Sophomore guard Raven Short snatches the ball out of an ECU player’s hand during Sunday afternoon’s game in Moody Coliseum. (Spencer J Eggers/The Daily Campus)

SMU Women’s basketball faced East Carolina Sunday at Moody Coliseum, coming out with a strong win, 68-44.

Senior forward Christine Elliott scored a game-leading 16 points and seven rebounds. This game was the second that Elliott led in points and rebounds this season. She is among the top six SMU career rebounds leaders, with 810 rebounds from 2008 to present.

Heidi Brandenburg added 12 points and five rebounds to the win.

Alisha Filmore followed with 10 points and four assists in her 32 minutes of play. Filmore has led SMU in points four times this season.

The Mustangs shot 45.6 percent in field goals and 58.3 percent in free throws. SMU held the lead the whole game, the largest gap at 26 points.

The Mustang’s victory, the third one in a row, boosted them to a winning 3-2 C-USA record and left East Carolina 0-5. SMU currently stands sixth in conference standings.

The team will head to Orlando to face University of Central Florida on Thursday at 6 p.m.