While Pirate Nation celebrated its past, the Pirate of the future paved the way to a big, 55-21 Senior Night win over visiting Connecticut Saturday night. Holton Ahlers is the future. East Carolina’s true freshman quarterback led the Pirates to a season-high 657 yards of offense in the win. Ahlers also accounted for five touchdowns.… [ Continue Reading ]
From the Anchor Desk
Audio Feature
Coach Mo Weekly Presser
East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery met with the news media on campus for his weekly press conference on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. He reviewed the Pirates’ Senior Night win over Connecticut and discussed preparations for their Friday road game with AAC East Division foe Cincinnati. (Audio via Brian Bailey courtesy of Pirate Radio 1250)
Basketball News
Pirates hold off Rio Grande Valley
GREENVILLE — East Carolina defeated Texas-Rio Grande Valley 69-64 on Monday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Freshman Jayden Gardner had 15 points as the Pirates improved to 3-2. Seth LeDay had 12 points and eight rebounds. ECU led 41-28 at the half after hitting 15 of 25 field goal attempts in the first… [ Continue Reading ]
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Insights from Brett
Surge of young bloods bodes well for the future
Senior nights are designed to honor those players whose college careers are coming to an end and to thank them for their contributions to the program over the past four years. That’s only partially what happened at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday. Because while the night clearly belonged to Trevon Brown, Garrett McGhin, Nate Harvey and… [ Continue Reading ]
Inside Game Day
True freshmen spark Senior Night win
GREENVILLE — Gardner Minshew, who has emerged as a Heisman Trophy candidate at Washington State, may have seen the handwriting on the wall before leaving East Carolina after the 2017 season. The script that prompted Minshew’s departure may have read, ‘Holton Ahlers.’ Ahlers strengthened his status as ECU’s quarterback of the present and future in… [ Continue Reading ]
Audio Feature
Montgomery & Ahlers Postgame Presser
East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery and quarterback Holton Ahlers spoke with reporters after the Pirates routed American Athletic Conference foe Connecticut on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. (Recorded by W.A. Myatt)
Special Photo Feature
Game Day Gallery
Bonesville’s W.A. Myatt roamed the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium sidelines with his camera during East Carolina’s Senior Night blowout of fellow American Athletic Conference East Division member Connecticut on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Myatt captured this curated collection of action shots and other candid photos. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.)
Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio Feature
Bonesville Pregame
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares for a 7 p.m. kickoff against American Athletic Conference foe Connecticut at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The duo analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist… [ Continue Reading ]
Special Feature
Game Day Weather
Clear skies are in the forecast as East Carolina hosts Connecticut for a 7 p.m. kickoff tonight. The temperature will be 47 degrees at the outset with 80 percent humidity, a zero percent chance of precipitation and southeast wind at one mile per hour. The temperature will drop to 43 degrees during the American Athletic… [ Continue Reading ]
Basketball News
Pirates fall at Georgia Tech
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech went on a 21-5 run to pull away from a tie at 15 and the Yellow Jackets went on to a 79-54 win over East Carolina on Friday night. The Pirates slipped to 2-2 despite 13 points from Jayden Gardner and 12 from DeShaun Wade, both freshmen. Seth LeDay had nine… [ Continue Reading ]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Senior Night signifies academics, sacrifice
East Carolina will recognize 20 players before their final game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. when the Pirates host Connecticut. The group has taken care of business in the classroom in addition to countless hours devoted to representing their alma mater in football. “I’m really, really happy that it’s Senior Night for… [ Continue Reading ]
The Bradsher Beat
Pirates leave upheaval behind in 3-0 start
It was just one intense, triumphant minute in the second quarter of the East Carolina women’s team’s 59-47 win over Grand Canyon on Wednesday, but that sixty seconds gave the Pirates permanent possession of the momentum and reminded coach Chad Killinger of two factors that propelled ECU to 3-0 — experience and coachability. After a… [ Continue Reading ]
From the Anchor Desk
Montgomery: Penalties, injuries hinder Pirates
East Carolina has never been a program that worried about moral victories. Sure, this is an improved Pirate team that is playing teams tough at times. Still, the wins just continue to elude this ECU squad. This is a team that is getting closer. But it’s also a team that continues to be frustrated by… [ Continue Reading ]
Insights from Brett
Signing period compels verdict on Montgomery
Bobby Petrino was fired as Louisville’s football coach on Sunday. While that bit of news doesn’t have a direct connection to East Carolina’s uncertain gridiron situation, it does open up a subject of particular interest to the Pirates as they decide on the direction they’ll go once their fourth straight losing season is officially in… [ Continue Reading ]
Basketball News
Pirates top Lamar in OT
GREENVILLE — East Carolina outscored Lamar 13-7 in overtime for an 84-78 nonconference win in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday. The Pirates bounced back from a 73-72 home loss to James Madison on Friday night to improve to 2-1 as freshman Jayden Gardner had 30 points and 10 rebounds. Virginia Tech transfer Seth… [ Continue Reading ]