GREENVILLE — North Carolina A&T took its first win in its series with East Carolina, topping the Pirates 87-81 at Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum on Sunday as Aaren Edmead scored 25 points for the Aggies (5-1). A&T is now 1-5 against the Pirates (2-4), who were led by 19 points and 11 rebounds from Kentrell Barkley. Barkley played the entire 40 minutes and also … [Read more...]
Audio Feature with Al Myatt & Kevin MonroeBonesville Pregame Podcast
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares for a noon kickoff at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium against American Athletic Conference foe Memphis. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist for Bonesville since the site's founding in 2001. Monroe, color analyst for the Pirate IMG Sports … [Read more...]
Special FeatureGame Day Weather
It has been a season of relatively mild weather and East Carolina's game at Memphis today will be no exception. The forecast is calling for 60 degrees at kickoff with 54 percent humidity and a zero percent chance of precipitation. Wind could be a factor in the American Athletic Conference contest as a breeze out of the north is forecast to fluctuate between eight to 10 miles … [Read more...]
BasketballPirates topped at Rutgers
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Rutgers remained unbeaten with a 61-47 win over visiting East Carolina on Friday afternoon as Deshawn Freeman had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights (6-0). The Pirates (2-3) were led by 14 points each from Jabari Craig and Isaac Fleming. Dimitri Spasojevic pulled down 13 rebounds for ECU. Rutgers overcame early leads by the Pirates of 5-0 … [Read more...]
BasketballFleming leads ECU comeback
GREENVILLE — East Carolina trailed early and late against visiting Cleveland State before surging to a 72-69 win on Monday night. The Pirates (2-2) faced an 11-2 deficit at the outset and were down 69-62 with just 1:50 left. ECU's 10-0 closing run started with a free throw by Isaac Fleming at the 1:42 mark. Fleming added two more from the line with 1:11 remaining to pull … [Read more...]