Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Gardner Named Freshman-Of-The-Week For Fifth Time…Options emerge for Pirate bullpen…Two Tar Heels coaching ECU’s women’s lacrosse came back to face their alma mater…UConn’s Wallace and USF’s Gonzalez take home first 2019 weekly baseball honors…No. 3 Virginia sinks its 3s, sinks No. 20 Virginia Tech to complete season sweep…No. 1 Duke and No. 8 North Carolina renew rivalry this week…Daytona 500 was action-packed opener NASCAR needed…For Curry, a Return Home Shows He Is Where He Belongs…Alex Ovechkin helps Capitals bounce back against Kings as up-and-down trip points up again

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

From the Anchor Desk on Baseball
Perfect weekend on the diamonds for ECU Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Natalie Montini Signs Professional Volleyball Contract In France
• Gardner Named Freshman-Of-The-Week For Fifth Time
• 2019 Season Tickets: Why, Where & When

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Gardner gets fifth AAC award
• Options emerge for Pirate bullpen

American names Gardner as Rookie of the Week for 5th time WNCT 9

Gardner named Freshman-of-the-Week for fifth time WITN 7

WCTI 12

• Feb. 18 11 p.m. sports: ECU freshman picks up conference honor again
• ECU Baseball Completes The Sweep
• ECU Basketball Falls In Overtime

The East Carolinian

• Lacrosse loses first of the season to No. 3 UNC
• Williams leads women’s golf
• Overall effort fuels ECU to series sweep
• Tulsa stops ECU’s miracle comeback

Brian Bailey Show Replay Pirate Radio 1250

Gardner Named AAC Freshman of the Week For The Fifth Time Rivals.com

ECU baseball in the Top 25: Feb. 18 247 Sports

The two Tar Heels coaching ECU’s women’s lacrosse came back to face their alma mater The Daily Tar Heel

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Alston, Jr. Earns Third Player of the Week Honor this Season
• UConn’s Wallace and USF’s Gonzalez take home first 2019 weekly baseball honors
• Collier, Williams Sweep Weekly Awards for UConn
• Memphis’ Smith, Wichita State’s McDonald and USF’s Corrick Collect Weekly Honors

BCSNN

• Temple and ECU Stars Nab Weekly AAC Men’s Basketball Awards
• USF Baseball Hosts No. 5 Florida for the First Time Since 2015

Foul shooting helped Temple complete OT sweep of South Florida Philly.com

Closer than ever: Tulane baseball players say camaraderie will lead to more winning New Orleans Advocate

‘We have fun together’: Tulane baseball riding different vibes to start 2019 New Orleans Time Picayune

SMU offensive line outlook for 2019: Who steps up to fill vacated spots? Dallas News

No. 9 Cougars make 17 3s in AAC rout of Tulane Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• No. 3 Virginia sinks its 3s, sinks No. 20 Virginia Tech to complete season sweep
• Column: Without Justin Robinson, the Hokies struggled to pounce when the Cavs misstepped

Raleigh News and Observer

• How does UNC plan to defend Duke’s Zion Williamson? Roy Williams and players weigh-in.
• North Carolina will be without Sterling Manley for Duke game, Roy Williams says
• The recent USC basketball trend that’s become symbolic of the Gamecocks’ season

Winston Salem Journal

• Rivalry week arrives with UNC looking to solve turnover issues and Roy Williams believing the Zion Williamson hype
• 5 things to watch Tuesday when Wake Forest takes on Notre Dame

The Associated Press

• No. 1 Duke and No. 8 North Carolina renew rivalry this week
• No. 23 Kansas State beats West Virginia to keep Big 12 lead