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Pirate Brew 11/5: MBB & WBB Win Season Openers

The men's and women's basketball teams won their season openers.

Good morning Pirates. Can you believe that the Senior Day game for football is next week? Kickoff is at 4pm ET on Nov. 15.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏀 Men beat Georgia Southern
🏀 Women beat UNCW
🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 First Dub. The men’s basketball team won its season opener against Georgia Southern 92-89. Jordan Riley led the game with 22 points. Giovanni Emejuru was right behind with 17 points. The Pirates shot 46.7% from the field.

🔼 First Dub. The women’s basketball team won its first game of the regular season against UNCW 82-63. ECU held UNCW under 15 points in three quarters. The team shot 49.2% from the field. Six players were in double figures. Kennedy Fauntleroy led the team with 16 points and Anzhané Hutton was right behind with 15.

🔼 Tight Match. The soccer team fell to Memphis 1-0 in the American Conference quarterfinals. ECU had six shots, and three were on goal. Goalkeeper Olivia Dietrich had eight saves. The Pirates end their season 6-8-4 overall and 4-4-2 in conference play.

WNCT's Brian Bailey joins ECU Head Coach Blake Harrell to go in depth on the Pirate's dominating performance at Temple and basketball season is underway as both the men and women tip-off at Minges Coliseum. That and more in this week's edition of Inside Pirate Athletics.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Court Report. The women’s tennis team wrapped up fall competition at the Hampton Hidden Duals.

The Pirates went #-# in doubles competition and 5-5 in singles play.

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

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⏪ 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…

🏴‍☠️ Huge Thank You. Gordon and Kim Darragh of Greenville made a Legacy Gift to the Pirate Club in support of the women’s basketball team. The Darragh family is a longtime Pirate Club member and season ticket holder. Learn more about the Darragh family and their connection with ECU here.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, November 7

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Liberty @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🏐 Volleyball at Wichita State @ 8pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, November 8

🏈 Football vs. Charlotte @ 3pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Richmond @ 6pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, November 9

🏐 Volleyball at Tulsa @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 4-2!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Wednesday, y’all!