Bowie St. holds off Vikings

By Staff reports | February 10, 2012 - 9:04pm

Bowie State closed the game strong to saddle Elizabeth City State with a 70-62 loss on Thursday in Bowie, Md., completing the season sweep of the Vikings.

Lady Vikings’ losing streak continues

By Staff reports | February 9, 2012 - 9:51pm

Elizabeth City State rallied in the final minutes to send the game to overtime, but Bowie State made the plays in the end as the Lady Bulldogs captured a 54-52 overtime win on Thursday.

Tucker’s 22 points help spark Vikings

By Staff reports | February 8, 2012 - 6:49pm

LINCOLN, Pa. — With the offense struggling, Elizabeth City State went inside for some easy shots. It worked. The Vikings hit 50 percent of their shots from the floor Tuesday and won at Lincoln 73-55, just their third win in the last 10 games.

Lady Vikings’ shooting woes continue

By Staff reports | February 7, 2012 - 9:09pm

Elizabeth City State’s women lost a heartbreaker at Lincoln on Tuesday as the Lady Lions rallied in the second half for a 55-48 victory.

Elizabeth City St. falls short at Virginia Union

By Staff reports | February 5, 2012 - 10:17pm

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Union University Panthers used a late three-pointer and free throws to hold off Elizabeth City State 69-63 in a men’s basketball game Saturday night at Barco-Stevens Hall.

Gomes headliner at ECSU’s 1st Pitch Gala

By Staff reports | January 31, 2012 - 8:04pm

Elizabeth City State’s baseball team will kick off the 2011 season with the inaugural 1st Pitch Gala at the K.E. White Graduate Center on Thursday, beginning at 6 p.m.

ECSU sweeps Virginia State

By Will Harris | January 28, 2012 - 9:12pm

Elizabeth City State’s men’s basketball team badly needed a win. On Saturday, the Vikings got that and more.

White’s success measured off the court

By Will Harris | January 27, 2012 - 8:24pm

In 2007, Kenny White was the toast of the town. As a sophomore in 2005, he led Pasquotank to its first, and only, regional basketball berth and now as a senior he was being recruited by a handful of NCAA Division I schools.

Vikings’ struggles continue in CIAA

By Staff reports | January 27, 2012 - 7:51pm

Chowan was hot all night, but especially in the second half, as it held on for an 80-72 win over Elizabeth City State on Thursday, the Hawks’ first Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association win of the season.

Chowan topples Lady Vikings

By Staff reports | January 26, 2012 - 10:04pm

MURFREESBORO —  Hot-shooting Chowan scored a 68-59 victory over the Elizabeth City State women Thursday at Chowan that handed the Lady Vikings their first CIAA North Division defeat.

Bowie St. too much for ECSU

By Staff reports | January 24, 2012 - 9:53pm

Following Elizabeth City State’s 84-69 loss to Bowie State on Monday, all coach Shawn Walker could do was laugh.

ECSU’s Walker gets 250th win

By Will Harris | January 22, 2012 - 9:45pm

After losing four games in a row, the last two coming in overtime, there were few teams that needed a win more than Elizabeth City State.

Lady Vikings flat, but still win

By Will Harris | January 21, 2012 - 9:32pm

Even with just eight players in uniform, Elizabeth City State women’s coach Alico Dunk will not let that be an excuse.

Vikings fall in OT again

By Will Harris | January 20, 2012 - 10:43pm

For the second game in the row, Elizabeth City State’s men’s basketball team went to overtime.

Lady Vikings close strong against Falcons

By Staff reports | January 19, 2012 - 9:26pm

Despite playing with just eight players, Elizabeth City State’s women’s basketball team was strong down the stretch in a 63-58 win at St.

Injuries sabotaging the ECSU women

By Will Harris | January 17, 2012 - 8:12pm

Elizabeth City State’s women’s basketball team has been a magnet for injuries all season and they recently got more bad news.

Stepping Up: ECSU grad Overton director of football operations at ECU

By Will Harris | January 17, 2012 - 8:11pm

Brian Overton has had a whirlwind few weeks. The 2004 Elizabeth City State graduate began things as the football operations assistant at North Carolina and ended it as East Carolina’s new director of football operations and player personnel.

Walker’s frustration with Vikings continues

By Will Harris | January 17, 2012 - 8:11pm

A frustrated Shawn Walker urged his team to find a way to win close games.

Missed free throws sink Lady Vikings

By Will Harris | January 14, 2012 - 9:14pm

Elizabeth City State’s women did everything they needed to do to win the game. They rebounded, played solid defense and hit clutch shots.

Harper leads Lady Vikings to road win

By Staff reports | January 9, 2012 - 9:14pm

Stephanie Harper recorded her second 20-20 game in a row to lead Elizabeth City State to a 61-50 win at Fayetteville State on Monday, concluding a three-game in five-day stretch to open its Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association schedule at 2-1.

Poor shooting dooms Lady Vikings

By Staff reports | January 7, 2012 - 9:27pm

Playing short-handed finally caught up with Elizabeth City State’s women’s basketball team.

Free throws spur ECSU victory

By Staff reports | January 6, 2012 - 9:25pm

SALISBURY — Elizabeth City State made its free throws. Livingstone didn’t.

Lady Vikings hold on in CIAA opener

By Staff reports | January 5, 2012 - 8:47pm

Despite playing without two of its top two scorers, Elizabeth City State’s women breezed past Livingstone 70-59 in its Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association opener in Salisbury on Thursday.

ECSU begins CIAA play on road tonight

By Will Harris | January 4, 2012 - 9:15pm

Elizabeth City State’s basketball teams have taken different paths to tonight’s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association opener.

Lady Vikings knock off DI UMES

By Will Harris | January 2, 2012 - 10:17pm

Elizabeth City State’s women’s basketball team tuned up for conference play with a 62-55 win over NCAA Division I Maryland Eastern Shore at the R.L. Vaughan Center on Monday. But the victory may have come at a cost as the Lady Vikings’ leading scorer Shatara Jackson went down with an apparent knee injury with 2:39 remaining in the contest.