CONWAY. SC — East Carolina built leads and Old Dominion closed gaps, but the Pirates never trailed in a 73-60 win in the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Friday night. ECU (4-1) jumped out to a 7-0 advantage and had its biggest lead at 34-17 with 4:34 left in the first half. The Monarchs (2-3) pulled within 57-52 with 8:30 to go before a 3-pointer by R.J. Felton sparked a … [Read more...]
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Football FeatureGame Day Weather
East Carolina visits Navy for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff today (TV: CBS Sports Network). The forecast is calling for mostly cloudy conditions throughout the American Athletic Conference contest with a temperature of 48 degrees at the start. The humidity will be around 50 percent at the outset with wind from the South-Southeast at six miles per hour. The mercury will show 45 degrees by … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSSooners hold off ECU
CONWAY, SC — Oklahoma survived East Carolina's upset bid for a 79-74 win in the first-round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Thursday night in the HTC Center at Coastal Carolina. The Pirates (3-1) trailed 61-49 with 11 minutes left but closed within 73-69 with 2:21 to go on a 3-pointer by Tremont Robinson-White. A three by Tristen Newton cut the lead to 77-74 with 13 … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin MonroeBonesville Pregame Podcast
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as they look ahead to East Carolina's American Athletic Conference clash with Navy on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network). Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. With decades of experience as a sports … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates become road warriors
East Carolina's 30-29 overtime win at Memphis last week came in a place and at a time of year that has not been conducive to success for Tigers' opponents. The Pirates will take the belief and momentum of a 3-game American Athletic Conference winning streak into another demanding venue at Navy on Saturday (CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.). ECU coach Mike Houston was not … [Read more...]