Charleston Southern 45, at East Carolina 61

GREENVILLE, N.C. (Interstat) — East Carolina used a decisive third-quarter run and a balanced scoring effort to beat Charleston Southern 61-45 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Tuesday at Williams Arena. The Pirates improved to 1-0, while the Buccaneers dropped to 0-1. East Carolina opened with a 3-pointer from Tuana Coskun at the 9:39 mark of the first quarter. Charleston Southern answered with Lauren Cummings’ driving layup, but Mildred Dibua hit a turnaround jumper and Coskun added another 3-pointer to help the Pirates build an early cushion. Tristan Rickenbacker made one free throw, and Charleston Southern’s Selenay Tanik… Read more...