GREENVILLE — East Carolina came back from an eight-point deficit late in the first half to take a 66-65 American Athletic Conference win over Tulane on Thursday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum with 3,616 on hand. Freshman Jayden Gardner had 15 points and nine rebounds as the Pirates ended a five-game losing streak. ECU (9-11, 2-6 AAC) went ahead to stay on a … [Read more...]
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The Bradsher Beat on ECU TennisCosmopolitan recipe yields winning flavor
Elected officials might not see eye-to-eye on the right path to global understanding, but East Carolina’s mini-United Nations, AKA the men’s tennis team, has achieved enough strength in unity to put together a 4-0 record to open its dual meet season. Always one of the most globally diverse Pirate squads, the 2019 version of Coach Shawn Heinchon’s team features eight players … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingPrized recruit Lewis goes on the offensive
One of the surprises emerging from the early signing period in December for East Carolina involved the labeling of local product Jeremy Lewis as a tight end. Sure, Lewis had been a prominent pass catcher at South Central High School just a few miles from the ECU campus in Winterville. But the 6-foot-3, 215-pounder had been recruited primarily as a defensive end by the … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskTalent-rich Pirates have targets on their backs
You can see it in the players' and coaches' faces that this is a Pirate baseball team that can’t wait to open the 2019 schedule. The Radford series can’t get here quick enough on February 15th. Monday was media day for the Pirate baseball team. The event opened with head coach Cliff Godwin. Column continues after photo... “The guys are excited,” said Coach … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettPirate Nation buying what Houston is selling
The first step toward rebuilding a struggling program — before the first game is played or the first new recruit signed — is for the new coach to convince those already in the program to buy into what he’s selling. In the case of new East Carolina football coach Mike Houston, that process is already well underway. Granted, the bar has been set extremely low after three … [Read more...]