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10.30.06: ECU's
Williams: 'I just wanted it more' ... Stokes plans to give
Wynn time to develop ... Central Florida's 530 yards of
offense not enough |
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10.29.06: ECU
women's volleyball extends streak ... Pirate swimmers leave
Towson behind ... UTEP takes muddy victory in Grimesland |
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10.28.06: Cougars
quarterback piling up the numbers ... ECU vs. USM part of
pay-per-view twinbill ... Hokies tame Tigers in key ACC
battle |
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10.27.06: Rice's
Almond named Wooden candidate ... Pirates hosting C-USA
cross country ... ECU freshman Bools shares C-USA honor |
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10.26.06: Tickets
for Troops promotion expands ... Another C-USA honor for
ECU's Icenhower ... Report: Davis would have interest in
Heels |
10.25.06: Ex-Pirate
Adams attempts PGA qualifying ...
C-USA names football players of week ... Tar Heels will
retain many football recruits |
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10.24.06: New
thumbnails: Baker, Byrd and Thompson ... Ore golden in
Hokies' win over Southern Miss ... Unbeaten start for ECU
swim teams ... Tar Heels picked first in ACC hoops |
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10.23.06: Jenkins'
three lifts Gold in scrimmage ... ECU volleyball takes sixth
straight C-USA win ... Bools finishes sixth in Lady Pirate
golf |
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10.22.06: Pirates
volleyball on record streak ... Mountaineers handle Huskies,
stay unbeaten ... Georgia golfer gets call to play in South
Africa |
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10.21.06: Report:
UNC-Chapel Hill's Bunting to resign ... Coaches' challenges
yield few reversals ... Southern Miss prepared for Hokies |
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10.20.06: ECU's
Roach nominated for Draddy Award ... Memphis picked first in
C-USA basketball ... 4th-ranked UTEP runners coming to
Greenville |
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10.19.06: Koren
Robinson suspended by NFL ... Miami broadcaster axed over
brawl comments ... Dartmouth, Holy Cross row gets
investigation |
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10.18.06: League
teams busy; ECU ends homestand ... C-USA names football
players of week ... ECU's Krug captures C-USA weekly honor |
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10.17.06: ACC,
Miami announce additional suspensions ... More suspensions
also on Sun Belt's agenda ... Duke lacrosse under "60
Minutes" scrutiny |
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10.16.06: Coker
suspends eight Miami players after brawl ... Pirate
volleyball continues roll at UCF ... Szilard leads ECU
women's soccer win ... Harris Poll's top 5 varies from BCS
Standings |
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10.15.06: Stokes
convenes season's first hoops practice ... Pirate volleyball
wins third straight ... ECU women open basketball practice
at Rose |
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10.14.06: EA
Sports video game features ECU baseball stadium ... Pirates
announce Tickets for Troops drive ... Six C-USA gridders in
All-American Classic |
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10.13.06: Pirate
basketball gets national TV dates ... ECU women's hoops
getting tube time, too ... East Carolina baseball to host
winter camp |
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10.12.06: ECU
hoops scrimmages set for Homecoming ... Camels stun No. 3
UNC-Chapel Hill in soccer ... ECU picked 7th in C-USA
women's hoops |
10.11.06: Dougherty
gets
C-USA special teams honor ... Pirate promotions abound for
Tulsa game ... UCF versus Pitt on TV Friday night |
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10.10.06: Tulsa
netter Brugues takes national title ... Miami (OH) reeling
after sixth loss ... Pirates host unique diving competition |
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10.09.06: Buckeyes,
Trojans, Gators top Harris Poll ... Denny O'Brien's Harris
Poll ballot ... Gators continue success in Swamp ... Pirates
stun Memphis in volleyball ... ECU soccer shuts out Herd |
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10.08.06: Jeff
Blake bows out of hall induction ... NCAA's tax status under
investigation ... North Dakota challenges NCAA mascot policy |
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10.07.06: Amato
continues mastery of Seminoles ... ECU volleyball triumphs
at home over UAB ... Millican continues bid for spot on LPGA
Tour |
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10.06.06: Big
Ten announces fines, reprimands ... Central Florida wins
late field goal battle ... Millican shoots 74 in qualifying
event |
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10.05.06: Gold
captures ECU World Series with 8-7 win ... Tulsa runs past
Southern Miss ... Former ECU golfer Millican in LPGA
qualifying |
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10.04.06: TV
exposure continues for C-USA teams ... Former UVa stars make
$1 million gift ... SMU takes two of three weekly league
honors |
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10.03.06: Curry
to receive Stagg award ... Inspired by fallen teammate, Rice
whips Army ... ECU women's golf team finishes 11th |
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10.02.06: Takeaways,
sacks mean good things for UVa ... Gators pull even with WVU
in Harris BCS poll ... Swofford presented with Homer Rice
Award ... Tulsa win streak continues at ECU's expense |
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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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News Nuggets, 10.31.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Kickoff return nets C-USA honor for Johnson
East Carolina junior Chris
Johnson was named Conference USA special teams player of the week for
his play against Southern Miss on Saturday in the Pirates'
20-17 overtime win, according to a
release from ECU's athletic media relations office.
Johnson, a native of Orlando,
FL, recorded a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter
to give ECU an early 10-7 lead. The return, which was the longest of his
career, ranks as the sixth-longest in school history and longest since 1994
when Mitchell Galloway returned one for 97 yards against Tulsa on Oct. 22,
1994. It was also the first return for a score since Nov. 1, 2003 when
Damarcus Fox ran one back 94 yards against Memphis.
In all, Johnson averaged 58
yards per kickoff return during the contest (2 for 116) and compiled 142
all-purpose yards, including 2 for 20 receiving and 2 for 26 rushing.
Johnson becomes the third
Pirate this season to capture C-USA weekly honors following
Kasey Ross (Sept. 18) and
Ryan Dougherty (Oct. 9).
Joining Johnson as
players-of-the-week were Tulane quarterback Lester Ricard (offense) and
Tulsa linebacker Chris Chamberlain (defense).
The Pirates will be back in
action this Saturday when they travel to Orlando, FL, to take on Central
Florida at 4 p.m. (EST) at the Florida Citrus Bowl.
Pirate volleyball streaks to school record
The East Carolina
volleyball team won its eighth straight match, sweeping Central
Florida 3-0 (30-25, 30-12, 30-21) Sunday afternoon in Minges
Coliseum in the Pirates final home match of 2006, according to
an ECU athletic media relations release.
The Pirates are now 18-9, 9-4
in C-USA, with just three regular season matches remaining on the schedule.
UCF drops to 5-17, 1-11 in C-USA action. The Pirates set a new school record
for consecutive matches won.
Kelley Wernert paced the
Pirates with 14 kills and four digs. Jaime Bevan and Stephanie Turner led
ECU defensively with seven digs each. Bevan added five kills and five blocks
on the day. Mignon Dubenion was one kills shy of double figures, finishing
the day with nine, and adding five blocks. Heidi Krug dished out 32 assists,
three service aces and four blocks.
ECU out hit the Golden Knights
.282-.054, recording 45 kills to the Golden Eagles' 31. East Carolina
tallied 11 total blocks in the match.
The Pirates will finish the
2006 regular season on the road, as ECU plays its final three matches away
from Minges Coliseum. ECU travels to Birmingham, AL, for a 7 p.m. match
against UAB on Friday, Nov. 3. From there, the Pirates will play at Memphis
on Sunday, Nov. 5, and will close out the regular season at Marshall on
Saturday, Nov. 11.
Mountaineers on fringe of
national title picture
The hills of West Virginia are
alive with anticipation this week, and it's not just because the West
Virginia Mountaineers are only three days from their long-awaited Big East
football showdown with Louisville.
This week's
Bowl Championship Series standings show
WVU (7-0) at No. 3, up a spot from last week following then-No. 3 Southern
California's 33-31 loss Saturday at Oregon State. No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2
Michigan held their spots, according to a USA Today report by Jack Carey.
The anticipation is likely
just as keen in Louisville, where the Cardinals jumped three spots to No. 5.
Neither WVU nor Louisville played this weekend. Florida, which beat Georgia
on Saturday, is fourth in the standings.
The winner of Thursday's
Louisville-WVU game could be in position to play for the national
championship Jan. 8 in Glendale, AZ, because Ohio State and Michigan have to
play each other Nov. 18 when the Big Ten title and a trip to Glendale figure
to be on the line.
There appears to be a
possibility, however, that if the Buckeyes lose that game, they could drop
only one spot, setting up a rematch with the Wolverines for the national
title.
West Virginia, which has steamrolled
most of its opponents, endured perhaps its more competitive matchup this
season when it
prevailed over East Carolina, 27-10, in
Greenville on Sept. 23.
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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