Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, March 10, 2019

Gameday: ECU Host UConn On Senior Day; ECU forward Seth LeDay suffers torn ACL…With Alterique Gilbert out, and Jalen Adams possibly back, the UConn men finish regular season at East Carolina…No. 14 ECU Walks-Off Marist In 12 Innings, 4-3…Lady Pirates’ Season Ends With Quarterfinal Loss To UConn…Temple Upsets No. 25 UCF in Dunphy’s Final Home Game…Buzzer-beater leaves Tulane winless in AAC…UNC holds off Duke as a long and winding regular season comes to an end…Steelers agree to trade Antonio Brown to Raiders for two draft picks

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates walk off in 12th Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU Host UConn On Senior Day
• No. 14 ECU Walks-Off Marist In 12 Innings, 4-3
• ECU SB Falls In Pair Of Tight Decisions Saturday
• Pirates’ Season Ends With Quarterfinal Loss To UConn
• Gameday: ECU LAX Welcomes Vermont To Johnson Stadium

Pirates nip Foxes in 12th  Greenville Daily Reflector

WNCT 9

• UConn ends ECU’s season in second round of AAC Tournament
• Smallwood helps Pirates walk-off Marist

WITN 7

• No. 14 ECU Baseball walks-off Marist in 12 innings, 4-3
• No. 2 UConn, without Samuelson, beats East Carolina, 92-65

247 Sports

• ECU clinches series on walk-off win in the 12th
• ECU seniors ready for final game inside Minges
• ECU forward Seth LeDay suffers torn ACL

Smallwood’s Twelfth Inning Hit Lifts ECU to a 4-3 Win Over Marist Rivals

Hartford Courant

• With Alterique Gilbert out, and Jalen Adams possibly back, the UConn men finish regular season at East Carolina
• UConn men’s basketball at East Carolina: time, how to watch, broadcasters, preview
• No stopping Napheesa Collier as UConn tops East Carolina 92-65 in AAC quarterfinals

Preview: UConn Men’s Basketball at East Carolina | 2 p.m., ESPNU The UCONN Blog

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Temple Upsets No. 25 UCF in Dunphy’s Final Home Game
• Baseball: UConn, ECU and Houston clinch weekend series Saturday
• Houston Men Earn Runner-Up Finish at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

Orlando Sentinel

• Aubrey Dawkins delivers career-high 36 points for UCF, but Knights fall at Temple
• UCF’s Kay Kay Wright, Kayla Thigpen earn AAC honors

Philly.com

• Temple’s must-win game against UCF was in Shizz Alston’s hands, where it belonged | Mike Jensen
• Postseason tournaments set: Villanova, Penn, Temple, La Salle, St. Joe’s learn opponents

Dexter Dennis gives Wichita State dramatic win at Tulane with 0.5 seconds left  Wichita Eagle

New Orleans Advocate

• Cruel ending: buzzer-beater leaves Tulane winless in AAC despite yeomen effort
• Tulane bats come alive, but UC Santa Barbara rallies to clinch series

Martin, Memphis edge Tulsa on Senior Night Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU drops regular-season finale at Memphis Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Coby White’s 21 points lead No. 3 UNC past No. 4 Duke
• Championship level play has eluded Duke lately. Zion’s imminent return should change that.
• Zion Williamson on track for return at ACC tournament but Duke loses Bolden
• ACC Tournament schedule is finalized

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest wilts against Florida State’s pressure in regular-season finale
• Ed Hardin: UNC holds off Duke as a long and winding regular season comes to an end
• Kenny Williams couldn’t hit anything his freshman season. He ended his UNC career by hitting everything
• Wake Forest will open ACC Tournament on Tuesday at noon in Charlotte

Washington Post

• Virginia clinches ACC title share
• Georgetown beats Marquette to bounce back on NCAA tournament bubble

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Cavs turn back Louisville, lock up No. 1 seed in ACC tournament
• Monarchs fall at UAB in regular-season finale

Charleston Post and Courier

• Clemson sweeps No. 3 UNC; USC tops Valparaiso twice; CSU defeats Citadel
• South Carolina tops Georgia to claim fourth seed in SEC tournament

The Associated Press

• No. 6 Kentucky pulls away from Florida 66-57 in SEC finale
• Amid protest and cheers, LSU beats Vandy to claim SEC title
• Cylla has 23, helps UNC-Wilmington past Elon in CAA tourney
• Alonso lifts UNC Greensboro to SoCon quarterfinal win 77-70
• Brajkovic helps Davidson eke past Richmond 73-69
• No. 9 Michigan St beats No. 7 Michigan 75-63 for B10 title
• James Madison defeats Towson 74-73 in CAA tourney
• Hicks scores 15 to lift Troy over Coastal Carolina 74-67
• Davis scores 28 to carry Charlotte over Rice 78-70
• No. 8 Texas Tech clinches at least share of 1st Big 12 title
• Ajayi carries South Alabama past Appalachian St. 78-71
• No. 22 Wofford downs VMI 99-72 for 18th straight win
• NC State blows out Boston College 73-47 for important win
• No. 14 Florida State surges past Wake Forest 65-57
• Reed rallies Clemson to 67-55 win over Syracuse
• Pitt snaps 13-game losing streak with win over Notre Dame
• Duke’s Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett contend for Wooden Award
• Perez, Laster lift Gardner-Webb past Campbell 79-74