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11.17.06: Pirates
reschedule hoops contest with NCCU ... ECU volleyball places
3 on all- league team ... Top-ranked SMU goes down in NCAA
soccer |
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11.16.06: Paterno's
hall of fame induction postponed ... Tressel downplays his
dominance vs. Michigan ... ECU softball announces pair of
signees |
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11.15.06: Pirates
control their fate in East Division ... Pinkney in star
game, playing for Buddy Ryan ... ECU's Lee named special
teams player of week |
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11.14.06: ECU-NCSU
kickoff moved to 7 p.m. for TV ... Butch will succeed
Bunting at UNC- Chapel Hill ... Conference USA coaches make
debuts ... Pirates seeded sixth in C-USA volleyball ... Lady
Pirates drop hoops opener to JMU |
11.13.06: Houston
clinches
C-USA championship berth ... ECU volleyball slips in regular
season finale ... Grad rates: Athletes outperform student
body |
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11.12.06: ECU
announces women's hoops signees ... Miners extinguish
Blazers' bowl hopes ... Mustang duo in contention for
Hermann Trophy |
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11.11.06: Rutgers
kicks Cards out of title picture ... Roach selected for
district academic honor ... Krug getting it done on court,
in classroom |
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11.10.06: Pirates
prepare for Saturday hoops opener ... Houston's Kolb makes
cut on O'Brien award list ... UNC-CH officials mum on Davis'
status |
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11.09.06: Former
star QB to represent N.C. in Congress ... Homicide unit
probing death of Miami player ... Krog's 73 puts her in top
five at Augusta |
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11.08.06: UK's
win over Payne's charges not flawless ... SMU, UAB gain NCAA
men's soccer berths ... Three C-USA women's teams get NCAA
slots |
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11.07.06: Two
Marshall players get C-USA honors ... UAB women capture
C-USA soccer title ... Punter faces attempted murder charge |
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11.06.06: Pirate
volleyball takes down Memphis ... Denny O'Brien's Harris
Poll ballot ... ECU swimmers, divers perform well ...
Paterno recovering from fractured leg |
11.05.06: Promotions
aplenty for ECU-Marshall game ...
Ex-Tulsa great Largent gets humanitarian honor |
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11.04.06: Dougherty
a semifinalist for Ray Guy Award ... Butch Davis deal with
Tar Heels imminent? ... Cardinals talking national title,
again ... Honors abound for ECU women's soccer team |
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11.03.06: Boise
State rolls past Bulldogs ... Reale, Pirates earn seconds at
Kitty Hawk ... ECU softball's Kozlowski promoted |
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11.02.06: Mustangs
a win away from bowl eligibility ... Hunt, Icenhower lead
East Carolina divers ... ECU's Moore earns academic honor
with 4.0 |
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11.01.06: Kragthorpe
curtails Tar Heel speculation ... Pirates in C-USA women's
soccer tourney ... Backup QB Lee to start for FSU against
Cavs |
10.31.06: Kickoff
return nets
C-USA honor for Johnson ... Pirate volleyball streaks to
school record ... Mountaineers on fringe of national title
picture |
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10.30.06: ECU's
Williams: 'I just wanted it more' ... Stokes plans to give
Wynn time to develop ... Central Florida's 530 yards of
offense not enough |
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10.29.06: ECU
women's volleyball extends streak ... Pirate swimmers leave
Towson behind ... UTEP takes muddy victory in Grimesland |
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10.28.06: Cougars
quarterback piling up the numbers ... ECU vs. USM part of
pay-per-view twinbill ... Hokies tame Tigers in key ACC
battle |
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10.27.06: Rice's
Almond named Wooden candidate ... Pirates hosting C-USA
cross country ... ECU freshman Bools shares C-USA honor |
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10.26.06: Tickets
for Troops promotion expands ... Another C-USA honor for
ECU's Icenhower ... Report: Davis would have interest in
Heels |
10.25.06: Ex-Pirate
Adams attempts PGA qualifying ...
C-USA names football players of week ... Tar Heels will
retain many football recruits |
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10.24.06: New
thumbnails: Baker, Byrd and Thompson ... Ore golden in
Hokies' win over Southern Miss ... Unbeaten start for ECU
swim teams ... Tar Heels picked first in ACC hoops |
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10.23.06: Jenkins'
three lifts Gold in scrimmage ... ECU volleyball takes sixth
straight C-USA win ... Bools finishes sixth in Lady Pirate
golf |
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10.22.06: Pirates
volleyball on record streak ... Mountaineers handle Huskies,
stay unbeaten ... Georgia golfer gets call to play in South
Africa |
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10.21.06: Report:
UNC-Chapel Hill's Bunting to resign ... Coaches' challenges
yield few reversals ... Southern Miss prepared for Hokies |
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10.20.06: ECU's
Roach nominated for Draddy Award ... Memphis picked first in
C-USA basketball ... 4th-ranked UTEP runners coming to
Greenville |
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10.19.06: Koren
Robinson suspended by NFL ... Miami broadcaster axed over
brawl comments ... Dartmouth, Holy Cross row gets
investigation |
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10.18.06: League
teams busy; ECU ends homestand ... C-USA names football
players of week ... ECU's Krug captures C-USA weekly honor |
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10.17.06: ACC,
Miami announce additional suspensions ... More suspensions
also on Sun Belt's agenda ... Duke lacrosse under "60
Minutes" scrutiny |
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10.16.06: Coker
suspends eight Miami players after brawl ... Pirate
volleyball continues roll at UCF ... Szilard leads ECU
women's soccer win ... Harris Poll's top 5 varies from BCS
Standings |
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10.15.06: Stokes
convenes season's first hoops practice ... Pirate volleyball
wins third straight ... ECU women open basketball practice
at Rose |
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10.14.06: EA
Sports video game features ECU baseball stadium ... Pirates
announce Tickets for Troops drive ... Six C-USA gridders in
All-American Classic |
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10.13.06: Pirate
basketball gets national TV dates ... ECU women's hoops
getting tube time, too ... East Carolina baseball to host
winter camp |
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10.12.06: ECU
hoops scrimmages set for Homecoming ... Camels stun No. 3
UNC-Chapel Hill in soccer ... ECU picked 7th in C-USA
women's hoops |
10.11.06: Dougherty
gets
C-USA special teams honor ... Pirate promotions abound for
Tulsa game ... UCF versus Pitt on TV Friday night |
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10.10.06: Tulsa
netter Brugues takes national title ... Miami (OH) reeling
after sixth loss ... Pirates host unique diving competition |
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10.09.06: Buckeyes,
Trojans, Gators top Harris Poll ... Denny O'Brien's Harris
Poll ballot ... Gators continue success in Swamp ... Pirates
stun Memphis in volleyball ... ECU soccer shuts out Herd |
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10.08.06: Jeff
Blake bows out of hall induction ... NCAA's tax status under
investigation ... North Dakota challenges NCAA mascot policy |
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10.07.06: Amato
continues mastery of Seminoles ... ECU volleyball triumphs
at home over UAB ... Millican continues bid for spot on LPGA
Tour |
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10.06.06: Big
Ten announces fines, reprimands ... Central Florida wins
late field goal battle ... Millican shoots 74 in qualifying
event |
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10.05.06: Gold
captures ECU World Series with 8-7 win ... Tulsa runs past
Southern Miss ... Former ECU golfer Millican in LPGA
qualifying |
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10.04.06: TV
exposure continues for C-USA teams ... Former UVa stars make
$1 million gift ... SMU takes two of three weekly league
honors |
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10.03.06: Curry
to receive Stagg award ... Inspired by fallen teammate, Rice
whips Army ... ECU women's golf team finishes 11th |
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10.02.06: Takeaways,
sacks mean good things for UVa ... Gators pull even with WVU
in Harris BCS poll ... Swofford presented with Homer Rice
Award ... Tulsa win streak continues at ECU's expense |
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10.01.06: Cavs
blast Duke 37-0 in Durham ... Vols deal Memphis a resounding
defeat ... Pirate women's cross country wins meet |
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News Nuggets, 11.18.06
NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
ECU baseball bringing in
10-man class
Eight high school seniors and two
junior college players have signed early national letters-of-intent to
play baseball at East Carolina in 2008, head baseball coach Billy Godwin
announced through an ECU athletic media relations release.
Cameron Freeman, Matt Hancock, Dustin
Harrington, Matt Laney, Seth Maness, Brad Mincey, Sthil Sowers and Trent
Whitehead are the eight high school players that have signed to play
baseball at ECU in 2008. The junior college transfers are Derrick Conatser
and Daniel Holder. (Rigoberto Lugo of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy was
added as a later signee.)
"I am real excited about the talent
that we have pulled together for this recruiting class," Godwin stated.
"Each of these players has the ability to step in and compete at the highest
level and help us reach our goal of getting to the College World Series in
Omaha."
EAST CAROLINA BASEBALL 2008 RECRUITING
CLASS
Derrick Conatser RHP 6-1 180
R/R Tallahassee CC (Tallahassee, FL)
Cameron Freeman INF 6-1 170 R/R Cape Fear HS (Fayetteville)
Matt Hancock C/ INF/ OF 6-2 210 R/R Xavier HS (Middletown, CT)
Dustin Harrington INF/ RHP 5-10 175 R/R Alexander Central HS
(Taylorsville)
Daniel Holder RHP 6-3 215 R/R Lurleen Wallace State College
(Andalusia, AL)
Matt Laney LHP 6-4 240 L/L LC Bird HS (Chesterfield, VA)
Rigoberto Lugo RHP Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (Caguas, Puerto Rico)
Seth Maness RHP 5-11 168 R/R Pinecrest HS (Pinehurst)
Brad Mincey RHP 6-0 175 R/R New Hanover HS (Wilmington)
Sthil Sowers RHP 6-2 155 R/L North Lenoir HS (LaGrange)
Trent Whitehead OF 6-0 165 L/L Washington HS (Washington)
UTEP
edges Pirates in C-USA volleyball
Day one of the 2006
Conference USA Volleyball Championship at the University of
Houston was concluded with another five-game match featuring No.
6 East Carolina and No. 11 Texas-El Paso. Playing the role of
spoiler, the Miners upset the Pirates 3-2 (33-31, 21-30, 26-30,
30-26, 15-8) and improved to 7-24 with the win.
UTEP jumped out to the 1-0 lead, but
dropped games two and three. The Miners were able to battle back to force a
fifth and deciding game and had no problem putting the Pirates away 15-8 in
the fifth frame.
Senior setter Katie Smith directed the
Miner offense efficiently and finished with a match-high 64 assists and
added 20 digs to tally her 15th double-double. Two other Miners recorded
double-doubles in the game as Catherine Chavez notched 15 kills and 19 digs,
while Amy Sanders slammed a team-high 19 kills and added 10 digs. Keisha
Hyman-Gifth chipped in with 17 kills and Elsa Reyes led her team with 23
digs.
Jamie Bevan was a force up front for
the Pirates, stuffing back a game-high 12 blocks and adding 17 kills for the
unconventional double-double, her second on the season. Bevan also hit .342
for the match. Kelley Wernert led ECU with 22 kills and added 17 digs for
her 13th double-double. East Carolina's all-time assist leader Heidi Krug
concluded her career with a 59-assist performance, to go along with 11 digs.
The double-double was her eighth on the year. Hannah Fenker and Trish Monroe
each notched 20-plus digs for the Pirates tallying 25 and 29, respectively.
West Virginia
steamrolls Pitt
Pitt's defense was awful in the 45-27
loss to West Virginia on Thursday night, according to a Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette report by Paul Zeise.
That shouldn't be a surprise,
considering the Panthers' defense has been below par in recent years. But
last night the defense may have managed to set a new standard for futility
as it allowed two players from the same team to rush for more than 200 yards
and gave up 641 yards of total offense.
About the only offensive milestone the
Mountaineers didn't achieve against Pitt was the 83-year old school record
for most yards in a game 674.
Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said after
the game the Panthers were simply overmatched and their inability to stop
West Virginia was not for a lack of effort. He said the combination of Steve
Slaton and Pat White was just too much for his team to handle.
"We tried to be aggressive on defense
and take away the run," Wannstedt said. "We weren't surprised by the plays
they did, we just didn't do a good job of stopping them."
West Virginia, whose only loss was at
Louisville, didn't have such an easy time in
a 27-10 winner at East Carolina on
Sept. 23.
News Nuggets are
compiled periodically based on material supplied by staff members; data
published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from electronic services and other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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