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East Carolina’s Taniyah Thompson shoots the ball during their game against Temple last week. Thompson scored 15 points in a loss at Wichita State on Tuesday.

 Willow Abbey Mercando/The Daily Reflector

The East Carolina women’s basketball team is handing out head starts, and the Pirates aren’t fast enough to catch up.

The Pirates couldn’t hold a one-point halftime lead as a familiar bone-chilling cold snap gripped the offense in a 70-55 loss to host Wichita State on Tuesday in American Athletic Conference play.


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