Good morning. Having secured bowl eligibility for the third time in the last four seasons, East Carolina Football will attempt to extend its winning streak to four when the team travels west for an AAC encounter with North Texas tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. ET.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏀 WBB defeats Howard, 65-44
🏀 Volleyball makes first appearance in conference tourney since 2008
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Fandemonium Ensued. With 6,865 fans in attendance, it was an all-time record for an East Carolina women's basketball game as the Pirates defeated Howard, 65-44, on Wednesday afternoon in Minges Coliseum. Amiya Joyner was sensational in the game, with a career-high 32 points to go with 15 rebounds and a pair of blocks. She has 102 for her career, inching towards fifth in ECU history.

⇢ Get the full rundown on this decisive victory. 🏀

🔼 Tourney Time. No. 3 seed East Carolina makes its first appearance in a conference tournament since 2008 this afternoon. The Pirates—who logged a third-place finish in the league standings, marking its highest since joining The American—face off with sixth-seeded Florida Atlantic to open the 2024 American Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship inside Wichita State University's Koch Arena. The quarterfinal contest is set for a noon first serve.

🔼 Boardwalk Battle Blip. RJ Felton and C.J. Walker each scored a game-high 20 points, but East Carolina couldn't overcome a cold-shooting second half as the Pirates suffered their first loss of the year, falling to Jacksonville State 86-78 in the opening round of the Boardwalk Battle on Thursday afternoon.

Read more about this hard-fought battle on the hardwood. 🏀

🔼 Bump This Post. East Carolina graduate student and right-side Fran McBride has been named to the 2024 All-American Athletic Conference First Team. Junior outside hitter Angeles Alderete was also tabbed to the All-AAC Second Team, while setter Taryn Gilreath earned All-Freshman Team accolades. McBride, the fourth Pirate to earn All-AAC First Team recognition since East Carolina joined the league before the 2014 season, currently ranks seventh in the conference in hitting percentage (.308) and leads ECU in total blocks (80).

📖 Read more about these talented athletes’ accomplishments. 🏐

🔼 Everything’s Coming Up Softball. Trips to South Carolina and Clemson, home midweek matchups with Duke and Michigan, and a 27-game American Athletic Conference slate highlight East Carolina's 56-game schedule as the Pirates unveiled their 2025 spring slate on Wednesday.

🗓 Get the full rundown. 🥎

🔼 Full “STEM” Ahead. East Carolina punter Luke Larsen, a graduate student in industrial logistics and distribution, has been named a Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete for the second consecutive year. He joins Pirate Alum and five-year letterman Myles Berry (2021-22) as two-time award recipients. Larsen has a 3.7 grade-point average while pursuing a master's degree in business administration.

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🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Mark the Calendar! The lacrosse team announced its 2025 schedule.

When is the season-opening game?

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…

🏴‍☠️ Once a Pirate.  Clayton McCullough, who played baseball at East Carolina from 2000-02, has been hired as the 17th manager in Miami Marlins club history. McCullough heads to the Sunshine State off a 10-year stint with the 2024 World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, serving the last four seasons as the team's first-base coach.

⚾️ Find out more about this exciting opportunity.

📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, November 22

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🏊 Women’s Swim and Dive at South Carolina @ 8am ET
🏊 Women’s Swim and Dive at GAC Invite @ 8am ET
🏐 Volleyball AAC Quarterfinals vs. Florida Atlantic @ 12pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. TBD @ TBA | Listen | Watch

Saturday, November 23

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🏊 Women’s Swim and Dive at GAC Invite @ 8am ET
🏐 Volleyball AAC Semifinals vs. TBD @ TBA
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. TBD @ TBA | Listen | Watch
🏈 Football at North Texas @ 3:30pm ET | Listen

Sunday, November 24

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🏐 Volleyball AAC Championship vs. TBD @ TBA

🏴‍☠️ View the full ECU Pirates schedule here.

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🏴‍☠️ Have a great Friday, y’all!