FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 7 seed East Carolina defeated No. 10 seed Memphis, 64-45, in the second round of the 2025 American Women’s Basketball Championship Sunday evening, March 9, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
With the win, the Pirates (17-14) advance to the quarterfinals to take on No. 2 seed North Texas on Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT on ESPN+. This is the third straight year the Pirates have advanced to the quarterfinals, winning seven of their last eight Championship games.
Sunday’s contest marked the fourth consecutive Championship that East Carolina and Memphis have played each other and was the third win in a row for the Pirates.