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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupMonday, March 5, 2018

March 5, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

No. 18 ECU Blanks Saint Joseph’s In LeClair Classic Finale, 9-0…Pirates To Open American Championship Against UCF…Pirates Go Down To Memphis In Regular Season Finale…No. 10 Cincinnati Claims Regular-Season Title With 62-61 win at No. 11 Wichita State…Alonso’s 3-pointer gives UNCG berth in SoCon title game…Carlik Jones’ buzzer-beater puts Radford into NCAA Tournament…Madness! Lipscomb tops FGCU 108-96, wins NCAA berth

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Insights from Brett
    Stars are aligned to right a wrong, right the ship
  • Baseball
    Pirates snap losing streak with 9-0 win
  • Basketball
    Pirates fall to Memphis

ecupirates.com

  • No. 18 ECU Blanks Saint Joseph’s In LeClair Classic Finale, 9-0
  • Pirates To Open American Championship Against UCF
  • Pirates Go Down To Memphis In Regular Season Finale
  • Women’s Basketball Falls to USF In AAC Quarterfinals
  • ECU Loses Close Game To Lafayette
  • Women’s Tennis Drops Match at UCF
  • UTEP Edges ECU 1-0 In Aloha Tournament Finale

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Holba serves as Sunday stopper
  • ROUNDUP: Pirates fall in basketball games

 

WNCT 9

  • Pirates drop regular season finale; secure 11th seed in AAC Tournament
  • Pirates fall to USF in AAC quarterfinals
  • Holba shines as ECU blanks St. Joseph’s in LeClair Classic finale

WITN 7

  • No. 18 ECU blanks St. Joseph’s 9-0 in LeClair Classic finale
  • Pirates Go Down To Memphis In Regular Season Finale
  • Pirates Get No. 11 Seed At 2018 American Championship

ECU falls at Memphis in season finale 247 Sports

Rivals.com
  • ECU Pounds St. Joseph’s 9-0
  • ECU Falls Short In Memphis to End Regular Season

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis blows by ECU to close regular season
  • Tubby Smith on beating ECU and getting a rematch vs. USF

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • FIELD ANNOUNCED FOR 2018 AARON’S AMERICAN MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Memphis Secures No. 5 Seed with Victory over ECU
  • No. 10 Cincinnati Claims Regular-Season Title With 62-61 win at No. 11 Wichita State
  • UCF Locks Up No. 6 Seed with WIn Over Tulane
  • Gray Helps No. 25 Houston Pull Away from UConn Late
  • Tulsa Uses Early Blitz, Holds Off Temple
  • USF Wins Second Straight, Knocks Off SMU on Senior Day
  • No. 2 USF Makes Fifth-Straight Semifinals Appearance After 80-44 Win Against No. 7 ECU
  • No. 3 UCF Battles to 77-70 Win Over No. 11 Temple, Advances To Women’s Basketball Semifinals

The Associated Press

  • Memphis beats ECU to secure 5th seed for conference tourney
  • No. 10 Cincinnati outlasts No. 11 Wichita State 62-61
  • Tulsa uses early blitz then holds off Temple 76-58
  • S. Florida downs slumping SMU 65-54 in American finale
  • Rob Gray, No. 25 Houston hold off UConn 81-71
  • UCF locks sixth seed to tourney with 60-51 win over Tulane

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Evans’ Heroics, Late Defense Earn Bearcats Outright AAC Title
  • AAC Roundtable: What should the conference do if UConn leaves for the Big East?

Wichita Eagle

  • Cincinnati wins outright AAC title, spoils Wichita State’s senior day
  • The Shockers had their chances on Sunday, and they would take those chances again
  • Marshall on WSU’s six seniors: “They’re champions in every form”
  • “Playing Cincinnati is like being in a boxing match”
  • What does narrow lose mean for the Shockers going forward?
  • Who, when, and where Wichita State plays in the AAC tournament
  • Huskers beat Shockers in 10 innings, ending WSU’s streak

Houston Chronicle

  • No. 25 UH beats UConn to finish season with perfect home record
  • Rob Gray’s little brother sports a bun at UH game
  • UH will begin next season at H&PE Arena while Fertitta Center…
  • UH loses to Vanderbilt to conclude College Classic

Hartford Courant

  • UConn Men Notebook: AD David Benedict Beginning Evaluation: ‘We Need To Be A Tournament Team’
  • UConn Buries Tulane Early, Wins AAC Quarterfinal, But Struggles In Second Half

Takeaways: SMU bottoms out with uninspired loss to South Florida Dallas News

Philly.com

  • Temple will face Tulane in AAC tournament opener
  • Temple falls to Tulsa, 76-58 in regular-season finale

New Orleans Advocate

  • After missing curfew, several Fullerton players banished to bleachers as Tulane rolls to win
  • Tulane’s Ade Aruna turns heads with better explosive numbers than any defensive lineman at Combine

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF DB Mike Hughes eyeing a strong 40-yard dash at NFL combine
  • UCF relies on defense to earn tough win over Tulane

Four USF sports teams combine for Sunday sweep Tampa Bay Times

TU blanks Temple early, finishes strong for 76-58 victory Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

  • Alonso’s 3-pointer gives UNCG berth in SoCon title game
  • Michigan beats Purdue to win 2nd straight Big Ten Tournament
  • Madness! Lipscomb tops FGCU 108-96, wins NCAA berth
  • No. 7 Gonzaga advances to WCC semifinals
  • No. 3 Xavier beats DePaul 65-62, secures top Big East seed
  • Denver wins in Summit League tourney’s 2nd two-overtime game

Raleigh News and Observer

  • N.C. State checks all the boxes as an NCAA tournament team
  • Duke’s Grayson Allen’s final game at Cameron is one he will always remember

Francis Alonso’s big shot, UNCG’s stout defense send Spartans back to title game Greensboro News-Record

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • U.Va.’s Bennett named ACC Coach of the Year
  • What to watch for at this week’s MEAC tournament in Norfolk

Roanoke Times

  • Carlik Jones’ buzzer-beater puts Radford into NCAA Tournament
  • McFarling: Radford made the most of its one day in the spotlight

Columbia The State

  • USC takes positives from Clemson finale rally: ‘Last year we wouldn’t have done that’
  • South Carolina rallies but falls in Game 3, drops series to Clemson

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • How the Panthers plan to get receivers who can ‘maximize’ Cam Newton’s skills
  • Road remains unforgiving as Hornets drop third straight despite strong performance

Washington Post

  • In two spring games back from injury, Bryce Harper has looked like a former MVP should
  • Bradley Beal sets a career high with 11 assists but takes blame after loss to Pacers
  • Kobe Bryant drops ‘shut up and dribble’ reference after winning Oscar for ‘Dear Basketball’
  • Capitals sing Navy’s praises, and NHL may hold more games at service academies

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Hurricanes need to put a run together, but they’re running out of time
  • NASCAR Cup Series | Results and 3 takeaways from Sunday’s race at Las Vegas

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