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09.07.06: Tigers,
Pack, Deacs highlight ECU hoops slate ... Record contradicts
Tressel's poll vote claim ... Winston- Salem State coach
gets extension |
09.06.06: Holland
featured speaker at power lunch ... College games shorter
after rule changes ... Full day in
C-USA includes Pirates vs. Blazers ... C-USA names football
players of the week |
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09.05.06: Holtz
discusses loss to Navy, challenge at UAB ... UAB pleased
with performance vs. Sooners ... U of L's Bush has surgery
for broken leg |
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09.04.06: Ole
Miss survives Memphis in Sunday opener ... Blazers narrowly
miss upset bid at Oklahoma ... Early showdown tonight for
'Canes, 'Noles ... Cavaliers turn back Pirates in volleyball
final |
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09.03.06: NCAA
president Brand at Elon on Wednesday ... Pirate volleyball
2-0 after topping Georgetown ... National honor for Memphis
soccer player |
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09.02.06: Miners
prevail over Aztecs in season opener ... East Carolina has
Wright stuff in volleyball ... ECU women's soccer gets
another shutout |
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09.01.06: UAB
game off limits to Peterson's Dad ... Tulsa rolls past
Stephen F. Austin in opener ... Pirates announce nine
women's track signees |
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08.31.06: Ex-Buc
Witter hits home run to complete cycle ... Herd player helps
team to international win ... UAB takes aim on opener, plans
to honor Tuck |
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08.30.06: Army
six wins away from San Diego trip ... Rivers will get
starting assignment for Chargers ... With Campbell in goal,
ECU shuts out Camels |
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08.29.06: Holtz
indicates Pirates are ready ... C-USA teams face stiff
season-opening tests ... Three C-USA QB's on O'Brien watch
list |
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08.28.06: Herd
loses top receiver Moore for WVU opener ... Memphis puts
more walk-ons on scholarship ... Hokies claim title in ECU
volleyball event |
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08.27.06: Butkus
watch list features seven from C-USA ... UAB substitution
scrimmage pleases Brown ... Host ECU volleyball team falls
to Furman |
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08.26.06: Top
Pirate units overwhelm scout teams ... Coach Holtz ready to
take to the air ... waves ... ECU volleyball wins season
opener |
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08.25.06: ECU
announces Metcalf in compliance post ... ECU women's soccer
starts season at ODU ,,, Pirate volleyball hosts
invitational |
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08.24.06: Former
ECU standout joins Godwin staff ... It's not the Fort Worth
Bowl anymore ... Brown lightens up on banged up Blazers |
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08.23.06: Camp
behind them, Pirates refocus on Navy ... ECU checking
student body for diamond talent ... Buckeyes' bank account
$wells |
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08.22.06: End
of preseason camp in sight for Pirates ... ECU's Ray gets
honor for summer league play ... Miami, Northwestern set
tribute to Walker |
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08.21.06: Irish
'bump' into possible NCAA infraction ... Offense produces in
ECU's second scrimmage ... Herd extends Snyder's contract
through 2013 ... ECU nipped in women's soccer scrimmage |
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08.20.06: No
updates on this day while implementing site network changes |
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08.19.06: Note
to readers: Sunday content to be limited ... Pirates set to
scrimmage, meet fans today ... Marshall hires NCSU aide as
baseball coach ... Stitt leaving WSSU for hometown post |
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08.18.06: Goal
line work livens up flat ECU practice ... 'Pack third sacker
defects to Cowboys ... Indiana's Sampson sanctioned by NABC |
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08.17.06: ECU
kicker Lee selected to Groza watch list ... Another Pinkney
gets plaudits for Pirates ... Individual ECU game tickets go
on sale |
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08.16.06: Bucs
have depth chart heading into scrimmage ... Calipari
assistant named UTEP hoops coach ... Clemson gives Leggett
new five-year contract |
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08.15.06: Get
ready to "Meet the Pirates" ... Depth chart looms as Bucs
continue drills ... Red Raiders dedicate season to fallen
coach |
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08.14.06: New
thumbnails: Freeney, McNeil, Perryman ... Blazers hold first
scrimmage on Sunday ... NCAA clears Snider to play this
season at Tulsa ... Kansas officials undergo NCAA grilling |
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08.13.06: Dye
goes into college football hall of fame ... ECU scrimmage
helps shape depth chart ... Memphis works out at Liberty
Bowl |
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08.12.06: ECU
recruiting thumbnail: Ben Herlocker ... Pirates tune up for
Saturday scrimmage ... Blazers preparing for opener with
Oklahoma ... SMU golfer qualifies for U.S. Amateur |
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08.11.06: Pirates
dodge heat with nighttime drills ... ECU's Thorsen claims
Norwegian amateur title ... Manning pledges $1 million to
Vols |
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08.10.06: Thursday
'Nuggets' sacked by network glitch |
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08.09.06: Lou's
book says Skip was promised USC job ... Humid weather
doesn't dampen ECU drills ... 'Bright House' will be home
for Golden Knights |
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08.08.06: Pirates
shifting to full-gear practice mode ... Hattiesburg pro
takes over USM golf program ... Sooners turn to Thompson to
fill QB void |
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08.07.06: Pirates
strap on shoulder pads ... Ex-Duke lacrosse coach has new
program ... NIT will trim field from 40 to 32 teams |
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08.06.06: Media
day no day off for Pirates ... Drew-Skip check goes to
Greenville Rec. Dept. ... Coordinator of ACC refs hanging up
whistle |
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08.05.06: Holtz
likes what he sees as camp starts ... Buckeyes pegged as
team to beat; WVU #7 ... Groh reinstates senior safety Tony
Franklin ... Four from C-USA on Thorpe Award watch list |
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08.04.06: Judge:
Buckeyes owe ex-coach big bucks ... Marshall takes preseason
volleyball accolades ... Conference USA adds administrator
to staff |
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08.03.06: Four
Hurricanes will miss opener with FSU ... Report says Sooners
QB canned ... Tigers' Tate takes aim on Women's Amateur |
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08.02.06: Kragthorpe
lassoes new pact, new transfers ... ACC champ to Orange;
makeup policy defined ... Blazers launching prep baseball
league |
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08.01.06: C-USA
releases schedule of televised games ... 'The Voice' adds
morning duties on local AM's ... Huskers, Huskies set dates
in 2010, 2011 |
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News Nuggets, 09.08.06
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NCAA's Brand calls for 80 percent grad rate
NCAA president Myles Brand called for Division I
athletics programs to graduate 80 percent of their student-athletes in
remarks this week at a symposium hosted by Elon University, according to a
release at
ncaa.org.
“Based on elevating the bottom 15 percent of the
teams to be more in line with the rest of the Division I membership, it
should have a result that yields an 80 percent average Graduation Success
Rate overall," Brand said. "Four out of five student-athletes graduating;
that would be remarkable!
“In fact, I am setting that — an 80 percent
Graduation Success Rate for all Division I student-athletes — as a
meaningful, realistic goal for academic reform.”
The current Division I GSR is 76 percent. That rate
measures graduation rates for all student-athletes, including transfers. The
annual study mandated by the federal Student Right-to-Know Act does not
measure transfers.
Brand's remarks came as part of a symposium on the
past, present and future of intercollegiate athletics. Other participants
included Joe Crowley, author of “In the Arena/The NCAA's First Century”;
Miami (FL) basketball coach Frank Haith; and Debbie Yow, athletic director
at Maryland.
ECU
women's soccer gets regional ranking
East Carolina women's soccer team is ranked 14th in
the Southeast Region by Soccer Buzz, the exclusive collegiate publication
for women's soccer, according to an ECU athletic media relations release.
ECU (3-1) has three straight shutouts against
in-state opponents Campbell, Western Carolina and Charlotte.
The ranking is the highest for ECU since 1999, when
they were ranked 10th going into the final week of the season. That team
finished 11-5.
Florida State (3-0), is currently ranked first in
the Southeast Region followed by North Carolina (4-1), Duke (3-1), Florida
(2-1-1) and Wake Forest (3-1). Charlotte (2-1-1, 13th) and N.C. State
(3-0-1, 15th) round out the six North Carolina schools ranking in the
top-15.
The Pirates have scored eight goals this season,
each by a different player. Five of the goals were scored by freshmen. ECU
has also yet to allow a goal during regulation in all four of its contests.
Goalkeeper Amber Campbell has played in all but 17
minutes of one game, tallying two shutouts and combining with Jen Kurowicki
on the third.
Soccer Buzz recognizes ECU's Nicole Moore
Soccer Buzz, the exclusive collegiate publication
for women's soccer, has named East Carolina defender Nicole Moore to the
Soccer Buzz Elite Team Of The Week, according to an announcement on the
Conference USA website.
The Pirates shut out three consecutive in-state
opponents, bringing their record to 3-1-0 on the season. ECU blanked both
Western Carolina and Charlotte, 2-0.
Moore, a sophomore from Springdale, NC, tallied one
assist during the second game of the season, a 5-0 win over Campbell.
"Nicole Moore made two huge plays in our win over
Charlotte, clearing one ball out from the sideline and making a potential
goal saving slide tackle," said Pirate head coach Rob Donnenwirth. "Nicole
works hard all the time and especially during practice. She is a very driven
player. All of our defenders have been playing very well together the entire
season."
As a freshman, Moore was named to the All-Conference
USA Freshman Team after she started all 21 games for ECU. Moore was tied for
third on the team in assists with three. During last year's C-USA
Tournament, Moore played a big role in holding No. 2 Southern Methodist
scoreless.
Pirates get volleyball sweep over UNCW
East Carolina swept intra-state rival UNC-Wilmington
in volleyball on Wednesday night at Minges Coliseum.
Kelley Wernert led the Pirates with 13 kills while
Mignon Dubenion recorded 10, according to an ECU athletic media relations
release.
The Pirates won in convincing fashion, picking up
their first shutout win of the season, 30-14, 30-25, 30-18.
With the victory, ECU improves to 4-3 on the season,
2-2 at home. UNC Wilmington drops to 5-4. The outcome marks the Pirates'
10th straight win over the Seahawks.
News Nuggets are
compiled periodically based on material supplied by staff members; data
published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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