GREENVILLE — East Carolina kept Texas-San Antonio winless in American Conference play with an 88-72 victory in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday night. The Pirates improved to 8-16 overall and 3-8 in the American as Jordan Riley led five players into double figures with 19 points. Riley scored the 1,000th point of his two seasons at ECU on a free throw with … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin MonroePirate Talk: ECU athletics roundup
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for Episode 3 of Pirate Talk, a podcast devoted to year-round coverage of all things related to topics of interest to East Carolina fans. In this episode, Myatt and Monroe analyze the potential impact of incoming players on the football program, touch on ECU basketball's efforts to compete down the stretch in the American and discuss the … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSRiley’s 32 not enough in loss to Temple
GREENVILLE — Jordan Riley scored 32 points on Saturday for East Carolina in an 81-73 American Conference loss to visiting Temple. The Owls (15-8, 7-3 American) swept the season series, following up on a 75-67 win in Philadelphia on Jan. 7. The Pirates (7-16, 2-8) got out to a 10-1 lead in the second meeting, but Temple responded with a 9-0 run to tie the score at 10 on a … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSRiley leads ECU in upset at FAU
BOCA RATON, FL — Jordan Riley scored 35 points for East Carolina in a 76-75 American Conference win at Florida Atlantic on Sunday. "The mail man delivered on Sunday," said ECU coach Mike Schwartz on the Pirate radio network in reference to Riley, who made two free throws with 14 seconds left for the final margin. The Owls (14-9, 6-4 American) were 10.5-point favorites. … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSRice spurt decisive at ECU
GREENVILLE — Rice opened the second half on a 37-19 run in an 83-77 American Conference win at East Carolina on Wednesday night. Jordan Riley had 37 points for the Pirates (6-15, 1-7 American), who used a 17-4 flurry to pull within five points at 74-69 with 1:59 to go on a 3-pointer by Demitri Gardner. "Their guards kicked our butt," said ECU coach Mike Schwartz on the … [Read more...]