Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, March 17, 2019

No. 14 ECU Claims Series Win At Maryland, 2-1…Harvey not granted NCAA waiver …Location, crowds help Dayton keep a grip on the First Four…Cincinnati Advances to Championship with Win Over Wichita State…Davis, Defense Help No. 1 Houston Hold Off No. 5 Memphis…Duke, bucking trends, will try to win a national title its own way…Feeling shaky about Gonzaga in the NCAA tournament? Remember, no program is more solid….Green lifts Old Dominion over WKU 62-56 for CUSA title…BUBBLE WATCH: Nervous Sunday awaits for bubble teams

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

BASEBALL NEWS
Pirates take series at Maryland Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 14 ECU Claims Series Win At Maryland, 2-1
• Pirates Split Doubleheader In Fairfax
• Pirates Extend Winning Streak With Pair Of Victories
• Spring Notebook No. 2 – Moving Forward

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates pitch past Terps again
• Harvey not granted NCAA waiver

WNCT 9

• 14th ranked Pirates clinch series win at Maryland, 2-1
• NCAA rejects Nate Harvey’s bid for additional season

WITN 7

• ECU Football’s Nate Harvey denied extra year by NCAA
• ECU Baseball claims series win at Maryland, 2-1

247 Sports

• Pirates clinch series over Maryland
• ECU players buying in to new staff’s ways early in spring
• ECU DE Mike Swift granted extra year of eligibility

ECU Captures 2-1 Saturday Win Over Maryland to Take Series Rivals

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• American Stories: Offense Won One Game; Defense Won Another for Cincinnati
• American Stories: Houston Right At Home In American Finals
• Cincinnati Advances to Championship with Win Over Wichita State
• Davis, Defense Help No. 1 Houston Hold Off No. 5 Memphis
• Four teams clinch a series in 8-4 Saturday for American baseball
• UConn Diver Monica Marcello Punches Ticket to 2019 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

March Madness 2019: Cincinnati basketball gets by Wichita State 66-63 to advance to AAC final vs. Houston Cincinnati Enquirer

Tigers fall in AAC Tournament Semifinals, hope NIT is next Memphis Commercial Appeal

Houston Chronicle

• No. 11 UH holds off Memphis, advances to AAC Tournament title…
• Bracketology: Final UH projections on Selection Sunday

Wichita Eagle

• Late rally not enough for Wichita State in last-minute loss to Cincinnati in AAC semis
• Why these 19-14 Shockers are the team Gregg Marshall is the most proud of as coach

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• Duke defeats Florida State to win ACC Tournament Championship
• Duke, bucking trends, will try to win a national title its own way
• Together again, freshmen lead Duke to ACC championship
• Zion Williamson embraces the hype: ‘This is the life I wanted’
• NC Central celebrates after winning MEAC Championship
• Mark Kingston: ‘The defense was the difference’ in South Carolina’s loss to Georgia

Winston Salem Journal

• Duke topples Florida State in ACC Tournament title game
• Ed Hardin: Duke finishes what it started in the ACC, and now heads off into the unknown, with company
• Tre Jones leading the fight for Duke and his mother as Blue Devils begin the road to Minneapolis

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU clinches NCAA bid, beats Western Kentucky in Conference USA final
• Second-half funk costs NSU a MEAC tourney title
• A new chapter added to the magnificence of Zion Williamson

Washington Post

• Who’s No. 1? Burning questions and a final bracket projection on Selection Sunday.
• Come Selection Sunday, some argue ACC should be No. 1 times three
• Feeling shaky about Gonzaga in the NCAA tournament? Remember, no program is more solid.
• A reporter wouldn’t hype Bradley University’s ‘brand,’ so it pulled his basketball credential
• When you’re Colgate, there’s only one Adonal Foyle, and no shortcuts back to March Madness

The Associated Press

• Location, crowds help Dayton keep a grip on the First Four
• BUBBLE WATCH: Nervous Sunday awaits for bubble teams
• Green lifts Old Dominion over WKU 62-56 for CUSA title
• ‘Nova edges Seton Hall 74-72 for 3rd straight Big East title
• Montana beats E Washington for 2nd straight Big Sky title
• Raging Bulls: Buffalo wins fourth MAC title in 5 years
• Prairie View beats Texas Southern 92-86 in SWAC title game