Sept. 12, 2012

Pirate Invitational Match Notes l 2012 Pirate Invitational Central

GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina volleyball team is slated to host the 2012 Pirate Invitational Thursday, Sept. 13 - Saturday, Sept. 15. Coming to town to go up against the Pirates are conference rival Marshall, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and Coastal Carolina.

The Last Meeting Marshall 3 East Carolina 0 November 23, 2011 Greenville, N.C. Pirates Cap Season With 3-0 Setback Marshall 3, East Carolina 0 The East Carolina volleyball team's 2011 season came to an end Wednesday night as the Pirates dropped a 3-0 (19-25, 18-25, 22-25) decision to Marshall at Minges Coliseum. Recap | Box Score

The Last Meeting East Carolina 3 Coastal Carolina 2 October 11, 2005 Conway, S.C. Monroe's Defense Carries ECU To A 3-2 Win Over Coastal Carolina Redshirt freshman libero Trish Monroe recorded a career-high 27 digs and senior outside hitter Pam Ferris tied a career-high with 23 kills as East Carolina edged out a 3-2 victory over Coastal Carolina Tuesday night inside Kimbel Arena. Recap | Box Score

The Pirates are coming off an 0-3 showing at the Duke Classic last weekend where ECU dropped contests to Northeastern (0-3), Duke (0-3), and Elon (1-3). The trio of losses extends the Pirates' losing streak to seven matches as ECU's last victory came at the East Carolina Classic August 24-25, at Minges Coliseum.

Marshall comes to East Carolina owning a 13-2 record in the all-time series and is 7-4 on the year. UMBC and the Pirates will meet for just the third time in program history and the series is evened at one match apiece. The Retrievers are 5-9 during 2012. Coastal Carolina trails in the all-time series against ECU, as the Pirates hold an 11-6 record. The Chanticleers will enter Minges Coliseum with a 1-5 overall mark this season.

The Pirate Invitational opens with East Carolina and Marshall on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m., and continues Friday, Sept. 14, with a pair of matches beginning with Marshall and Coastal Carolina at 4 p.m., followed by ECU and UMBC at 7 p.m. The tournament will conclude Saturday, Sept. 15, with a trio of matches throughout the day beginning with UMBC versus Coastal Carolina at 10 a.m., followed by Marshall against UMBC at 4 p.m., and will wrap up with Coastal Carolina at ECU at 7 p.m.