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PREVIOUS NUGGETS |
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10.01.06: Cavs
blast Duke 37-0 in Durham ... Vols deal Memphis a resounding
defeat ... Pirate women's cross country wins meet |
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09.30.06: Wave
home after record road trip ... NIT selection committee adds
two ... ECU women's golf gets underway |
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09.29.06: NCAA
graduation rate inches higher ... ECU tennis alumni will
hold Oct. 7 reunion ... Tulane's return home to be televised |
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09.28.06: ECU
rolls out Mini Pack deal on football tickets ... O'Leary
cites mistakes in loss to Southern Miss ... Finances major
factor in Bunting's status |
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09.27.06: Struggling
Cavaliers face winless Duke ... Upon further review: Review
unwarranted ... ECU netters get singles wins in Port City |
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09.26.06: ECU
diamond slate loaded with home games ... East Carolina 2007
Baseball Schedule ... Rice's Lloyd collapses at workout,
dies ... Golden Knights-Golden Eagles collision on TV ...
C-USA announces football players of week ... ECU gets tie in
women's soccer |
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09.25.06: O'Brien:
Buckeyes, Auburn, USC, WVU tops ... Ohio State, Southern Cal
lead Harris BCS poll ... Blazers topped in OT for Bulldogs'
first win ... Tulsa edges Navy on blocked kick ... UTEP tops
East Carolina 3-0 in volleyball |
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09.24.06: Clemson
recognizes 1981 national champs ... Ref gets assignment
involving Stoops family ... ECU volleyball falls at Tulane,
hosts UTEP |
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09.23.06: ACC
football struggling despite expansion ... Cavs may have
found their quarterback ... Southern Miss freshman setting
records |
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09.22.06: Pirate
baseball announces fall scrimmages ... Tulane football in
ESPN spotlight today ... Southern Miss AD will chair NCAA
group |
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09.21.06: Holland
addresses crowd behavior ... WVU game at center of Pirate
Club weekend ... AFCA cuts ties with Hula Bowl |
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09.20.06: Bad
officiating costs Oklahoma against Oregon ... ECU women's
hoops will travel to Cancun ... Pirate volleyball a shutout
winner over A&T |
09.19.06: Memphis
ousts defensive coordinator Dunn ... ECU's Kasey Ross earns
C-USA weekly honor ... Sept. TV calendar filling up for
C-USA teams |
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09.18.06: Mountaineers
have some things to work on ... New Jersey will test prep
players for steroids ... ECU women's soccer falls 1-0 to
Penn |
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09.17.06: Knife
trouble nothing new at Northern Colorado ... South Carolina
QB will rejoin team ... Pirate volleyball sweeps Grambling
State |
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09.16.06: Yahoo
report says Bush accepted benefits ... Pirate volleyball
gets fourth shutout ... ECU women's soccer edged by Seahawks |
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09.15.06: Amato
post-Akron comments fueling reactions ... Stabbed N.
Colorado punter watches team ... Pirate volleyball topped by
Herd |
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09.14.06: NFL
rosters filled with C-USA alums ... Southern Miss coach
Bower calls Pack "scary" ... Rice goalkeeper McClintock gets
national honor |
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09.13.06: Pirate
punter Dougherty on Guy watch list ... ECU golfers finish
ninth at Mid Pines ... East Carolina sweeps Campbell in
volleyball |
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09.12.06: WVU,
Pirates to be shown on ESPN 2 ... UAB's Felder honored for
game- saving strip ... C-USA volleyball accolade for
Pirates' Krug |
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09.11.06: Buckeye
cheerleader drinks, drives, hits veep ... Houston's Kolb
sets school mark in rout ... Krug sets ECU volleyball
assists mark |
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09.10.06: Aundrae
Allison on Biletnikoff watch list ... SEC's artificial noise
penalties reinstated ... ECU volleyball falls to North
Florida |
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09.09.06: UAB
focuses on covering Aundrae Allison ... Ga. Southern mourns
death of Erk Russell ... Shelby named to ECU women's hoops
staff |
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09.08.06: NCAA's
Brand calls for 80 percent grad rate ... ECU women's soccer
gets regional ranking ... Soccer Buzz recognizes ECU's
Nicole Moore ... Pirates get volleyball sweep over UNCW |
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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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News Nuggets, 10.02.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day's Nuggets...
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Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Takeaways, sacks mean good things for UVa
Shackled by an unproductive offense
throughout the first four games, Virginia coach Al Groh had hoped the
Cavaliers’ defense would make something happen, according to a
Charlottesville (VA) Daily Progress report.
His team must have finally gotten on the
same wavelength. How do three interceptions, eight sacks and two fumble
recoveries sound?
Pretty good if you’re a Wahoo celebrating a
37-0 defeat of winless Duke, the first shutout by a UVa team since a
whitewash against Maryland in late 2004.
“I don’t think we, whatever the
circumstances over the years, have had an effort like that in terms of
takeaways and what those takeaways became,” said Groh, whose Cavaliers are
17-5 in games in which they have created at least three turnovers during his
six seasons. “[Virginia’s defense] was very aggressive. They really matched
everything well that we have practiced against, and [our] preparation really
showed in terms of some of the sacks that we got.”
The sack total was the most by a Virginia
defense in 10 years. Groh’s teams are 21-4 when getting at least three sacks
in a game.
East Carolina (1-3) will try to avoid
turnovers and protect senior quarterback James Pinkney when Virginia (2-3)
makes its first visit to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday for a 6 p.m.
kickoff.
Gators pull even with WVU in Harris BCS poll
From staff reports and a
HarrisInteractive.com release
This week’s Harris Interactive
College Football Poll, the second for the 2006 college football
season, shows the Top 25 results compiled from votes submitted by Harris Interactive’s panel of former coaches, players and administrators, and
current and former media. The poll is commissioned by the Bowl Championship
Series. For this week’s poll, 114 panelists, including Bonesville
columnist Denny O'Brien, submitted their top 25 college football team
rankings. (Click
here to view O'Brien's ballot.)
Oct. 1 Harris Interactive
College Football Poll
Rank Team (1st Place
Votes) Record Points Prev
1. Ohio State (110)
5-0 2,845 1
2. Southern Cal (2)
4-0 2,637 2
3. Auburn
(1) 5-0 2,626 3
4. Michigan
5-0 2,436 5
5. Florida
(1) 5-0 2,388 6
5. West Virginia
4-0 2,388 4
7. Louisville
4-0 2,093 7
8. Texas
4-1 2,041 8
9. Louisiana State
4-1 1,922 10
10. Georgia
5-0 1,784 9
11. Oregon
4-0 1,681 13
12. Notre Dame
4-1 1,662 12
13. Tennessee
4-1 1,427 15
14. Oklahoma
3-1 1,292 16
15. Clemson
4-1 1,137 19
16. California
4-1 1,127 18
17. Florida State
3-1 870 20
18. Iowa
4-1 784 14
19. Virginia Tech
4-1 769 11
20. Georgia Tech
4-1 664 NR
21. Nebraska
4-1 612 21
22. Boise State
5-0 572 22
23. Missouri
5-0 427 24
24. Rutgers
5-0 313 23
25. Boston College
4-1 126 25
Number of first place votes in parentheses.
Other teams receiving votes (record in
parentheses): Texas Christian (3-1) 117; Texas Tech (4-1) 97; Wisconsin
(4-1) 56; Wake Forest (5-0) 47; Penn State (3-2) 25; Washington (4-1) 23;
Alabama (3-2) 16; Miami (FL) (2-2) 16; UCLA (3-1) 7; Arkansas (3-1) 6; BYU
(3-2) 5; Houston (4-1) 4; Navy (4-1) 4; Pittsburgh (4-1) 2; Arizona State
(3-2) 1; Purdue (4-1) 1.
Dropped out of the Top 25: Texas Christian
(3-1).
Swofford presented with Homer Rice Award
The Division I-A Athletic Directors'
Association has honored ACC commissioner John Swofford as the recipient of
the 2006 Homer Rice Award, according to an announcement at
theacc.com.
The award is presented annually to an
athletic director with a distinguished career who has made a significant
impact on the profession and intercollegiate athletics. It is presented in
honor of Homer Rice, the founder and first president of the Division I-A
Athletic Directors Association. It is the highest award given by the
Association.
Swofford was AD at UNC-Chapel Hill prior to
moving to the ACC office.
Tulsa win streak continues at ECU's expense
East Carolina's volleyball team fell to
host Tulsa 3-0 (30-26, 30-23, 30-12), on Sunday afternoon, according to an
ECU athletic media relations release.
The Golden Hurricane extended its winning
streak to nine matches, improving to 18-3 on the season and 5-0 in
Conference USA play. ECU falls to 10-9 and 1-4.
Stephanie Turner led the Pirates with 10
kills and four digs. Trish Monroe tallied 18 digs in the loss while Heidi
Krug notched 33 assists.
East Carolina returns to Minges Coliseum on
Friday when it plays Conference USA foe UAB in a 7:00 p.m. match. The
Pirates will remain in Greenville for a noon match on Sunday against
Memphis.
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 electronic services and other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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