GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Skip Holtz followed his biggest victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one.

Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team.

Pinkney was 22-for-28 for 236 yards with a touchdown for East Carolina (2-0), which opened the season with a last-minute upset of then-No. 17 Virginia Tech.

This one was decided much earlier. The Pirates never trailed, kept Pat White in check, outgained West Virginia 386-251 and were in control from start to finish.

They cruised to their first upset of a top-10 team since the Steve Logan-led team stunned then-No. 9 Miami 27-23 on Sept. 23, 1999, in a game played 90 miles west in Raleigh because of Hurricane Floyd-related damage.

Game Statistics:

EAST CAROLINA 24, No. 8 WEST VIRGINIA 3

West Virginia 0 3 0 0- 3
East Carolina 7 10 7 0-24

First Quarter
ECU-Williams 5 run (Ryan kick), 8:58.

Second Quarter
ECU-FG Ryan 42, 9:14.
WVU-FG McAfee 26, 4:55.
ECU-Taylor 13 pass from Pinkney (Ryan kick), :47.

Third Quarter
ECU-Williams 1 run (Ryan kick), 6:05.

A-43,610.
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WVU ECU
First downs 12 20
Rushes-yards 36-179 42-143
Passing 72 243
Comp-Att-Int 11-18-0 23-29-0
Return Yards 9 0
Punts-Avg. 5-45.0 4-41.0
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-36 9-60
Time of Possession 24:19 35:41
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-West Virginia, P.White 20-97, Devine 12-94, Brown 1-8, Rodgers 1-0, Team 2-(minus 20). East Carolina, Williams 17-69, B.Simmons 16-50, Whitley 3-19, Harris 2-6, Pinkney 4-(minus 1).

PASSING-West Virginia, P.White 11-18-0-72. East Carolina, Pinkney 22-28-0-236, Kass 1-1-0-7.

RECEIVING-West Virginia, Sanders 3-20, Devine 3-9, Starks 2-24, Gonzales 2-17, Jalloh 1-2. East Carolina, Harris 8-68, J.Bryant 4-66, B.Simmons 4-27, Taylor 3-41, Lee 2-39, Williams 2-2.