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team. He scored a game-high 16pts for the Eagles. It has been a hardship this
year for Coach Levelle Moton and his team, which hasn’t been there. The 5th
year coach mentioned that it was hard to get in rhythm because they haven’t
had a chance to practice. “It’s not good when I have to bring my sneakers to
practice” joked Moton. “We have had to play a lot of 3 on 3 in practice...our
injuries are something that I have never seen.” He goes on to describe a play
where they were walking through and two players hit each other, resulting
in a lost tooth and concussion. Minus the lack of practice, the team with no
freshmen on the roster still managed to battle tooth and nail to give the Tar
Heels all they could handle before UNC widened the lead towards the last
minutes. “I am never pleased with losses, but I am pleased with our effort and
fight...we can build upon those things” NCCU established their identity when
they returned home to face College of Faith in their home opener. The Eagles
set the school record for most points scored in a basketball game with a 12365 victory. This breaks the old record of 119 that was set against WSSU back in
1949.
ECU
FB: After becoming bowl eligible with a win over U Conn at home, the Pirates
have lost 2 straight on the road to fall to 6-3. Ruffin McNeil and his team looked
like it was going to be an obvious loss with the way the game was going in the
first half against Cincinnati, down 38-20. However Shane Carden and the Pirates
would battle back to take the lead with 1:02 left in the game on a Carden run.
They would miss the 2 pt conversion so the score stayed at 46-45 with the
Purple and Gold in a one point advantage. Cincinnati would storm down the
field and set up freshman kicker Andrew Gantz for a career-long 47 yd Field Goal
to snatch back the victory for the Bearcats, winning 48-46. The Pirates still have
a chance to advance in the American Athletic Conference, which is becoming a
wild situation there between Tulane and Memphis. On a positive note, Justin
Hardy broke the record for most catches in a college career during the Tulane
game.
Upcoming Games:
Nov. 28 @ Tulsa
Dec. 4 vs UCF
MBB: Freshman BJ Tyson dropped 22 points against NC Wesleyan to help lead
ECU to a season-opening victory. This was the second straight year t