Good morning. Contests with North Carolina and Michigan State headline the East Carolina men's basketball team's non-conference schedule as the full 13-game slate was announced on Friday morning.

East Carolina gets its season started at home for the fifth consecutive year on Nov. 4 when the Pirates welcome Georgia Southern to Minges Coliseum. The Pirates will alternate home and away sites for their next four contests, visiting Richmond (Nov. 8) and UNCW (Nov. 18) while hosting Elizabeth City State (Nov. 13) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 21).

🏀 FULL COURT PRESS 📅

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

⚽️ Soccer Gets the 4-0 Dub!
💜 Pirate Country Welcomes the Returning Teams
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Buccilla’s On the Board. The East Carolina Pirates got their first win of the season in dominant fashion with a 4-0 win over VCU on Sunday afternoon at Sports Backers Stadium. Three Pirates scored goals in the game, paced by Caitlen-Star Dolan Boodram's five-point career outing—the most by a Pirate since Carsen Parker had as many (two goals, one assist) against SMU on March 21, 2021.

The win was the career first for head coach Emily Buccilla.

The Pirates recorded 21 shots with 14 on goal and 14 corner kicks in the game—all season highs.

⚽️ : FULL RECAP

🔼 Fall Forward. The Pirates softball team and WBB team are stoked to be back in G-Vegas!

And when you take a look at what they return to below, you get the excitement… 👇🏼

🔼 Court is Nearly in Session. Mark those calendars!

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Lots O’ Props For This Pirate. Which former ECU football player was a member of the 2014 Paul Hornung, Maxwell, and Biletnikoff Award Watch Lists?

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

⏪ 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…

🏴‍☠️ The Signal Call is Coming From Inside the House. East Carolina senior Katin Houser is one of 27 quarterbacks named to the 2025 Manning Award Watch List. Houser is the fourth Pirate since the award's inception in 2004 to earn inclusion on the watch list, following Dominique Davis (2011), Shane Carden (2014) and Holton Ahlers (2020). Ahlers was also named to the midseason watch list in 2022.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, August 28

🏈 Football at NC State @ 7pm ET
⚽️ Soccer vs. UNCW @ 7pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Friday, August 29

👟 Cross Country Friday Night Lights
🏐 Volleyball vs. Florida A&M/Maryland Eastern Shore @ 10am/2pm ET

Saturday, August 30

🏐 Volleyball vs. Hampton @ 10am ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Justin Hardy!

A member of the 2014 Paul Hornung, Maxwell, and Biletnikoff Award Watch Lists, Justin Hardy ranks as one of the premier pass catchers and punt returners at the FBS level.

It was also recently announced that Hardy will be one of six candidates to be inducted into the East Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Nov. 7, at the 46th installment ceremony at Harvey Hall inside the Pete & Lynn Murphy Center as part of the Hall of Fame/Letterwinners Weekend.

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Monday, y’all!