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Dukes outshoot ECU |
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HARRISONBURG, VA — After taking a
61-60 lead on two free throws by B.J.
Tyson with 2:48 remaining, East
Carolina didn't score the rest of
the way in a 67-61 nonconference
loss at James Madison on Sunday
afternoon. Poor shooting plagued the
Pirates (7-5), who made just 21 of
61 field goal attempts for 34.4
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Beam us up, Scottie |
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 I never was a big Star Trek fan but the headline phrase ran through my
mind when Scottie Montgomery was named football coach at East Carolina. There was some degree of urgency oftentimes when Captain Kirk asked to
be returned to the Enterprise on the television show.
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Pirates overtake UNCW |
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GREENVILLE — East Carolina trailed
UNC-Wilmington 38-27 after a dunk by
Chris Flemmings of the Seahawks with
2:37 left in the first half, but the
Pirates came back for a 78-73 win
Wednesday night in Williams Arena at
Minges Coliseum. B.J. Tyson scored a
game-high 21 points for ECU (7-4)
and Caleb White added 20 points.
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Montgomery taking the helm |
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East Carolina's
nine-day search for a football coach officially came to an end on Sunday
with an announcement from ECU athletic director Jeff Compher that Duke
offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery will assume command of the the
Pirates effective Jan. 1. ...
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GREENVILLE — B.J. Tyson scored 21
points as East Carolina returned
from an exam break to defeat North
Carolina A&T 71-60 on Sunday
afternoon before a crowd of 4,151 in
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
The Aggies (4-8) came in with a
four-game winning streak
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Staff Report
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GREENVILLE — The shooting
touch that was missing for East Carolina on Sunday at James Madison was
found on Tuesday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as the
Pirates won 98-71 over South Carolina State.
ECU (8-5) jumped out to
leads of 13-2 and 21-4 against the Bulldogs (5-8).
The Pirates made 30 of
52 field goal attempts (68 percent), nine of 14 behind the arc (64.3
percent) and 15 of 16 free throws in building a 58-31 halftime lead.
Caleb White led the way
with 21 points, B.J. Tyson scored all 20 of his points in the first
20 minutes and Charles Foster added five 3-pointers for 15 points.
ECU made just 34.4
percent of its field goal attempts in
a
67-61 loss at JMU.
"We made everything
tonight," said Pirates coach Jeff Lebo.
ECU finished 16 for 30
from long distance.
Going into the season,
the American Athletic Conference record for 3-pointers in a game was
16, held by three teams.
The previous season high
in the AAC was 14 by Southern Methodist against New Hampshire on
Dec. 5.
Kentrell Barkley had six
rebounds as the Pirates led 40-22 on the boards. Mike Zangari,
Clarence Williams and Grant Bryant grabbed five each.
Lance Tejada had six
assists. Prince Williams had nine points and five assists. White had
five assists.
Clarence Williams scored
eight points and Michel Nzege added seven points.
A total of 14 players
saw action for ECU, which takes a break before starting league play
at home against Central Florida (6-4) on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 6 p.m.
The
Brian Bailey Show airs on Pirate
Radio 1250 on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
Brian's guest this week was new East
Carolina
football coach Scottie Montgomery
(right):