Good morning Pirates. Incoming student-athletes were taught proper dining etiquette during the Summer Bridge Program:

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏈 Watch List!
🏐 Team academic award
🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

🔼 Watch Them. Two football players were named to the 2026 Shriner Children’s East-West Bowl 1000 Watch List. Offensive lineman Brandon Best and defensive lineman Jasiyah Robinson were selected. The preseason list recognizes the nation’s top prospects eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft. Best joined ECU in January of 2026. Robinson had played in 27 career games and enters the 2026 season having the Pirates longest defensive starting streak at 11 contests.

Volunteering.

Which team spoke with the VolunTeen Program at ECU Health?

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

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…

🏴‍☠️ Part 6. The volleyball team earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award. The Pirates have earned the honor for the program-record sixth consecutive season and for the tenth time in program history. The ECU volleyball program kept a commendable 3.52 cumulative GPA for the 2025-26 season.  

Wednesday, August 5 

⚽ Soccer at NC State (exh.) @ 6 pm ET 

Sunday, August 9 

⚽ Soccer vs Richmond (exh.) @ 7 pm ET 

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Answer: Women’s basketball!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Friday, y’all!