The margin between the second place East Carolina Pirates and the third place Cincinnati Bearcats at the American Athletic Conference Women’s Track and Field Championship was a half of a point. Put another way, the difference maker in ECU’s top team result ever in the American was less than the difference between an eighth and ninth place finish. The women’s triumphant … [Read more...]

May, which every mother of school-aged children knows is at least twice as hectic as the more hyped December, is the month of awards. Academic awards days, athletic banquets, graduations and every other stripe of ceremony to honor anything from straight A’s to congeniality to perfect attendance. So as reams of certificates are printed and tassels are turned, it seems like … [Read more...]

NCAA regional appearances aren’t exactly new to the East Carolina women’s golf team; the Pirates have qualified for the first level of the postseason tournament eight times in the past ten years. But the 2018 version of the team has two distinctions that head coach Kevin Williams has never seen in one of his squads before. First of all, four of the Pirate golfers are ranked … [Read more...]

Connor Litton and Drew Henrickson both arrived in Pirate Country by way of junior colleges, using top two-year programs to boost their game and prepare themselves to compete in Division I. Both have become key contributors, on both offense and defense, to No. 7 East Carolina's 30-9 season. But despite these common threads, there are distinct differences in the paths traveled … [Read more...]

Christian Terrell has a message for any current or prospective East Carolina basketball player who might be tempted to play fast and loose with team or university rules or bolt to another program when things get difficult: A program run by Joe Dooley might not be the right fit for you. Terrell, who averaged 12 points and 4.9 rebounds for Florida Gulf Coast this season and … [Read more...]