Web Roundup for Monday, Nov. 11, 2016

Gameday: Pirates Set To Entertain N.C. A&T…High standards weigh on rebuilding Pirates…ECU fans need patience with Montgomery, but AD deserves scrutiny…Dejected Jones continues record pursuit…Gaffney’s 32 Points Lift ECU Over Detroit-Mercy, 83-81, In OT…Navy-ECU set for 4 p.m. kickoff

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• View from the East: Compher accountable for football situation
• View from the East: Pirates have something to prove
• Post Game Infographic

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: Pirates Set To Entertain N.C. A&T
• Gaffney’s 32 Points Lift ECU Over Detroit-Mercy, 83-81, In OT
• Pirates Close Fall Season At Charleston Invitational
• East Carolina Volleyball Falls To Temple 3-0 In Philadelphia

Greenville Daily Reflector

• High standards weigh on rebuilding Pirates
• Have Mercy: Pirates win in OT
• Pirates welcome Aggies to Minges
• Dejected Jones continues record pursuit

247 Sports

• ECU fans need patience with Montgomery, but AD deserves scrutiny
• Navy-ECU set for 4 p.m. kickoff
• JUCO DE commits to ECU
• Pirates take overtime affair to move to 2-0
• ECU opens as 7.5-point underdog to Navy

Gaffney’s 32 Points Lift ECU Over Detroit-Mercy, 83-81, In OT WNCT 9

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• The American Today: Navy, Temple Have Inside Track In Divisional Races
• American Stories: Worth The Wait
• Women’s Basketball:Three Teams Earn Wins on Sunday
• Women’s Volleyball: Cincinnati, Temple and Memphis pick up wins on Sunday
• SMU Rolls to 2-0 With Rout of EMU
• Women’s Soccer: UConn Defeats Albany 4-2, Faces Auburn in Second Round

Jasper has Navy triple-option operating at a high level Annapolis Capital

UH backup quarterback Kyle Postma will miss rest of season… Houston Chronicle

UC basketball next faces strong Albany team Cincinnati Enquirer 

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF linebacker Errol Clarke delivers big game against former Cincinnati team
• Cincinnati says UCF defense was too strong to overcome
• UCF guard B.J. Taylor happy to be back, ready to help lead Knights

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Despite a solid defensive showing, some familiar failings cost the Green Wave again in defeat at Houston
• After a solid effort in opening loss to North Carolina, Tulane welcomes Southeastern on Monday night

Tigers, Tubby open season against uptempo offense Memphis Commercial Appeal

Basketball preview: New Hampshire at Temple Philly.com

Taggart vents about lack of national attention for USF’s Flowers Tampa Bay Times

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Logan Zone: Week 11 has chaos, crisis and catastrophe WRAL Sportsfan

Raleigh News and Observer

• Kapita lifts NC State to rout of St. Francis of Brooklyn
• UNC pulls away for dominant 97-57 win over Chattanooga
• UNC’s Williams shows there’s more to his game than shooting
• NC State’s Matt Dayes sets record straight after win

Columbia The State

• Pitt made Clemson pay for flaws that were overlooked due to winning
• Gamecocks glad to return home, prepare to clinch bowl eligibility

Mountaineers try to move forward from nightmarish finish Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Why is ODU winning? Wilder says it’s the team’s leadership, and its concern for social justice
• Virginia Tech drops out of the AP Top 25

AP TOP 25 HEAT CHECK: Balancing body of work and improvement The Associated Press

USA Today

• Big shakeup in Amway Coaches Poll | New top 25
• What do key losses mean for Playoff picture?
• Played in/Played out: 3 of top 4 down but not out
• Georgia State fires coach Trent Miles