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🏀 MBB & WBB American Conference schedules
🏈 Inside Pirate Athletics
🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

🔼 Schedule Release! The men’s basketball team released its 2026-27 American Conference schedule. The Pirates will play 18 conference games. The men will play their first home game on Jan. 7. The final home game is on March 2. Game times and TV designations will be announced at a later date.

🔼 Mark the Calendar. The women’s basketball team announced its 2026-27 American Conference slate. The Pirates will play 18 league games with nine on the road and nine at inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The first home game is Dec. 30, and the last home game is Feb. 27. Game time and TV designations will be announced at a later date.

Pirate Head Football Coach Blake Harrell breaks down his team’s 42-9 win over NCCU and looks ahead to the bye week. Officer William Brown is in the spotlight for this week’s Pirate Profile as the 18-year ECU Police veteran calls it a career. That and more in this week’s Inside Pirate Athletics TV Show.

True or False?

The women’s basketball team will be looking for a fifth consecutive winning season in 2026-27 after posting a 22-10 record last year.

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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…

🔼 2 Goals. The soccer team tied Temple 2-2 on Thursday. Caitlen-Star Dolan Boodram scored at 17:45. Isabella Gutiérrez scored on a penalty kick at 89:46. The Pirates had 16 shots and nine shots on goal. Goalkeeper Olivia Dietrich had two saves and Sydney Steinberg had four saves.

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Friday, October 2 

🏃 Cross Country Dill Family Invitational  
🏊 Women's Swimming and Diving TYR Fall Classic
🎾 Women’s Tennis Elon Invitational
🏐 Volleyball vs North Texas @ 6 pm ET | Watch

Saturday, October 3 

🏊 Women's Swimming and Diving TYR Fall Classic
🎾 Women’s Tennis Elon Invitational
🥎 Softball at UNCW @ 2 pm ET 

Sunday, October 4 

🎾 Women’s Tennis Elon Invitational
⛳ Women's Golf Mercedes Benz Invitational  
🏐 Volleyball vs UTSA @ 1 pm ET | Watch
🥎 Softball vs NC State @ 1 pm ET 

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