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ECU to host first round
game in CIT
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East Carolina has accepted a
invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) and will host a
first-round game against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference member Savannah
State. The matchup, scheduled for a 7 p.m. Tuesday tip-off, will mark
the first-ever meeting between the schools.
The Pirates finished the regular
season 18-12 overall and tied for fourth place in Conference USA with a
9-7 league record. ECU had a first-round bye in the C-USA Tournament and
was eliminated by tournament host Tulsa in the quarterfinal round.
Savannah State, which finished in a
third-place tie in the MEAC race with an 11-5 mark, comes into the CIT
19-14 overall. The Tigers, guided by eighth-year coach Horace Broadnax,
defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore in the first round of the MEAC
Tournament before falling in overtime to Morgan State in a quarterfinal
thriller.
The postseason opportunity is the
Pirates' second during the three-year tenure of head coach Jeff Lebo.
ECU played in the 2011 CIT,
losing in overtime to Jacksonville
in a first round game in Greenville.
SSU is no stranger to postseason
play, having earned a bid to the NIT last season.
Scoring points against the Tigers
won't be easy, according to Lebo.
"Savannah State is as good as a
defensive team as we�ve played all season," he said in a release
announcing the Pirates' acceptance of the invitation to compete in the
CIT.
Second-round CIT games will be
played March 22-24, quarterfinal games are set for March 26-27 and
semifinal games are scheduled for March 29-30. The championship game
will be played on April 2 and televised by CBS Sports Network.
All CIT games will be played on
campus sites.
Ticket sales and parking details
Tickets for the game are $15 and
can be purchased through
ECU's Online Ticket Center.
Tickets may also be purchased at the main athletic ticket office behind
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium or by calling the ticket office at 252-737-4500.
The ticket office will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Monday and
Tuesday.
ECU season ticket holders may
purchase tickets for the same seats they held during the regular season
until 5 p.m. Monday.
Each ECU student may purchase one
ticket for $5 and additional guest tickets at $15 apiece. Students can
pick up their tickets beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the Minges
Coliseum Box Office.
Public parking at Minges Coliseum
will be on a first-come, first-serve basis on game night. Tournament
staff will park in the purple lot.
CIT
Field and First Round Schedule
Source: CollegeInsider.com
TUESDAY, MARCH 19:
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Eastern Kentucky (24-9) at
Gardner Webb (21-12) 7:00 pm
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Fairfield (19-15) at Kent State
(20-13) 7:00 pm
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Savannah State (19-14) at East
Carolina (18-12) 7:00 pm
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Rider (18-14) at Hartford
(17-13) 7:00 pm
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Oakland (16-16) at Youngstown
State (17-15) 7:05 pm
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Boston University (17-12) at
Loyola MD (21-11) 7:30 pm
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Tennessee State (18-14) at
Evansville (18-14) 8:00 pm
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North Dakota (16-16) at
Northern Iowa (18-14) 8:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20:
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Elon (21-11) at Canisius
(18-13) 7:00 pm
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Green Bay (18-15) at Bradley
(16-16) 8:00 pm
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South Alabama (17-12) at Tulane
(19-14) 8:00 pm
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Chicago State (11-21) at
Illinois-Chicago (17-15) 8:00 pm
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Oral Roberts (18-14) at
Texas-Arlington (19-13) 8:30 pm
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High Point (17-13) at
Cal-Irvine (20-15) 10:00 pm
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Cal Poly (18-13) at Weber State
(26-6) 10:00 pm
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Air Force (17-13) at Hawaii
(17-14) 12:00 am
PAGE UPDATED
03/18/13 03:57 AM.
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