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Pirate Brew 11/6: MBB Season-Opener Win

The men's basketball team beat N.C. Wesleyan 97-70.

Good morning. We had some ECU big names in the house at the football game last weekend! Thanks for coming, Ja’Quan McMillian and Keaton Mitchell.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏀 Men win season opener
⚽️ Pirates advance to semifinals
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 First Dub. The men’s basketball team won its season opener against N.C. Wesleyan 97-70. RJ Felton scored a game-high 22 points. C.J. Walker recorded a career-high 21 points and had 12 rebounds. ECU’s biggest lead of the night was 37 points early in the second half. The 65 points scored in the first half are the most points scored a half in program history. This was the 25th straight season-opener Monday night win.

🔼 Moving On. The soccer team played its first game of the American Athletic Conference Tournament against Charlotte and won 1-0 in double-overtime. Erica Roberts scored the winning goal. It was also her first goal of her collegiate career. The Pirates will play the winner of South Florida vs. North Texas on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET.

🔼 Titles. The women’s tennis team competed at the Liberty Hidden Duals. Ines Bachir and Xenia Jeromin claimed the doubles title. Bachir also claimed the singles title. Bachir went undefeated in singles. Overall, ECU had five doubles wins and 12 singles wins.

Order your "Night of the Boneyard" t-shirt today and get ready to paint the stadium black! Show your Pirate pride and support our team by snagging the exclusive new t-shirt designed just for this epic event. Let's make this a night to remember! ⚓️💀

Fuel up before, during or after the big game with Golden Corral's wildly popular wings and rib promotion! Dine-in and enjoy all you can eat baby back ribs and three flavors of wings: buffalo, lemon pepper and honey teriyaki wings along with everything else on the dinner buffet, or order wings and ribs TO GO for your tailgate party and enjoy! 

Order online here for pick up at our Greenville, NC drive thru, with DoorDash, or come inside and build your custom tailgate package with our Weigh & Pay option.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Postseason Recognition.

How many soccer players earned postseason recognition by the American Athletic Conference?

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…

🏴‍☠️ Now is the Time. ECU Athletics announced that contributors to Team Boneyard will now be awarded Pirate Club priority points. If you donate between now and Dec. 2, you will get an exclusive bonus of triple priority points.

📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, November 6

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Charleston Southern @ 6pm ET

Thursday, November 7

⚽️ Soccer American Athletic Conference vs. South Florida/North Texas @ 4pm ET
🏈 Football vs. Florida Atlantic @ 8pm ET | Listen

Friday, November 8

⚽️ Soccer American Athletic Conference @ TBA
🏐 Volleyball vs. Tulsa @ 6pm ET | Live Stats

Saturday, November 9

⚽️ Soccer American Athletic Conference @ TBA
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Coastal Carolina @ 4pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, November 10

⚽️ Soccer American Athletic Conference @ TBA
🏐 Volleyball vs. South Florida @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball at JMU @ 2pm ET

📬 SHARE THE BREW

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Six!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Wednesday, y’all!