WASHINGTON, D.C. - Angela Baroni deflected a cross inside the far post at 61:53 of the second half to lift East Carolina to a 2-1 victory over American at Reeves Field Monday afternoon. With the game tied 1-1, East Carolina forward Leanne McInnis chased a pass down the left sideline and centered the ball to a cutting Baroni, who deflected home the game-winner for the Pirates.

East Carolina, (10-6-2, 3-4 CAA) which has now won two straight conference games, scored first when Kelly Gray collected a rebound in front of the net and beat a sprawling goalkeeper at 14:58. American would tie the score nearly 20 minutes later when the Diane Wootton (Jr., Damascus, MD/Damascus (MTSU) received a long through pass from Kerri Schmidt (Fr. Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) and then scored on a one-on-one finding room below a diving Pirate goalkeeper for Wotton's seventh goal of the season.

American, (2-12-2, 1-6) which was playing without last season's leading scorer Ashley Flanigan (Sr. Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury) because of a broken arm suffered against William& Mary, honored its four seniors before the game. Captains Andrea Arkin (Pittsburgh, PA/Taylor Alderdice), Lori Donato (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) and senior forwards Courtney Walls (Colleyville, Texas/Ursuline Academy) and Cortney Simpson (Allentown, PA/Parkland). AU and East Carolina each close out the season against the Patriots of George Mason, American on Friday at 3:00 and ECU on Moday October 29th at 1:00.

Team         1     2       OT (1)    OT (2)       Final
ECU          1     1        0         0             2
American     1     0        0         0             1

Scoring: ECU- Gray (Sandhoff) 14:58, Baroni (McInnis) 61:53;
AU -Wootton (Schmidt) 33:59.
Shots: ECU 12, AU 10;
Saves: ECU 3, AU 2;
Corner Kicks: ECU 5, AU 1;
Fouls: ECU 14, AU 8;
Offsides: ECU 2, AU 1;
Cards: ECU- Yellow: Perrot (Tackle, 51st), Gray (Conduct, 63rd)
Attendance: 243;