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The Basics:
Score: East Carolina 76, Ohio 68
Location: The Convocation Center - Athens, Ohio
The Short Story: Ohio women's basketball (6-1) fell to East Carolina (7-2) 76-68 Saturday night at the Convocation Center.

OHIO STARTERS: #2 Mariah Byard, #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #14 Kat Yelle

EAST CAROLINA STARTERS: #22 Jasmine Phillips, #23 Jada Payne, #24 I'Tiana Taylor, #33 Janesha Ebron, #40 Ondrea Shaw

How It Happened:
- Ohio began the game on an 11-0 run, not allowing the Pirates to score in the first 3:42 of the contest. The run was started with five points from Baldwin and then Lampkins added the next six on two field goals and a pair of free throws.
- East Carolina would answer though, going on a 9-0 run of its own and earning its first lead of the game at 21-20 with 6:24 remaining in the first half.
- The Pirates would take a 32-30 lead to the locker room at half, with Baldwin leading the way for the Bobcats with 10 first half points. East Carolina's Jasmine Phillips scored a game high 11 points in the opening 20 minutes.
- The first 10 minutes of the second half was highly contested, with neither team leading by more than four points. But three straight Ohio possessions ended in a turnover and ECU answered each turnover with a three by Shae Nelson, building a 57-49 lead with just over eight minutes remaining in the game.
- ECU got hot from behind the arc in the latter half of the game, hitting six of 10 shots from deep in the second stanza. The Pirates shot 9-of-15 (60 percent) from three for the game.
- The Bobcats had four players in double figures as Black (17), Baldwin (14), Yelle (14) and Lampkins (10) all made significant contributions offensively.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Lampkins reached tied a career-high with six assists.
- Yelle tied a career-high in points with 14, matching a mark previously set on the road against Akron last season.
- Baldwin scored in double figures for the fifth time this season and also recorded at least six rebounds for the sixth game of the 2014-15 campaign.
- Black reached double figures in points for the 36th time in her Ohio career.
- Ohio has scored at least 60 points in each of its seven games this season.

QUOTABLE

Head Coach Bob Boldon:
On ECU's size and athleticism: 
"It's drastically different. We haven't seen anybody like that all year. (James Madison) will be similar, Central Michigan will be similar. Time will tell if they're athletic as ECU when we get to see them live. But they're long, athletic and they're a tough team to play."

Sophomore guard Quiera Lampkins:
"I just like to think of (this game) as a test. We didn't pass it, but we didn't fail. We're a totally different team than last year. Last year, that team would've given up when they went on that 12-point run."



COMING UP
The Bobcats complete their four-game homestand at the Convocation Center, finishing with James Madison on Monday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m.

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