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03.08.06: Hinnant
makes All
C-USA freshmen team ... ESPN nixes Vitale's commentary on
CBS ... Seahawks are dancin' ...
C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament Schedule |
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03.07.06: Rouse
earns C-USA distinction ... Spring drills: Depth chart
two-plus weeks away ... Marshall, Rice players share hitting
honors ... C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament Schedule |
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03.06.06: Tourney:
Bucs set for late-night joust with UCF ... ECU spring
drills: pads on, snap exchange off ... C-USA Scoreboard &
Tournament Schedule |
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03.05.06: 49ers
experience technical difficulties ... Huggins returns for
Cincinnati's seniors ... C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament
Schedule |
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03.04.06: Pirates
to strap on pads today ... Lady Pirates eliminated by Tulsa
... Briefs: More coaching exits; Tourney action ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
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03.03.06: Lady
Pirates nip UAB in C-USA Tournament ... UAB stuns Memphis to
boost dance prospects ... Mile High hosting in-state rivals
... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
03.02.06: Lady
Pirates Young, Mills collect accolades ... Cover boy Redick
and Duke tripped by hex ... Marlins need 9th-inning rally to
edge Miami ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
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03.01.06: Golden
Hurricane starts spring workouts ... Tulane's 'refugee' grid
team returning home ... Cage coaching merry-go-round speeds
up ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
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02.28.06: ECU's
Smith captures C-USA hitting honor ... Cravens forced out as
Wildcats hoops coach ... MRI brings positive news for 'Nova
star ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
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02.27.06: Diamond
Deacs stun top-ranked Gators ... Pairings set for C-USA
women's tournament ... Davis wins last home game at Indiana
... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
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02.26.06: Stanford
will open new stadium against Navy ... UTEP men, Houston
women capture track titles ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
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02.25.06: Home
state honors K-State football icon ... Switzer endorse
Osborne for Neb. governor ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard &
Schedule |
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02.24.06: ECU
home hoops finales bring promotions ... Juco hoops coach
climbs to 1,000-win plateau ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
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02.23.06: Rape
charge filed against Navy football star ... Finn finished
with Musketeers ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
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02.22.06: Scholarship
suit could be costly to NCAA ... Big C-USA hoops matchup on
tap tonight ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
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02.21.06: Spurrier
plucks UNC-Chapel Hill assistant ... Hurricanes, Sooners to
clash in 2007, 2009 ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
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02.20.06: Producers
working on Marshall film title ... NCAA announces plush digs
at Final Four ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
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News Nuggets, 03.09.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
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Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Frasure
throwing his weight around
East Carolina junior Eric Frasure will
represent the Pirates at the 2006 NCAA indoor track and field championships
this weekend at the University of Arkansas, according to a release from ECU
sports media relations.
Frasure qualified in the 35-pound
weight throw event with a school-record effort of 21.62 meters at the UNC
Last Chance Meet in Chapel Hill on March 1. He successfully defended his
Conference USA title with a toss of 20.73 on Feb. 24 in Houston.
The Hopewell (Charlotte) High School
product has captured six weight throw titles at seven different venues and
eclipsed his own school record on two occasions during the course of the
2006 season.
Pirates
top Tar Heels in softball
East Carolina senior Krista Jessup
scored on a squeeze bunt by freshman Jessica Johnson in the eighth inning to
lead the Pirates to a 2-1 victory over nationally-ranked North Carolina
Wednesday night in Greenville.
North Carolina (14-5) started the
scoring in the top of the first. The Pirates (15-5) responded in the third
inning when sophomore Erin St. Ledger connected for a two-out double to left
field, scoring senior Ashley Quick from third base.
In the bottom of the eighth, Jessup,
starting the inning on second base due to softball extra inning rules and
advanced to third on a Beth Nolan sacrifice bunt.
Tar Heel pitcher Crystal Cox (5-4)
struck out seven batters and allowed five hits. ECU pitcher Keli Harrell
(9-3) allowed only four hits while striking out one in her sixth complete
game of the season.
O'Leary planning to stay at Central Florida
After directing a huge improvement at
Central Florida, Knights football coach George O'Leary told Florida Today
that he doesn't plan to use the Conference USA program as a stepping stone
to another position.
"I'll be 60 this summer, and I'm not
looking to go anywhere," O'Leary said. "I had opportunities to do that, but
I made a commitment to get this done right here.. ... Some coaches are
noticed, some are remembered, and I'd like to be one that was remembered."
O'Leary's focus now is continuing the
momentum UCF started last season in one of the biggest turnarounds in
college football history, going from 0-11 in 2004 to 8-5 in 2005. The
Knights won the Eastern Division of C-USA, playing in the first league title
game and their first bowl game.
C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament Schedule
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(Updated
through Wednesday, March 8, 2006)
----- SCHEDULE -----
CONFERENCE USA
CHAMPIONSHIP
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, MAR. 8-11
FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN
WEDNESDAY
(10) Southern Methodist 61, (7) Rice 59
(11) Southern Miss 66, (6) Tulsa 61
(8) Tulane 64, (9) Marshall 58
(5) Central Florida 65, (12) East Carolina
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THURSDAY
Southern Methodist vs. (2) UAB, 1 pm
Southern Miss vs. (3) Texas-El Paso, 3:30 pm
Tulane vs. (1) Memphis, 7 pm
Central Florida vs. (4) Houston, 9 pm
FRIDAY
Semifinal No. 1 (Highest Remaining Seed) 4:30 pm
Semifinal No. 2 7:00 pm
SATURDAY
Championship Game 11:35 am (CBS)
FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
TEAM
C-USA ALL
Memphis 13-1 27-3
UAB
12-2 22-5
Texas-El Paso 11-3 19-8
Houston
9-5 19-8
Central Florida
7-7 13-14
Rice
6-8 12-15
Tulane
6-8 11-16
Tulsa
6-8 11-16
Marshall
5-9 12-15
Southern Methodist 4-10 12-15
Southern Miss
3-11 9-20
East Carolina
2-12 8-19
----- SCORES -----
SATURDAY,
MAR. 4
Southern Mississippi 74, East Carolina 56
Rice 68, Southern Methodist 66
Central Florida 66, Texas-El Paso 55
Tulsa 63, Tulane 59
UAB 82, Marshall 61
Memphis 69, Houston 62
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published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
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