▁East ▁Carolina ▁managed ▁a ▁field ▁goal , ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁lead ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁quarter . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁quarter , ▁U CF ▁scored ▁ 2 0 ▁un answer ed ▁points . ▁Two ▁field ▁goals ▁by ▁Matthew ▁Wright ▁gave ▁U CF ▁a ▁ 6 – 3 ▁lead ▁with ▁ 9 : 4 4 ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁the ▁half . ▁On ▁their ▁next ▁drive ▁at ▁the ▁EC U ▁ 4 2 ▁yard ▁line , ▁Mack ▁later aled ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁Qu ad ry ▁Jones ▁who ▁threw ▁a ▁ 4 2 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁open ▁Ad rian ▁Kill ins ▁Jr . ▁EC U ▁f umbled ▁away ▁the ▁ball ▁near ▁mid field , ▁and ▁Mack ▁led ▁U CF ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 0 - play ▁drive ▁c apped ▁off ▁by ▁a ▁ 7 - yard ▁touch down ▁on ▁a ▁quarter back ▁run . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁East ▁Carolina ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 0 - play , ▁ 8 6 - yard ▁drive ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 9 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁from ▁Hol ton ▁A hl ers ▁to ▁Tre von ▁Brown ▁to ▁trim ▁the ▁lead ▁to ▁ 2 0 – 1 0 . ▁After ▁another ▁U CF ▁field ▁goal , ▁the ▁score ▁was ▁ 2 3 - 1 0 . ▁As ▁time ▁exp ired ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁Kn ights ▁pun ter ▁Mac ▁Lou der mil k ▁p inned ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁back ▁inside ▁their ▁own ▁ 1