GREENVILLE — East Carolina absorbed its first home loss of the season as South Carolina State notched its first win, 73-68, on Tuesday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates (5-3) had overcome deficits totaling 52 points in winning their first three games at home in the Michael Schartz coaching era. ECU trailed 61-50 with just over seven minutes to go and … [Read more...]
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THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEPirate Basketball Preview
Watch this “Pirate Preview” episode of the The Sports Objective‘s series of YouTube clips. First-year South Carolina State head basketball coach Erik Martin, a longtime Bob Huggins assistant, joins The Sports Objective's Bubba Rosenbaum to discuss the Bulldogs' Tuesday night matchup with East Carolina in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7 p.m., ESPN+). Selected episodes of … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEPirate Football Playback
Watch this "Pirate Football Playback" episode of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips that focus on topics of interest to East Carolina fans. In collaboration with The Sports Objective, selected episodes are linked for the enjoyment of Bonesville's readers. In this episode, The Sports Objective team of David Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum, Matt Semenza and … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayAhlers delivers winning touchdown for ECU
PHILADELPHIA — Holton Ahlers hit Jaylen Johnson with a 38-yard touchdown pass with 1:11 left to lift East Carolina to a 49-46 win at Temple on Saturday and assure the Pirates of a second straight winning season for the first time since 2014. "Jaylen was the original guy we were trying to get the ball to there," Ahlers told the East Carolina radio network. "We had two posts … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsMonarchs pull away
NORFOLK — Old Dominion went on a 16-2 run to start the second half and took a 71-50 win over visiting East Carolina on Saturday night. It was an inside job for the Monarchs (4-3), who had a commanding 50-18 lead in points in the paint. ODU only took four shots from behind the arc. Ben Stanley had a game-high 15 points for the hosts. Chaunce Jenkins had 14 points in the … [Read more...]