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East Carolina Downs Cincinnati in Final Home Game



Three seniors scored in double figures as East Carolina (ECU) downed Cincinnati, 80-69, in the Pirates’ final home game of the season Wednesday night. Bre McDonald led ECU with 24 points and 12 rebounds while Kristen Gaffney scored 20 points and added 11 boards marking the first time two Pirates had double-doubles since an overtime loss to Tulsa on January 31. The win snapped an 11-game losing streak for the Pirates.

East Carolina took its largest lead of the game (23 points) in the third quarter and shot 61.1-percent (11-of-18) from the field during the stanza in ECU's highest scoring quarter in conference play this season.

Shanice Johnson posted her 12th double-double of the season for the Bearcats with team-highs of 14 points and 14 rebounds. Johnson was matched in scoring by both Bianca Quisenberry and Antoinette Miller, who each added 14.