Pirates Face Quick Turnaround Against Catamounts

Game 3: East Carolina vs. Western Carolina
Date \| Time	November 14, 2021 \| 4:00 p.m. ET
Location	Greenville, N.C. (Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum)
Game Program	Hoops Digest #1
Live Game Coverage	Stream: ESPN+ Radio: 94.3 WRHD \| TuneIn Radio Online
Live Stats	Statbroadcast
Statistics	East Carolina \| Western Carolina
Game Notes	East Carolina \| The American
Record Book	East Carolina 2021-22 Record Book
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – Less than 48 hours after knocking off Canisius by an 83-71 margin, East Carolina completes its season-opening homestand with a matchup against Western Carolina.

The game is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. and will be streamed live via ESPN+ with Si Seymour and Patrick Johnson on the call. The matchup can also be heard locally on the Pirate Sports Network from Learfield with Jeff Charles and Michael Perry handling the broadcast duties on 94.3 WRHD.

The Pirates shot 50 percent in the first half and withstood a .483 showing by the Golden Griffins in the second stanza to remain unbeaten and clinch their 12th-straight non-conference win. East Carolina's 21-point halftime lead tied for the largest of head coach Joe Dooley's tenure in Greenville.

Tristen Newton and Brandon Suggs paced ECU with 14 points apiece while Tremont Robinson-White, Brandon Johnson and Alanzo Frink added 12, 11 and 11 respectively. Newton, Frink and Johnson also tied for the team lead in rebounds with seven each. Robinson-White dished out six assists to bring his campaign total to 15.

In addition to its solid shooting prowess from the field, East Carolina drained 20 of 22 free throw attempts and out-rebounded Canisius by a 45-34 margin. The Golden Griffins were able to slice into what was once a 29-point Pirate second-half advantage by knocking down eight threes in the second half. ECU out-scored Canisius 36-10 in the paint to negate the Golden Griffins' 20 points off 19 Pirate turnovers.

Western Carolina enters the game with a 1-1 record after falling to Wake Forest 87-75 in Winston-Salem Friday evening. Travion McCray scored a team-high 21 points off the bench while Tyler Harris finished in double figures for the second-straight game with 13 points followed by Marvin Price with a career-best 10 points. Nicholas Robinson just missed a double-double with nine points and a team-best 10 rebounds.

The Demon Deacons converted 19 Catamount turnovers into 22 points and outscored WCU 44-16 in the paint. WCU went 26-for-57 (45.6 percent) from the field while Wake Forest finished 31-for-60 (51.7 percent).

The Western Carolina Series
East Carolina leads the series with Western Carolina 26-17, but the teams have not met since 2005 - a 56-48 Catamount win in Greenville.

Canisius Leftovers
East Carolina improved to 2-0 for the second-straight season ... The Pirates led for all but 1:15 of the contest ... Tristen Newton paced the Pirates in points, rebounds and assists - the first player to do so in a single game since Jayden Gardner versus Temple Feb. 23, 2020 ... Alexis Reyes, RJ Felton, Tay Mosher and Marlon Lestin all played for the first time in their collegiate careers ... ECU has won 12-straight non-conference games dating back to a 79-67 victory over Campbell Dec. 14, 2019 ... Tremont Robinson-White's six assists pushed his season total to 15 - the most in the American Athletic Conference entering games of Nov. 13 ... Canisius attempted 35 three-pointers - the most by an opponent in the Dooley era.

Balanced Scoring
East Carolina currently has five players scoring in double figures on average. A total of five Pirates notched double-digit points in the win over Canisius while Vance Jackson netted nine - nearly giving ECU six double-figure scorers in a contest since a 91-85 victory at UAB back on Jan. 23, 2013.

Against The SoCon
The Pirates are 103-67 against current members of the Southern Conference. ECU will take on its first SoCon program since defeating VMI 80-68 in its 2019-20 season opener.

Up Next: ECU takes on Oklahoma Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in the first round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The game will be shown live on ESPNU.

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Players Mentioned

RJ Felton

Alanzo Frink

Jayden Gardner

Vance Jackson

Brandon Johnson

Marlon Lestin

Tay Mosher

Tristen Newton

Alexis Reyes

Tremont Robinson-White

Brandon Suggs

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