FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 7 seed East Carolina defeated No. 10 seed Memphis, 64-45, in the second round of the 2025 American Women’s Basketball Championship Sunday evening, March 9, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
With the win, the Pirates (17-14) advance to the quarterfinals to take on No. 2 seed North Texas on Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT on ESPN+. This is the third straight year the Pirates have advanced to the quarterfinals, winning seven of their last eight Championship games.
Sunday’s contest marked the fourth consecutive Championship that East Carolina and Memphis have played each other and was the third win in a row for the Pirates.
East Carolina held Memphis (7-23) to shooting 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from the field in the first quarter, as the Tigers made one of their final nine attempts, jumping out to a 13-7 lead. The lead grew as big as 22 points in the fourth quarter.
Amiya Joyner grabbed 11 rebounds, breaking the career rebounds record in The American Championship. She now has 101 career rebounds, one higher than the previous record of 100 set by Bethy Mununga of South Florida (2020-2022).
Elauna Eaton scored 10 points, while Alasia Smith grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Tigers.
2025 American Women’s Basketball Championship Schedule
(All Rounds Except First Round Played at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas)
First Round | Saturday, March 8 | Super Pit in Denton, Texas
Game 1: No. 12 Charlotte 55, No. 13 Florida Atlantic 51 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Second Round | Sunday, March 9
Game 2: No. 9 Rice 76, No. 8 UAB 63 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Game 3: No. 12 Charlotte 71, No. 5 Tulsa 66 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Game 4: No. 10 Memphis vs No. 7 East Carolina – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 5: No. 11 Wichita State vs No. 6 Tulane – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Quarterfinals | Monday, March 10
Game 6: No. 9 Rice vs No. 1 UTSA – 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT | ESPN+
Game 7: No. 12 Charlotte vs No. 4 Temple – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs No. 2 North Texas – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs No. 3 South Florida – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Semifinals | Tuesday, March 11
Game 10: Game 6 Winner vs Game 7 Winner – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 11: Game 8 Winner vs Game 9 Winner – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Final | Wednesday, March 12
Game 12: Game 10 Winner vs Game 11 Winner – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU and ESPN+
