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WEEK 9 GAME VS MEMPHIS

Posted on October 13, 2019 at 04:05 PM.

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THE PIRATES TOOK ON THE MEMPHIS TIGERS IN THE FIRST NIGHT GAME AT DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM THIS YEAR

MEMPHIS IS A MUCH BETTER TEAM THAN THEIR RECORD IMPLIES AND EAST CAROLINA FOUND OUT ABOUT THAT IN THIS HARD FOUGHT BATTLE

THE MEMPHIS OFFENSE HAD NO PROBLEM MOVING DOWN THE FIELD TAKING THE FIRST DRIVE FOR A TOUCHDOWN. EAST CAROLINA THEN ANSWERED WITH A FG AND A TD OF THEIR OWN TO TAKE A 10-7 LEAD. AFTER A MISSED FG FROM EACH SIDE, ECU HAD THE BALL AT THEIR OWN 40 AND HOLTON AHLERS THREW AN ILL TIMED INTERCEPTION, LEADING TO A MEMPHIS FG TYING THE GAME AT 10 AT HALFTIME.

ECU DEFERRED WITH THE COIN TOSS AND THEREFORE WOULD RECEIVE THE OPENING KICKOFF OF THE SECOND HALF. HOWEVER, HOLTON THREW AN INT GIVING THE BALL RIGHT BACK TO MEMPHIS. THESE TWO TURNOVERS WOULD TURN OUT TO BE VERY COSTLY FOR THE PIRATES.

MEMPHIS TOOK A 20-10 LEAD WITH THEIR IMPACT RUNNING BACK PATRICK TAYLOR JR HAVING HIMSELF A DAY. HE GAINED OVER 100 YARDS ON THE GROUND LATE IN THE 3RD QUARTER. ECU HOWEVER WOULD CRAWL BACK IN THIS ONE, CUTTING THE LEAD TO 3 AT 20-17 AFTER A BLAKE PROEHL 11 YARD TOUCHDOWN.

MEMPHIS WOULD DRIVE DOWN AND KICK A FG AND WITH 5 MINUTES LEFT IN THE FOURTH, THE PIRATES WERE DOWN 6 NEEDING A TD AND EXTRA POINT TO WIN THE GAME (OR SO THEY THOUGHT)

HOLTON DRIVES DOWN THE FIELD FOR ECU CONNECTING WITH TE ZECH BYRD OVER THE MIDDLE FOR ONE OF HIS 4 CATCHES ON THE NIGHT FOR A 28 YARD GAIN. A COUPLE OF PLAYS LATER, SENIOR HB HUSSEIN HOWE TOOK THE BALL INTO THE ENDZONE FROM 4 YARDS OUT, TIEING THE GAME WITH THE TIGERS AT 23. THE ENSUING EXTRA POINT WAS GOOD, GIVING THE PIRATES THE LEAD.

QB BRADY WHITE OF THE TIGERS HAD ONE OF THE GUTSIEST 4TH QUARTER PERFORMANCES THIS SEASON. HIS 32 YARD RUN WITH ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT, SET THE TEAM UP FOR A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A FG. 3 PLAYS LATER, DOWN TO 3 SECONDS, RILEY PATTERSON FOR MEMPHIS SENT THE BALL THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS GIVING THE TIGERS A 26-24 VICTORY.

COACH FALK III WAS UPSET HOWEVER TOLD HIS TEAM TO HOLD THEIR HEADS HIGH. "THAT WAS A GOOD TEAM OUT THERE, BUT WE HAD THEM WHERE WE WANTED, WE WILL LEARN A LOT FROM THIS LOSS AND TAKE IT FORWARD ONTO TEMPLE NEXT WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SEASON"