Good morning. Fall sports are starting, and you can rep your favorite player. Stock up on all things Pirates at the ECU NIL Store.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏀 Perry in an assistant coach
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Welcome! The men’s basketball team adds Michael Perry to the coaching staff as an assistant coach. Perry was previously the radio color analyst for each ECU men’s basketball game for the last three seasons. He served as an assistant coach for the Pirates for 11 seasons. This will be his second gig as an assistant coach, with his last being at Georgia State from 2003—07.

🏀 Read more about Perry.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Weekly Honors.

What soccer player was named the American Athletic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

For more information on how you can support ECU Student Athletes through Team Boneyard, please email Doug Gomes at [email protected] or visit the Team Boneyard website.

⏪ ICYMI

We like our Brew Hot ‘n’ Fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

🏴‍☠️ He Said It. The football team had its media day, and head coach Mike Houston spoke on many subjects. Houston talked about preseason camp, last season’s struggles, EA Sports College Football 25, NIL, the transfer portal, Jake Garcia as quarterback, first impressions on players and last season’s quarterback situation.

🏈 Read all of Houston’s remarks here.

📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, August 22

⚽️ Soccer vs. UNC Greensboro @ 7pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, August 24

🏐 Volleyball at Elon @ 6pm ET

Sunday, August 25

⚽️ Soccer vs. Campbell @ 7pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Abby Sowa!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Tuesday, y’all!