FAIRFAX, VA — East Carolina played its first road game of the season Saturday at George Mason and was dealt an 81-59 loss. The Pirates fell to 4-3 going into a home game with UNC-Wilmington on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Patriots improved to 5-1 as Darius Maddox had 19 points. ECU never led but used a 9-0 run to tie the score at 26 with 4:31 left in the half on a 3-pointer … [Read more...]
Special FeatureGame Day Weather
As East Carolina hosts Tulsa on Saturday at 2 p.m., the temperature is expected to be 53 degrees at kickoff with partly sunny skies. Wind will be nine miles per hour from the northeast with gusts to 17 mph. Humidity will be 50 percent with 45 percent cloud cover and a zero percent chance of rain throughout the American Athletic Conference contest. The temperature will be 48 … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin MonroeBonesville Pregame Show
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Show as they preview East Carolina's Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, clash at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with American Athletic Conference foe Tulsa (2 p.m., ESPN+). Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor … [Read more...]
TOWNEBANK HOLIDAY CLASSICPettiford Jr. hits buzzer-beating bomb
GREENVILLE — Bobby Pettiford Jr. hit a shot from beyond half court at the buzzer to give East Carolina an 85-84 win over Kennesaw State in the TowneBank Holiday Classic on Tuesday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Ezra Ausar inbounded to Pettiford after Terrell Burden had scored for an 84-82 Owls lead with 2.5 seconds left. "I just got it," said Pettiford on the … [Read more...]
TOWNEBANK HOLIDAY CLASSICPirates down Georgia Southern, 82-64
GREENVILLE — Quintin Diboundje scored a career high 27 points to lead East Carolina to an 82-64 win over Georgia Southern on Monday night in the TowneBank Holiday Classic. "I had been overthinking," Diboundje said on the Pirate radio network. "Tonight, I freed my mind." R.J. Felton added 19 points for ECU. The Pirates will take on Kennesaw State (4-1) on the final … [Read more...]