It took awhile to happen, but once the dominoes finally began to fall, they all came down in a hurry. First came the emergency meeting of East Carolina's Board of Trustees last Wednesday, followed in rapid succession by the announcement a day later that Scottie Montgomery had been fired, effective immediately, as the Pirates’ football coach. The timing of the dismissal … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina moved out to a 42-21 lead at the half and got 22 points from freshman Jayden Gardner in defeating Maryland-Eastern Shore, 70-47, in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday. The Pirates got 10 points each from Shawn Williams, Seth LeDay and K.J. Davis in improving to 6-4 with their second straight win. The Hawks fell to 1-8 despite 14 points … [Read more...]

RALEIGH — Ryan Finley finished his career at N.C. State 1-1 against East Carolina, the win coming Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium in dominating fashion, 58-3, as the transfer from Boise State completed 32 of 44 passes for 409 yards and three touchdowns. Finley threw a rare interception to Daniel Charles late in the first half as showers began to fall on the nonconference … [Read more...]