East Carolina certainly put forth an effort worthy of a win on Sunday afternoon, but the end result was unfortunately more of the same.
Despite racking up 25 offensive rebounds and battling to the end, the Pirates saw visiting Florida Atlantic out-shoot them from all areas of the floor to overcome the difference on the glass, resulting in a frustrating 78-76 loss to the Owls on Sunday afternoon inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
ECU, which missed three shots in the game’s final seconds in an attempt to win the game, dropped its sixth game in the last seven contests. East Carolina is now 8-7 overall and 0-2 in The American. FAU improved to 8-7 and 1-1 in the league…