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MULTIMEDIA |
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Audio: Coach Ruff
Presser |
 ECU
coach Ruffin McNeill
spoke with the news media on
Thursday about the
Pirates' Jan. 3
matchup with Florida in the
Birmingham Bowl
(courtesy of Pirate
Radio 1250 via Brian Bailey):
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BASKETBALL |
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Pirates surge past JMU |
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 GREENVILLE
— Florida State
transfer Terry
Whisnant scored 14
of his 24 points in
the second half and
Caleb White had all
16 of his points
after intermission
as East Carolina
overcame a 28-25
deficit at the break
for a 70-58
nonconference win
over James Madison
at Williams Arena in
Minges Coliseum on
Saturday ...
Story
& photo... |
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Pictured: ECU guard Terry Whisnant
scores a layup over
JMU defender Hari
Hall in the first
half of a 70-58 win
on Saturday. (Photo
by W.A. Myatt) |
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Next: ECU at UNW |
Saturday, 7 pm |
The Season |
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By
Al Myatt
©2014 Bonesville.net
All rights reserved.
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WILMINGTON — East Carolina
made just 28.1 percent of its field goal attempts and took a 66-54
nonconference loss at UNC-Wilmington on Saturday night.
The Seahawks blocked 11
shots in improving to 5-3.
Terry Whisnant led ECU
(5-6) with 18 points and Paris Roberts-Campbell added 11 in his
first game this season coming off a knee injury.
Freddie Jackson paced
UNCW with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The hosts led 42-28 with
15:31 remaining. A 10-footer by Roberts-Campbell got the margin down
to 51-43 and ECU was within seven points twice in the last two
minutes before UNCW sealed the outcome by scoring the last five
points before a crowd of 4,338 at Trask Coliseum.
"We couldn't make a few
plays that would have made it interesting coming down the stretch,"
said Pirates coach Jeff Lebo. "Caleb White struggled with the
physicality of the game and our post guys were one for 12. That
makes it tough."
ECU's top scorer,
freshman guard B.J. Tyson, had six points in 19 minutes. Tyson who
is averaging 14.6 points per game.
Antonio Robinson also
had six points to go with five assists.
All five of Michael
Zangari's points came at the free throw line. His eight rebounds
helped the Pirates stay virtually even (40-39, Seahawks) on the
boards.
UNCW had a 10-0 run in
the first half after the Pirates had taken a 9-6 lead. The Seahawks
were on top 33-23 at intermission.
UNCW leads the series,
34-27.
ECU has little time to
dwell on the loss as Florida A&M (0-10) comes to Williams Arena at
Minges Coliseum in Greenville on Monday night.
It's
a pretty bold statement to
compare any receiver to East
Carolina's Justin Hardy, who
this season became the
all-time leader in catches
for the Football Bowl
Subdivision. But it's an
even bolder statement when
that receiver is still in
high school. ...