ATLANTA — Georgia Tech went on a 21-5 run to pull away from a tie at 15 and the Yellow Jackets went on to a 79-54 win over East Carolina on Friday night. The Pirates slipped to 2-2 despite 13 points from Jayden Gardner and 12 from DeShaun Wade, both freshmen. Seth LeDay had nine points and nine rebounds for ECU. Isaac Flemling added eight points. K.J. Davis pulled down … [Read more...]

East Carolina will recognize 20 players before their final game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. when the Pirates host Connecticut. The group has taken care of business in the classroom in addition to countless hours devoted to representing their alma mater in football. "I'm really, really happy that it's Senior Night for two reasons," ECU coach Scottie … [Read more...]

It was just one intense, triumphant minute in the second quarter of the East Carolina women’s team’s 59-47 win over Grand Canyon on Wednesday, but that sixty seconds gave the Pirates permanent possession of the momentum and reminded coach Chad Killinger of two factors that propelled ECU to 3-0 — experience and coachability. After a hot start powered by Destiny Campbell’s … [Read more...]

East Carolina has never been a program that worried about moral victories. Sure, this is an improved Pirate team that is playing teams tough at times. Still, the wins just continue to elude this ECU squad. This is a team that is getting closer. But it’s also a team that continues to be frustrated by not making enough plays to get a win. “You can’t say you’re a play … [Read more...]

Bobby Petrino was fired as Louisville’s football coach on Sunday. While that bit of news doesn’t have a direct connection to East Carolina’s uncertain gridiron situation, it does open up a subject of particular interest to the Pirates as they decide on the direction they’ll go once their fourth straight losing season is officially in the books. Specifically, the effect … [Read more...]