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The East Carolina women's soccer team (9-3-5, 4-1-3 American Athletic Conference) faces its last regular season game against the University of North Carolina Charlotte (7-6-4, 3-3-2 AAC) today at Johnson Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, on senior day. The Pirates have a total of 10 seniors that will be honored on the night. They have all played under Head Coach Gary Higgins in their tenures at ECU. The Pirate seniors that will be honored during the game are as follows:
In their last three matchups the Pirates have won one against Southern Methodist University (8-5-1, 4-3-1 AAC) and tied twice against the University of Northern Texas (UNT) (8-4-3, 2-3-3 AAC) and the University of Tulsa (5-7-5, 3-1-4 AAC). ECU's most recent match was against UNT. The Pirates started off on the wrong foot down 2-0 going into the second half. Northern Texas graduate student midfielder Jenna Sheely scored the first goal at the 14 minute of the game by a penalty. The penalty came after Pirates Maeve English fouled one of North Texas players. The second goal for Northern Texas came in the 42 minute from freshman midfielder Mia Bernard. The Pirates started fast after following a two point deficit in the first half. Junior forward Samantha Moxie scored in the 58 minute. The second goal came from a penalty from junior midfielder Abby Sowa after Northern Texas put hands on the ball. The 49ers' last game was against Southern Methodist which resulted in a 0-1 loss. SMU senior midfielder Mackenzie Rudden managed to score a late goal in the 83 minute. Even with this latest loss Charlotte still managed to make the AAC Championship. After today the Pirates are set to compete in the AAC Women’s Soccer Championship in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, at the Premier Sports Complex scheduled from Tuesday to Nov. 11.
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Forward Annabelle Abbott Midfielder Brooke Burzynski Defender Kylie Alvarez Forward Sydney Schnell Forward Rachael Wilsynski Midfielder Adison May Midfielder Catherine Holbrook Defender Sierra Lowery Goalkeeper Maeve English Goalkeeper Maggie Leland
The Pirates are ranked third overall in the AAC rankings up to this point in the season only falling behind the University of Memphis (14-1, 8-0 AAC) and the University of South Florida (9-5-2, 5-1-2 AAC) while Charlotte is ranked No. 7. Over the history of the program, the Pirates have faced the 49ers' 11 times and won seven of those matchups dating back to 2004. In their last three match ups ECU has won two of their last three. While playing at home in this series, the Pirates are 4-1.
This writer can be contacted at sports@theeastcarolinian.com. DESIGNED BY KIARRA CRAYTON I THE EAST CAROLINIAN
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North Carolina gubernatorial candidate and current North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein speaking to a small crowd of Greenville residents and media officials about his campaign in the state.
Student organizations share thoughts on Josh Stein Sergio Capula-Perez
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North Carolina’s State Attorney General, Josh Stein, visited Greenville, North Carolina, last Friday on the last day of his “NC Strong” tour which began on Oct. 10 and followed through Oct. 13 to promote the beginning of his campaign for Governor against Republican nominee Mark Robinson. Javier Limon, East Carolina University’s student body president, attended the event as a private citizen and local resident of Greenville. Limon had no personal comments to share about Josh Stein and his electability as our future governor. “I prefer to keep those to myself but I am proud of ECU and Greenville being at the forefront of transforming the region primarily through education and health access and think it’s vital that we have elected leaders that can support us in this mission regardless of partisanship,” Limon said. Cameron Brown, president of ECU’s College Democrats student organization and fellow Vice President, Kayla Cornett, also attended the meet-and-greet event with Stein. “With a handful of state elections coming up, it is refreshing to see high state officials such as Josh Stein
come through our area and give us the chance to meet them personally. We don’t always see that around here,” Brown said. ECU’s predominantly Republican student organi-
“I believe fighting for your freedoms is always the right thing to do. I have no regret in doing so.” Josh Stein
zation, Turning Point USA, also had some comments to share regarding Stein’s candidacy for governor, their long-term member Wyatt Gable said. Gable said his comments are not directly representative of Turning Point’s as the student organization is not allowed to endorse any candidate due to its nonprofit status. “From a party perspective the democrats just haven't done all that great of a job when it comes to things like
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the economy, crime, and the COVID response are the three main reasons I would prefer a Republican candidate,” Gable said. Gable said Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson would be the better choice between him and Stein. Robinson is a member of NC’s Republican party and one the fellow candidates running against Stein for governor. Stein finished his visit by answering a few questions from the public at Greenville’s local coffee shop, Coffee + Spice. Stein said he is open to facing political backlash from his efforts to support certain policies such as educational freedom and voting rights “I believe fighting for your freedoms is always the right thing to do,” Stein said. “I have no regret in doing so.” The primary election for North Carolina’s governor position is set to be held on March 5, 2024. Other candidates from both parties include Dale Folwell, Mark Walker, Jesse Thomas, Andy Wells, Bill Graham, and Michael Morgan. Libertarian candidates are Mike Ross and Shannon Bray.
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