Season ends for ECU women after loss to North Texas

by | Mar 11, 2025

The East Carolina women’s basketball team saw its run in the AAC Tournament end after a 69-58 loss to North Texas on Monday.

The Pirates ended their season at 17-15.

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Photo credit: North Texas’ Jaaucklyn Moore (AAC photo)

By TheAmerican.org

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 2 seed North Texas defeated No. 7 seed East Carolina, 69-58, in the quarterfinals of the 2025 American Women’s Basketball Championship on Monday evening, March 10, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

With the win, the Mean Green (24-7) will play the winner of South Florida and Tulane in the semifinals on Tuesday, March 11 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on ESPN+. This is the Mean Green’s first American Championship semifinal and move to 1-1 all-time in the Championship.

East Carolina (17-15) went from shooting 17.6 percent (3-for-17) from the floor in the first quarter to going 8-for-15 (53.3 percent) in the second quarter and led 25-22 at halftime.

Trailing 29-26 with 6:43 left in the third quarter, Tommisha Lampkin’s free throw started a 14-2 run to give North Texas a 40-31 lead. North Texas scored 23 points in the third quarter, led by Jaelyn Talley, who scored nine points on 4-for-4 shooting.

East Carolina (11) and North Texas (6) combined for 17 blocks in the game, one shy of the Championship single-game record set in 2021 between in Houston (12) and Cincinnati (6).

2025 American Women’s Basketball Championship Schedule
(All Rounds Except First Round Played at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas)

First Round | Saturday, March 8 | Super Pit in Denton, Texas
Game 1: No. 12 Charlotte 55, No. 13 Florida Atlantic 51

Second Round | Sunday, March 9
Game 2: No. 9 Rice 76, No. 8 UAB 63
Game 3: No. 12 Charlotte 71, No. 5 Tulsa 66
Game 4: No. 7 East Carolina 64, No. 10 Memphis 45
Game 5: No. 6 Tulane 69, No. 11 Wichita State 63

Quarterfinals | Monday, March 10
Game 6: No. 9 Rice 62, No. 1 UTSA 58
Game 7: No. 4 Temple 65, No. 12 Charlotte 34
Game 8: No. 2 North Texas 69, No. 7 East Carolina 58
Game 9: No. 3 South Florida 69, No. 6 Tulane 59

Semifinals | Tuesday, March 11
Game 10: No. 9 Rice vs No. 4 Temple – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 11: No. 3 South Florida vs. No. 2 North Texas – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Final | Wednesday, March 12
Game 12: Game 10 Winner vs Game 11 Winner – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU and ESPN+

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