FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 3 East Carolina defeated No. 6 Tulane, 69-58, in the quarterfinals of the 2023 American Women’s Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 7 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
The Pirates (21-9) advance to the semifinals to face the winner second-seeded Memphis Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
 
After being down 19 in the third quarter, the Green Wave (18-13) stormed back to tie the game at 48 with 7:42 left in the game, but the Pirates subsequently went on a 10-2 run and never looked back.
 
Amiya Joyner grabbed an American Championship-record 19 rebounds for the Pirates, who outrebounded the Green Wave  46-33 overall.
 
Micah Dennis led three Pirates in double figures with 17 points, while Synia Johnson recorded 16 and Morgan Moseley added 11 points with eight rebounds.
 
Kyren Whittington led all scorers with 21 points for Tulane.
 
The latest tournament information can be found online at The American's Championship Central by visiting www.TheAmerican.org/wbb. Tickets for the championship are on sale through Ticketmaster.
 
2023 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship
 
First Round | Monday, March 6
Game 1: No. 8 Wichita State 71, No. 9 Temple 61
Game 2: No. 10 UCF 69, No. 7 Tulsa 53
Game 3: No. 6 Tulane 61, No. 11 Cincinnati 52
 
Quarterfinals | Tuesday, March 7
Game 4: No. 8 Wichita State 65, No. 1 South Florida 53
Game 5: No. 4 Houston 52, No. 5 SMU 33
Game 6: No. 2 Memphis 48, No. 10 UCF 46
Game 7: No. 3 East Carolina 69, No. 6 Tulane 58
 
Semifinals | Wednesday, March 8
Game 8: No. 8 Wichita State vs. No. 4 Houston | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 9: No. 3 East Carolina vs. No. 2 Memphis | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
 
Final | Thursday, March 9
Game 10: Semifinal Winners | 9 p.m. | ESPNU and ESPN+
 
All times are Eastern.