ECU to host first round
game in CIT
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East Carolina has accepted
a invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) and will host a
first-round game against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference member Savannah
State. The matchup, scheduled for a 7 p.m. Tuesday tip-off, will mark
the first-ever meeting between the schools.
The Pirates finished the
regular season 18-12 overall and tied for fourth place in Conference USA
with a 9-7 league record. ECU had a first-round bye in the C-USA
Tournament and was eliminated by tournament host Tulsa in the
quarterfinal round.
Savannah State, which
finished in a third-place tie in the MEAC race with an 11-5 mark, comes
into the CIT 19-14 overall. The Tigers, guided by eighth-year coach
Horace Broadnax, defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore in the first round of
the MEAC Tournament before falling in overtime to Morgan State in a
quarterfinal thriller.
The postseason opportunity
is the Pirates' second during the three-year tenure of head coach Jeff
Lebo. ECU played in the 2011 CIT, losing in overtime to Jacksonville in
a first round game in Greenville.
SSU is no stranger to
postseason play, having earned a bid to the NIT last season.
Scoring points against the
Tigers won't be easy, according to Lebo.
"Savannah State is as good
as a defensive team as we’ve played all season," he said in a release
announcing the Pirates' acceptance of the invitation to compete in the
CIT.
Second-round CIT games
will be played March 22-24, quarterfinal games are set for March 26-27
and semifinal games are scheduled for March 29-30. The championship game
will be played on April 2 and televised by CBS Sports Network.
All CIT games will be
played on campus sites.
Ticket
sales and parking details
Tickets for the game are
$15 and can be purchased through
ECU's Online Ticket Center.
Tickets may also be purchased at the main athletic ticket office behind
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium or by calling the ticket office at 252-737-4500.
The ticket office will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Monday and
Tuesday.
ECU season ticket holders
may purchase tickets for the same seats they held during the regular
season until 5 p.m. Monday.
Each ECU student may
purchase one ticket for $5 and additional guest tickets at $15 apiece.
Students can pick up their tickets beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at
the Minges Coliseum Box Office.
Public parking at Minges
Coliseum will be on a first-come, first-serve basis on game night.
Tournament staff will park in the purple lot.
CIT
Field and First Round Schedule
Source: CollegeInsider.com
TUESDAY, MARCH 19:
-
Eastern Kentucky (24-9)
at Gardner Webb (21-12) 7:00 pm
-
Fairfield (19-15) at
Kent State (20-13) 7:00 pm
-
Savannah State (19-14)
at East Carolina (18-12) 7:00 pm
-
Rider (18-14) at
Hartford (17-13) 7:00 pm
-
Oakland (16-16) at
Youngstown State (17-15) 7:05 pm
-
Boston University
(17-12) at Loyola MD (21-11) 7:30 pm
-
Tennessee State (18-14)
at Evansville (18-14) 8:00 pm
-
North Dakota (16-16) at
Northern Iowa (18-14) 8:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20:
-
Elon (21-11) at Canisius
(18-13) 7:00 pm
-
Green Bay (18-15) at
Bradley (16-16) 8:00 pm
-
South Alabama (17-12) at
Tulane (19-14) 8:00 pm
-
Chicago State (11-21) at
Illinois-Chicago (17-15) 8:00 pm
-
Oral Roberts (18-14) at
Texas-Arlington (19-13) 8:30 pm
-
High Point (17-13) at
Cal-Irvine (20-15) 10:00 pm
-
Cal Poly (18-13) at
Weber State (26-6) 10:00 pm
-
Air Force (17-13) at
Hawaii (17-14) 12:00 am
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03/18/13 03:59 AM.
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