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Opportunity summons Lincoln
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 OOOOk-lahoma,
where the wind comes sweepin' down
the plain,
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell
sweet, When the wind comes right
behind the rain…
East Carolina offensive coordinator
Lincoln Riley is singing a new tune
today.
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Brian Bailey... |
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Audio: The Brian Bailey
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The Brian Bailey
Show airs on Pirate
Radio
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on
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at 6:30 p.m. Brian's
guests this week
were ECU assistant
basketball coach Ken
Potosnak (right) and
Farmville Central
football coach Scott
Gardner (left):
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Lebo on AAC: 'Quite a jump' |
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 Jeff Lebo had no delusions
about what membership in the
American Athletic Conference
would mean. 'We've moved up
two notches in basketball,"
said Lebo of the competitive
upgrade. ...
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING |
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Pirates 'steal' sack artist in
Olenga |
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 Emmanuel
Olenga is short on football
experience, but long on
talent and potential. And,
oh yeah, he's 6-foot-5 and
250 pounds of talent and
potential. That was more
than enough to create a
ripple of excitement in the
East Carolina football
program on December 22 when
Olenga made a verbal
commitment ...
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CINCINNATI — East Carolina
was held to 27 percent
shooting in a 69-48 American
Athletic Conference loss at
Cincinnati on Tuesday night.
The Bearcats went ahead 3-0
on a shot from behind the
arc by Troy Caupain with
18:02 left in the first half
and led the rest of the way.
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Next: ECU vs.
Houston | Wed, Jan.
14, 7 pm
TV: ESPNU |
The Season |
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FOOTBALL |
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Final thoughts from
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will be no storybook ending for
these Pirates seniors, again. After
a Central Florida ‘Hail Mary’ ruined
Senior Night in December. East
Carolina’s final attempt to give the
seniors a victorious sendoff fell
just short in the Birmingham Bowl.
The Pirates had plenty of chances,
but problems in the red zone meant a
different and most disappointing
ending. ...
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Bailey Show |
 The
Brian Bailey Show
airs on Pirate Radio
1250 on Mondays at
6:30 p.m. Brian's
guest this week ECU
assistant coach and
recruiting
coordinator Donnie
Kirkpatrick:
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Past intersects with present on
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lack of production in the red
zone ultimately led to a 28-20
loss to Florida in the
Birmingham Bowl at historic
Legion Field on Saturday.
The final opportunity for the
Pirates (8-5) came on a drive
that started with 3:28 left in
the game from the ECU 42 with
the Pirates needing a touchdown
and a two-point conversion to
tie the score. ...
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Ruff & players post-game
audio |
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  East
Carolina coach Ruffin
McNeill and seniors
Brandon Williams, Justin
Hardy and Shane Carden
met with the media after
Saturday's game
(recorded by W.A.
Myatt):
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By
Al Myatt
©2015 Bonesville.net
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Post-game Audio: Lebo, Tyson & Whisnant...
View ECU's 2014-15 basketball schedule
GREENVILLE — East Carolina
and Houston came into Wednesday night's matchup with winless records in
the American Athletic Conference but the Pirates emerged with a 66-61
victory, their first league triumph since moving to the AAC this season.
"That was a big win for
our kids," ECU coach Jeff Lebo said. "There was a lot of relief I
think on the faces of a lot of guys out there. Two teams that have
been struggling and in the last five minutes of the game it came
down to who was going to make the plays, who had the confidence to
make the plays, the plays to try to win the game and luckily we came
out on top."
Story continues after the
following picture...
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| ECU freshman
standout B.J. Tyson drains a mid-range
jumper over Houston's LJ Rose. Tyson led the
Pirates in scoring and rebounding with 16
and 7, respectively. (Photo by W.A. Myatt) |
ECU (8-9, 1-3 AAC) had a
pair of 13-point leads in the second half, the last at 42-29 with
13:38 to play on a jumper by Michel-Ofik Nzege. Houston (7-9, 0-5)
closed the margin to one point at four junctures, the final time at
62-61 on a jumper by LeRon Barnes with 35 seconds to go.
A free throw by Antonio
Robinson gave the Pirates a 63-61 advantage with 33 seconds
remaining. Freshman B.J. Tyson claimed a defensive rebound on
Houston's ensuing possession and made one foul shot with 16 seconds
left to give ECU a 64-61 advantage.
Danrad Knowles of the
Cougars missed a 3-point attempt with seven seconds left and Caleb
White claimed the carom. White made two from the line with four
seconds showing for the final margin.
Tyson led ECU in scoring
with 16 points and in rebounding with seven.
"(B.J.) was terrific,"
Lebo said. "He shot 50 percent from the field (7 for 14) and played
with a lot of confidence. ... He was great but I thought our point
guard play was good too. Antonio (Robinson) and Lance (Tejada)
combined for 15 points at that spot and that's the kind of numbers
we need from them."
Jherrod Stiggers was
limited to five points, significantly below his 16.1 average for the
Cougars.
Story continues after the
following picture...
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| Junior guard Terry
Whisnant finishes a fast break with
authority for ECU's first basket of the
game. (Photo by W.A. Myatt) |
"Terry Whisnant did a
great job on Stiggers all night," Lebo said. "No threes in the game
and he's averaging 10 attempts and four makes per game. ... He was 0
of 5 (on threes) and 2 of 15 (overall field goals). That is a reason
why we had a chance to win this game."
Whisnant played a team
high 34 minutes and contributed 13 points on the offensive end.
"Coach (Lebo) challenged
me early in the week, by telling me about this guy and what he likes
to do," Whisnant said. "(Coach) told me he usually shoots 10 threes
a game and I took it as a challenge. Coach was on me all week and I
studied film to see what he did. I was ready to lock up tonight and
I really didn't care about scoring. I just did what I needed to do
in order for us to get this win tonight."
White added 14 points
for the Pirates.
Nzege had six rebounds
despite foul trouble that cut his playing time to 18 minutes.
ECU had a 39-37
rebounding advantage.
"The coaches always say
we win more games when we outrebound the other team," Tyson said.
Robinson had eight
points, four assists and two steals for ECU, which was supported by
a crowd of 4,368 in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Tejada had
seven points and two assists in 15 minutes.
Marshall Guilmette
continued his comeback from a hip ailment with six points in 19
minutes. Guilmette made his first career 3-pointer with six minutes
to go for a 52-48 Pirates lead.
Houston held its lone
lead at 6-5 but ECU answered with a layup by Tejada and the Pirates
were on top the rest of the way.
Knowles paced the
visitors with 16 points. L.J. Rose scored 15 and Cavon Baker added
11.
Houston is coached by
Laurinburg native Kelvin Sampson, whose previous stops have included
Oklahoma and Indiana.
ECU plays at Southern
Methodist (13-4, 4-1) on Saturday at 4 p.m. (ET) in a contest that
will be shown on the CBS Sports Network. The Mustangs outscored host
Temple 34-22 in the second half Wednesday night for a 60-55 win.
ECU
coach Jeff Lebo and
players B.J. Tyson
and Terry Whisnant
spoke with the news
media after the
Pirates' 66-61
victory
over Houston on
Wednesday night in
Greenville (Recorded
by W.A. Myatt):
