GREENVILLE — East Carolina has not seen a deficit it could not overcome in a 3-0 start under first-year coach Michael Schwartz. In a matchup of Pirates in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday night, ECU trailed, 52-35 with 16:52 left to play before coming back for an 82-73 victory over Hampton. ECU was behind by 16 points against Mercer in the season opener … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTThe win that got away
East Carolina had a 454-310 lead in total yards and played turnover free in last Friday night's American Athletic Conference matchup at Cincinnati. Pirates coach Mike Houston talked about the contest on Tuesday and how ECU wound up on the short end of a 27-25 score. "Just really pleased with the way our kids competed and played and our effort was phenomenal and the kids … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEPirate Preview vs. Houston
Watch this “Pirate Preview” episode of the The Sports Objective‘s series of YouTube clips. Houston color analyst Ted Pardee joins The Sports Objective duo of Dave Richmond and Bubba Rosenbaum to discuss the Cougars' Saturday afternoon matchup at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with East Carolina (2 p.m., ESPN+). In the latter portion of the program, Richmond and Rosenbaum replay Tuesday … [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 and Kyle … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsPirates roar past Blue Hose to start 2-0
GREENVILLE — East Carolina rallied from a 23-4 deficit to improve to 2-0 under first-year coach Michael Schwartz with a 77-57 win over Presbyterian in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday. R.J. Felton scored 20 of his game-high 23 points for the Pirates in the second half as ECU outscored the Blue Hose, 51-26, after intermission. The Pirates came from 16 points … [Read more...]