Women’s Basketball Opens Home Slate on Sunday Against East Carolina

Media Information
Teams: East Carolina (3-0) vs. American (2-1)
Date & Time: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Bender Arena, Washington, D.C.
Web Broadcast: Eagles Vision TV
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The American University women's basketball team will play its home-opener on Sunday, November 22 versus East Carolina at 2 p.m.

American (2-1) began the season on a three-game road swing, picking up victories at Howard and Brown. In their most recent game on Wednesday at Brown, the Eagles used a 17-0 second-half run to take control on their way to a 64-54 victory. Junior forwards Michelle Kirk and Liz Leer scored career-highs with 27 and 19 points, respectively, in the victory. The duo shot a combined 14-of-29 from the field, and grabbed 16 total rebounds. Senior guard Nicole Ryan also set a career-high with 10 rebounds for American.

Kirk leads the Eagles in their first three games with 20 points and seven rebounds per contest. Leer has averaged 14.3 points and 6.7 boards per game, and has shot a team-high 55.9 percent from the floor.

East Carolina (3-0) comes into Sunday's contest after recording double-digit victories in each of its three games so far in 2009. The Pirates have defeated Charlotte, Western Carolina and UNC-Wilmington by an average of 18 points per contest. Ashley Clarke has led East Carolina with 19.0 points per game on 53.7 percent shooting, while Allison Spivey has contributed 15.3 ppg.

Sunday's game will be the 39th all-time meeting between the former Colonial Athletic Association foes. The Pirates hold a 26-12 advantage, although the squads have not met since 2001. American and East Carolina have split their 18 previous meetings in Bender Arena.

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