Pirate Brew 2/13: Sinking 'Em

The women's basketball team sunk Charlotte on Sunday.

Good morning. Yes, we are real-life Pirates. We don’t joke around.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏀 Women beat Charlotte
🏀 Johnson records a career-high
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Win Column. The women’s basketball team took the dub over Charlotte 70-56 on Saturday. Amiya Joyner had 24 points and Danae McNeal had 20. Joyner also had 13 rebounds, a steal, an assist and drew eight fouls on the 49ers. McNeal had eight rebounds, six assists, five blocks and three steals.

🔼 Even Higher. The men’s basketball team beat UTSA 84-73 with the help of Brandon Johnson’s career-high 30-point game. Johnson also had a career-best seven made three-pointers. This was the first game the Pirates have scored 80 points in since Nov. 21. RJ Felton added 16 points, and Jaden Walker had a career-high 13 assists.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

It Begins. The baseball season starts on Friday! ECU was ranked by five different organizations in the preseason.

What was the highest ranking ECU received?

Scroll on 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…

🏴‍☠️ Golden Hour. He’s on the list, and you can vote for him to win! Trey Yesavage was named to the 2024 Preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List. He is the sixth person in program history to earn inclusion on the prestigious ledger. There are a total of 55 players from both high school and college on the list. Voting will begin on May 20 with the naming of the semifinalists.

🏴‍☠️ Nice to See Ya. We had many ECU Alumni who came out to support the softball team in its opening weekend. Thank you for coming!

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📅 COMING SOON

Tuesday 2/13

🥎 Softball vs. North Dakota State @ 4pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

Wednesday 2/14

🥍 Lacrosse vs. Gardner-Webb @ 4pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Rice @ 8pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

Thursday 2/15

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Wichita State @ 7pm ET | Live Stats

Friday 2/16

🥎 Softball vs. Fairfield vs. Marshall @ 11am ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Longwood vs. Marshall @ 1:30pm ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Fairfield @ 4pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rider @4pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

Saturday 2/17

🥎 Softball vs. Longwood vs. Marshall @ 10am ET | Live Stats
🥍 Lacrosse at Navy @ 11:30am ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Marshall @ 12:30pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Chowan @ 2pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rider @ 2pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Memphis @ 2pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Fairfield @ 3pm ET | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Fairfield vs. Longwood @ 5:30pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday 2/18

🥎 Softball vs. Fairfield vs. Marshall @ 10am ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Longwood @ 12:30pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rider @ 2pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Tulane @ 2pm ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Longwood @ 3pm ET | Watch

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 11th!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Tuesday, y’all!