulane | W 75–64 | 9–7 (1–3) | 21 – Hagemann | 12 – Joyner | 9 – Miller | Williams Arena (1,022) Greenville, NC |
| January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 72–65 | 10–7 (2–3) | 21 – Hutton | 12 – Hutton | 6 – Hagemann | Dale F. Halton Arena (780) Charlotte, NC |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rice | L 56–65 | 10–8 (2–4) | 16 – Hutton | 9 – Hutton | 2 – Tied | Tudor Fieldhouse (833) Houston, TX |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Temple | L 52–69 | 10–9 (2–5) | 17 – Joyner | 11 – Joyner | 3 – Joyner | Williams Arena (861) Greenville, NC |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Florida | L 60–63 | 10–10 (2–6) | 16 – Miller | 9 – Wyche | 4 – Tied | Williams Arena (1,116) Greenville, NC |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wichita State | W 72–62 | 11–10 (3–6) | 17 – Joyner | 13 – Joyner | 6 – Hagemann | Williams Arena (1,004) Greenville, NC |
| February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Memphis | L 69–75 | 11–11 (3–7) | 20 – Hutton | 7 – Tied | 6 – Hagemann | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (981) Memphis, TN |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UAB | W 61–56 | 12–11 (4–7) | 22 – Joyner | 11 – Joyner | 5 – Hagemann | Bartow Arena (436) Birmingham, AL |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tulsa | W 73–64 | 13–11 (5–7) | 21 – Joyner | 8 – Hutton | 8 – Hagemann | Williams Arena (1,643) Greenville, NC |
| February 12, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTSA | L 46–60 | 13–12 (5–8) | 18 – Joyner | 8 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Convocation Center (1,000) San Antonio, TX |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 63–45 | 14–12 (6–8) | 14 – Joyner | 12 – Joyner | 3 – Joyner | Williams Arena (1,525) Greenville, NC |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 73–75 $^{2OT}$ | 14–13 (6–9) | 20 – Miller | 20 – Joyner | 4 – Ware, Wyche, Johnson | Williams Arena (1,029) Greenville, NC |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Atlantic | W 80–70 | 15–13 (7–9) | 18 – Miller | 10 – Joyner | 2 – Hutton | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (910) Boca Raton, FL |
| March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Florida | W 66–57 | 16–13 (8–9) | 23 – Joyner | 11 – Joyner | 2 – Tied | Yuengling Center (2,664) Tampa, FL |
| March 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA | L 48–67 | 16–14 (8–10) | 10 – Hearp | 5 – Joyner | 2 – Tied | Williams Arena (952) Greenville, NC |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Memphis Second round | W 64–45 | 17–14 | 21 – Joyner | 11 – Joyner | 5 – Tied | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| March 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) North Texas Quarterfinals | L 58–69 | 17–15 | 18 – Joyner | 13 – Joyner | 3 – Hagemann | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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