WICHITA – East Carolina's defense stifled the Shockers as Wichita State dropped its fifth-straight game, 72-51, Sunday afternoon in Charles Koch Arena.
 
East Carolina (13-8, 6-4 AAC), a team ranked fourth in the nation in turnovers forced, turned Wichita State (6-17, 2-9 AAC) over 22 times, scoring 23 points off turnovers.
 
American Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year, Danae McNeal, led the scoring with 23 points, and Tatyna Wyche recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
 
Wichita State struggled in transition, only scoring four points off 14 Pirate turnovers but out-rebounded ECU 44-42.
 
Salese Blow scored a team-high 13 points, and Tre'Zure Jobe put up 12 points, all in the first half.
 
Jayla Murray recorded nine points, eight of which came in the fourth quarter, and eight rebounds.
 
East Carolina held Wichita State's leading scorer, Daniela Abies, to just six points as four of the Pirate's 11 blocks were directed at her.
 
The Pirates sunk nine three pointers, hitting four in the first quarter.
 
East Carolina hit back-to-back-to-back threes, going on a 9-0 run early in the first quarter to take an 11-3 lead. The Pirates had six blocks and forced seven turnovers in the first quarter, denying Wichita State early.
 
Neither team scored for two two-minute stretches in the second quarter, but the Shockers scored six-straight points courtesy of Blow and Jobe to cut a 12-point deficit down to six, and the Shockers were able to make it a five-point game going into halftime, winning the second quarter 14-10.
 
The Pirates hit back-to-back threes to open the third quarter and extend their lead back to 11, and the Shockers weren't able to come closer than nine points the remainder of the game.
 
East Carolina outscored the Shockers 21-11 in the fourth quarter to come away with the 21-point road victory.
 
Wichita State heads to the Sunshine State for a rematch with Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton on Feb. 10 before traveling to Tampa to play South Florida on Feb. 13.