ECU's Winning Kick A Fitting Punchline Posted Sep 9, 2007 North Carolina had come to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for only the second time in 11 meetings between the schools. Persistent fulmination within the North Carolina legislature -- including a bill entitled "An act to provide additional funding for women's athletics without requiring additional appropriations by the General Assembly'' – had essentially forced UNC and N.C. State to take on East Carolina. (WRAL.com)