Pirates find a way

ECU's DeVaughn Gray (4) dribbles under defensive pressure from Cincinnati on Jan. 20, 2016. (Joe Pellegrino/The Daily Reflector)Despite pouring in 24 points and tying her career-high with 19 rebounds, I’Tiana Taylor was not completely thrilled when she first saw the box score on Wednesday night after she guided the East Carolina women’s basketball team to a gritty, 63-60 win over Cincinnati in Minges Coliseum.

The teams came in with identical 2-4 American Athletic Conference records, and their similarities were backed up by the back-and-forth flow of the game. The lead changed hands 16 times, including when ECU (9-10, 3-4) went ahead for good 61-60 on two free throws by point guard Khadidja…