Florida Atlantic 61, at East Carolina 74

GREENVILLE, N.C. (Interstat) — The East Carolina Pirates used a dominant second-quarter surge and relentless defensive pressure to pull away from the Florida Atlantic Owls for a 74-61 victory in an American Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Tuesday night at Williams Arena. The Pirates, improving to 20-7 overall, forced 28 turnovers and converted them into 33 points, overwhelming a Florida Atlantic team that entered the contest having won three of its last four games. The Owls fell to 12-14. The game’s decisive stretch came in the second quarter. After a competitive opening period that ended with East Carolina leading 19-11,… Read more...