East Carolina comes to Charlottesville as the number three seed in the regional. Despite their lower seeding, the Pirates a very dangerous having already taken two of three from the Hoos earlier in the year.
The East Carolina Pirates finished the season 34-21-1 overall, and 15-8-1 to finish second in the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates will be in the NCAA Tournament for the 28th time in their history and second year in a row. This will be the second time they visit Charlottesville for Regionals having finished second to the Hoos in 2011. The two teams are very familiar with each other as East Carolina might as well be in the ACC.