The final five minute stretch of the game saw the Pirates lose a four-point lead and commit seven consecutive turnovers.
“[I’m] disappointed in our performance. I think we’ve consistently had bad stretches and what we’ve been working on is reducing the length of those stretches,” said head coach Heather Macy. “Today we had a long stretch that was very poorly played, and it happened to be at a most pivotal point in the fourth quarter.”
It was another rough night for ECU’s (10-9; 1-5 American Athletic Conference) leading scorers Kristen Gaffney and Bre McDonald. Gaffney played all but two minutes yet only attempted five shots, connecting on two for four points.