Happy Thursday ECU Fam. Today seems like a great day to enjoy a Philly Cheesesteak for lunch, what do you say?

Conference wins are always big. Road conference wins are HUGE.

That’s exactly what the Purple & Gold were able to bring home last night.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏀 Feelin’ the Brotherly Love
✍️ Signed, Sealed, Delivered
🏀 Bump In the Road
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Feelin’ The Brotherly Love. Order up the cheesesteaks. Run the Rocky steps. The ECU Pirates have taken over Philly.

A trio of players scored 15+ points to help the Purple & Gold to their first-ever win at Temple on Wednesday night, 73-62.

RJ Felton scored 20 points to lead the offensive attack, while Ezra Ausar (18 pts) and Brandon Johnson (15 pts) both filled the basket up throughout the night.

🏀: Recapping The W in Philly
🔢: Inside the Boxscore

🔼 Signed, Sealed, Delivered. All-American, Conference Pitcher of the Year, two-time All-Conference honoree. And now Cleveland Guardian.

This week, former ECU standout Carter Spivey officially signed on to join the Cleveland Guardians organization.

Over five seasons with the Pirates, Spivey piled up a 17-7 ledger on the mound, filling in as both a starter and reliever during his career. He was the 2022 AAC Pitcher of the Year after going 8-0 with a 2.83 ERA.

In 177.2 career innings, the right-hander struck out 168, while walking just 55.

🔼 Bump In The Road. A third quarter barrage by visiting UAB proved to be the difference as the ECU women’s basketball team dropped a tough decision at home on Wednesday night.

Sophomore Amiya Joyner had a big night with 16 points and 15 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Blazers pulled out a 73-64 victory.

🏀: Recapping The Battle with UAB
🔢: Inside the Boxscore

🎟 SECURE YOUR SEAT

Weren’t able to make it to Minges last night? Don’t worry, we’ve got another game on tap this weekend!

Secure your seats today for this weekend’s showdown!

🎟: Ticket Central

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

With RJ Felton leading the way, the Pirates were feeling it on Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

As a team, the squad shot 27-of-50 from the field, good for 54-percent, the third-highest mark over the past five years for ECU.

What’s the highest FG percentage over the past five seasons for the Purple & Gold?

Got a guess?

Scroll on 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…

🏴‍☠️ Ok Rook, We See You! Two games, that’s all Karina Gordon needed in conference play to turn heads in the AAC.

Gordon, who took over the reins at point guard last week at UTSA, made the most of it with a historic outing that landed her AAC Freshman of the Week accolades for the first-time in her young career.

🏆: Read More About Gordon’s Award-Winning Week

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📅 COMING SOON

Saturday, Jan. 13
🏊 Swim at Liberty @ 10:30am | Lynchburg, VA
🏊 Swim at Old Dominion & William & Mary @ 1pm | Norfolk, VA
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Tulane @ 3pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. SMU @ 4pm | Live Stats

Wednesday, Jan. 17
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Rice @ 11am l Education Day
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. North Texas @ 4pm | Paint It Black Night | Live Stats

Friday, Jan. 19
👟 Track & Field at Hokie Invitational (Blacksburg, Va.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis at VCU @ 2pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: This season against Ga. Southern - 56%

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Thursday, y’all!