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The Season |
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UConn rallies again |
In a game that
progressed similarly
to an earlier
American Athletic
Conference matchup,
Connecticut was too
much for East
Carolina in the
second half on
Wednesday night
before a black-out
crowd of 6,856 in
Williams Arena at
Minges Coliseum.
The 2014 NCAA Tournament
champions overcame a 33-24
halftime deficit to top the
Pirates 60-49 as Ryan
Boatwright scored 16 points. ...
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Pictured: Terry
Whisnant attempts a
shot in the paint
against UConn on
Wednesday night. (Photo by W.A.
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Saturday, 12 pm
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The Season
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ECU closes Classic
with win |
 Cfter a
tough
4-3 loss
to No.
24
Liberty
on
Sunday
afternoon,
East
Carolina
bounced
back
with a
9-2 win
over St.
John's
on
Sunday
evening
at
Clark-LeClair
Stadium.
The
Pirates (2-4) finished the
12th annual Keith LeClair
Classic with a 2-1 record.
ECU stranded the tying run
at third in the bottom of
the ninth against the Flames. ...
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Pictured: David
Lucroy delivers against St.
John's. The junior
right-hander went seven
innings allowing one run on
five hits with three
strikeouts in his first win
of the year.
(Photo by W.A.
Myatt) |
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Next: ECU vs. Notre
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Friday, 5:30 pm
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Pirates surge past USF |
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East Carolina started the
second half on an 11-0 run after building a 35-25 lead in the first 20
minutes and the Pirates went on to a 73-60 win over South Florida on
Saturday. ECU got 19 points each from Caleb White and B.J. Tyson in its
fourth straight win at home. ...
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Pictured: ECU
sophomore guard Caleb White launches a
jumper during ECU's 73-60 American Athletic
Conference win over South Florida on
Saturday at Minges Coliseum. White nailed
five of six 3-point attempts and scored 19
points. (Photo by W.A. Myatt) |
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ECU rallies past UNCG |
Cliff Godwin got his first win as coach of
East Carolina as the Pirates rolled past UNC-Greensboro,
8-3, in the opening game of the 2015 Keith
LeClair Classic. The Spartans had taken a
1-0 lead in the top of the fourth but ECU
answered with two runs in the fifth and
three more in the sixth. ...
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Pictured: ECU
freshman Jackson Mims (20) is congratulated
by teammates after an eighth- inning
sacrifice fly in the opening game of the
Keith Leclair Classic. After falling behind
early, the Pirates used offensive firepower
to roar back for the victory. (Photo by W.A.
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FOOTBALL |
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Descendants of game pay
respects |
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 In
the lineage of coach-player
relationships, Jeff Lebo is
only three steps removed
from basketball inventor
James Naismith. After
conceiving of the game with
peach baskets for goals in
Springfield, Mass., in 1891,
Naismith later coached the
fledgling sport at Kansas.
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By
Al Myatt
©2015 Bonesville.net
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GREENVILLE — In a game that
progressed similarly to an earlier American Athletic Conference matchup,
Connecticut was too much for East Carolina in the second half on
Wednesday night before a black-out crowd of 6,856 in Williams Arena at
Minges Coliseum.
The 2014 NCAA Tournament
champions overcame a 33-24 halftime deficit to top the Pirates 60-49
as Ryan Boatwright scored 16 points. Daniel Hamilton had 17 rebounds
and five assists for the Huskies (16-11, 9-6 AAC).
When the teams played in
Storrs on Feb. 4, the Pirates led 34-27 after 20 minutes but the
Huskies came back for a 65-52 victory.
ECU (12-16, 5-10 AAC)
had a four-game winning streak at home halted despite 13 points from
Marshall Guilmette and 11 from Terry Whisnant.
Story continues
after the following picture...
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| Marshall Guilmette
works in the post against UConn's Phillip Nolan. The
sophomore center led the Pirates in scoring with 13
points.
(Photo by W.A. Myatt) |
Caleb White had nine
points in the setback and Whisnant led the Pirates in rebounding
with nine.
A 3-pointer by N.C.
State transfer Rodney Purvis put UConn ahead to stay at 41-38 with
11:05 left to play.
An old-fashioned 3-point
play by freshman B.J. Tyson with 1:54 remaining got ECU within 54-49
but the Pirates didn't score again.
Guilmette and Antonio
Robinson each had seven rebounds and three assists for ECU.
"We had great energy in
the first half," Guilmette said. "In the locker room all we were
saying was we've got to continue the energy for one more half. We
were unable to do it. They came out and played well, shot well. We
didn't do that and didn't get the result we wanted."
Purvis and Amida Brimah
each had 12 points for UConn. Brimah blocked six shots.
Brimah had two fouls and
played just six minutes in the first half. He played 12 minutes in
the second half before fouling out.
"In the second half, the
difference was the big guy (Brimah, 7 feet, 230 pounds) in the
middle," said ECU coach Jeff Lebo. "He totally affected the game in
all areas. Luckily, he didn't play much in the first half with
fouls. He's as good a shot blocker as I've seen. He probably took
away eight points that we had. He blocked some shots that were at
the peak, two feet over the top of the rim. He was good."
After making 13 of 28
field goal attempts for 46.4 percent in the first half, the Pirates
dropped just six of 31 after intermission for 19.4 percent.
The Huskies warmed up as
ECU cooled off.
After making nine of 27
from the field in the first half for 33.3 percent, the Huskies sank
11 of 24 in the final 20 minutes for 45.8 percent.
The Huskies made 13 of
16 free throws, including 10 of 12 in the second half.
The Pirates finished
eight of 12 at the line.
ECU made just three of
20 attempts from beyond the arc.
"Defensively, we had
winning numbers," Lebo said. "We held them to 39 percent, 25 percent
from three, 60 points, but offensively, we did not shoot the ball
very well from the perimeter. When Brimah is in the game, you have
to shoot well from the perimeter.
"We had nobody really
shoot it very well from outside. We needed to be eight of 20, nine
of 20 (from three) this game."
The Pirates had a 19-15
lead in rebounding at halftime but UConn finished with a 39-35
advantage on the boards.
ECU has a noon tipoff at
Central Florida on Saturday, a game that will be shown on ESPNews.
An 83-60 loss at
Cincinnati on Wednesday night dropped the Knights to 12-15 overall
and 5-11 in the AAC.
ECU
took a 67-49 win over UCF
in Greenville on Feb. 7 as White scored 21 points and claimed nine
rebounds.
