IRVING, texas – The East Carolina University women’s basketball team’s 2025-26 American Athletic Conference schedule was released Thursday by the league. The Pirates will play 18 conference games, splitting them evenly with nine home contests in Minges Coliseum and nine road matchups. Game times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
East Carolina will begin the conference portion of its schedule with home games against UAB on December 30 and Memphis on January 3. The team’s initial road trip takes them to North Texas on January 6 and Wichita State on January 10.
Following those contests, the Pirates will host tulsa on January 13 and Temple on January 17 before heading to UTSA on January 20 and UAB on January 24. January concludes with a home game against Wichita State on January 27.
February opens with a road game at Charlotte on February 1, followed by a home contest against defending conference champion South Florida on February 4. Another road swing takes ECU to Tulane on February 10 and Temple on February 14, leading into a home stand against Florida Atlantic on February 17 and Rice on February 20.
The Pirates’ final February road game is at Memphis on February 25. The team’s regular season home finale is against rival Charlotte on February 28, and the regular season concludes at Tulsa on March 7.
The 2026 American Athletic Conference Tournament will be held March 10-14 at Legacy Arena at The BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. The tournament will feature a new 10-team, five-day format where the top two seeds receive automatic bids to the semifinals, the third and fourth seeds earn quarterfinal byes, and the fifth and sixth seeds receive byes into the second round.
East Carolina is aiming for a fourth consecutive winning season in 2025-26,having finished 17-15 last season. The team is entering its seventh season under head coach Kim McNeill.
