“I thought our special teams played well today, and we’re moving in the direction of making the plus,” ECU head coach Scottie Montgomery said after the win against Connecticut. “Our special teams play, I thought helped us win the game.”
In the Pirates’ first six games, a field goal attempt had failed in every game. The special team’s unit also had troubles pinning the return man deep, allowing long returns and putting the defense in difficult positions at the start of their drive.
“I think these past couple games, we’ve all really just been pushing ourselves as a whole special teams unit,” said kicker Davis Plowman.