GAME 7 - Saturday, December 1, 2012
Monmouth University Hawks (2-4) vs. East Carolina University Pirates (5-2)
Location: Annapolis, Md. - Alumni Hall
Tip: 3:30 p.m.
Hawks' Radio Broadcast - WMCX, 88.9 FM
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The Monmouth University women's basketball team concludes action in the Navy Classic Saturday, when it challenges East Carolina in the consolation game. The Hawks fell to High Point, 81-74, on Friday, while the Pirates were defeated by the host Midshipmen, 57-48.   

LAST TIME OUT
Chevannah Paalvast scored a career-high 22 points and Abigail Martin scored all 15 of her points in the second half, but the Hawks were defeated by High Point, 81-74, Friday afternoon at Alumni Hall. Alysha Womack added 19 points for the Hawks, who erased a 13-point first-half deficit, but High Point responded with a devastating 15-1 run to seal the victory.   

SCOUTING THE EAST CAROLINA PIRATES
The Pirates are led by twin sisters Whitny and Britny Edwards, who've averaged an identical 11.7 per game. Britny has the slight edge in rebounding at 7.7 boards per game to Whitny's 7.0 rebounds per contest. Britny is a terrific shot blocker at 2.1 rejections per game, while Whitny also plays solid defense at 2.3 steals per game. Celeste Stewart leads the Pirates in assists with 4.4 per game, while also chipping in with 7.7 points per game. Kyani White leads ECU at 3.4 steals per game.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. EAST CAROLINA
The Hawks and Pirates met for the first time last Nov. 30 in Greenville, N.C., with East Carolina taking a 75-52 victory. All-time against teams currently in Conference USA, the Hawks are 4-4. Monmouth posted a pair of wins against UCF (2-1), while also defeating Marshall (1-0) and UTEP (1-0). In addition to the losses to ECU and UCF, Monmouth has fallen twice to Rice (0-2).