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

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