|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hail Mary lifts UCF |
|
GREENVILLE —
Central Florida assured itself of a share of
the American Athletic Conference
football championship in a most
improbable manner before an ESPN
audience at Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium on Thursday night.
East Carolina had scored three
unanswered touchdowns in the
fourth quarter to lead 30-26.
...
More from Al Myatt... |
|
 |
|
Justin Hardy
catches a
13-yard
touchdown
pass from
fellow
senior Shane Carden to
put an
exclamation
point on a
21-point
fourth
quarter
rally on
Thursday
night and
push the
Pirates
ahead of UCF
30-26 with
2:17
remaining.
The lead
didn't hold
up as UCF
silenced the
Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium
crowd on its
final
possession
with a Hail
Mary
touchdown
pass as time
expired.
[W.A. Myatt photo] |
|
 |
|
View W.A.
Myatt's game
day photo
gallery... |
|
|
|
 |
Post-game
audio |
|
|
  ECU
coach Ruffin McNeill &
quarterback Shane Carden
spoke with the news
media after
the
Pirates' Thursday night
loss to UCF (recorded by
Al Myatt; archive
photos):
Select audio clip... |
|
|
|
|
|
FOOTBALL |
|
Kevin's Keys to the Game |
 The
bowl-bound East Carolina and
Central Florida teams will
clash tonight in the regular
season finale for both
squads. The challenge
presented by the Knights
will be one of the toughest
of the year for the Pirates.
...
More from Kevin Monroe... |
|
|
|
|
|
BASKETBALL |
|
FAU spurts past Pirates |
|
BOCA RATON, FL — Florida
Atlantic made 52 percent of
its field goal attempts and
used an 18-2 first-half run
to take control in a 72-63
nonconference win over
visiting East Carolina on
Wednesday night. The Pirates
(4-4) outrebounded their
opposition (33-26) for the
first time in a loss this
season ...
More... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By
Al Myatt
©2014 Bonesville.net
All rights reserved.
View mobile version of this page
View ECU's 2014-15 basketball schedule
CHAPEL HILL — East Carolina
coach Jeff Lebo didn't relish playing his alma mater coming off a loss
and his sentiments had basis as host North Carolina defeated the Pirates
108-64 on Sunday afternoon.
The Tar Heels (6-2)
steadily pulled away from ECU (4-5) after overcoming a 10-9 Pirates
lead with a seven-point flurry from Isaiah Hicks.
UNC hit a season-high 60
percent from the field and held a commanding 51-29 advantage on the
boards.
“I thought North
Carolina was terrific," Lebo said. "When I saw they lost to Iowa
(60-55, Wednesday night), I about had tears in my eyes because I
knew what I was going to get into when we got back here for their
next game.
"Their size and
athleticism inside took its toll on us. ... It’s nice that when they
miss shots that they can get them and get easy ones. We couldn’t do
it. That’s some bad shooting from both teams from outside the arc. I
think both teams were 0-16 (on three-point field goal attempts) in
the first half, so there were a lot of ‘scud missiles’ going up
there. But [North Carolina] could get them, and they’re big and
their size wore us down. I knew they would be ready to play. Coach
[Roy] Williams had them ready to play for this game.”
The Pirates missed their
first 12 attempts from behind the arc before Florida State transfer
Terry Whisnant, whose dad played football for the Tar Heels,
connected on a 3-pointer with 17:24 left to play.
Whisnant led ECU with 15
points. The Pirates, who shot 33 percent from the field, got 13
points from freshman B.J. Tyson and sophomore Caleb White added 11.
ECU continued to play
without starters Paris Roberts-Campbell and Marshall Guilmette due
to injuries.
UNC was paced by 19
points and 17 rebounds from Brice Johnson.
ECU hosts James Madison
on Saturday at 5 p.m.
