“I definitely think all the schools in the conference are a challenge,” said head coach Julie Torbett. “We beat all the teams at least once, except for the top four teams. All the teams in conference are getting better.”
The top four teams in the AAC last season were Central Florida, SMU, Temple, and Tulsa, respectively. UCF only lost two in-conference matches, both SMU and Temple lost five in-conference matches, and Tulsa lost six. ECU finished the conference portion of the season with a record of 6-14 — good for eighth. Torbett is looking to push the Pirates to finish better than that this season, hoping to leapfrog Tulsa in the top-four.