Elmira College Women's Basketball Game Notes - Feb. 12th & 13th

ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

Games 23 & 24: Elmira College at St. John Fisher College & Nazareth College Last Time Out

THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS St. John Fisher College CARDINALS (18-3, 11-1 Empire 8)

EC halted a four-game skid by defeating the Houghton College Highlanders, 6862, at Speidel Gymnasium on Tuesday, February 9th. Down by seven at halftime, the comeback started in the third quarter, as EC outscored Houghton 28-11 in that period. Four Soaring Eagles scored double-digit points, led by Danielle Cleary ’18 with 15. Emily Green ’18 scored 13, followed by Marissa Silverman ’17 and Jessica Brooks ’16 with 12 and 10, respectively. Lindsey Heaton ’19 (nine points, eight assists) and Meghan Loya ’16 (seven points, 10 rebounds) also played key roles in the win, allowing Elmira to sweep Houghton for the third straight season.

Outstanding Offense

Friday, February 12th, 2016 EC’s offensive effort against the Highlanders was one of the all-around best Manning & Napier Varsity Gymnasium -- Pittsford, NY -- 8:00 p.m. performance of the season. The Purple and Gold shot at a season-high 47.8-per-

Nazareth College GOLDEN FLYERS (15-6, 8-4 Empire 8)

cent (22-for-46) from the field, while also dishing out a season-high 15 assists.

The seven made treys and 53.8 three-point field-goal percentage mark the team’s second-highest totals in each category. Four players scored 10-plus points, and Heaton was one shy of making it five in double figures. Silverman tied her season high with 12 points, Brooks shot 4-for-4 from the field with 10 points, Green converted a season-high five foul shots, and Heaton’s eight dimes were a season high.

Cleary Continues To Climb Saturday, February 13th, 2016 Kidera Gymnasium -- Rochester, NY -- 4:00 p.m.

2015-16 SCHEDULE (7-15, 4-9 EMPIRE 8)

Day NOV.

DEC.

JAN.

FEB.

Date 13 20 21 24 1 3 9 12 30 4 8 9 12 15 16 19 21 27 30 5 6 9 12 13 20 26 27

Opponent Pitt-Bradford Mount Union^ Case Western^ Hilbert Clarkson Penn College of Technology SUNY Cortland SUNY Potsdam RIT Stevens* St. John Fisher* Nazareth* Ithaca* Utica* Hartwick* Houghton* Alfred* Ithaca* Stevens* Utica* Hartwick* Houghton* St. John Fisher* Nazareth* Alfred* Empire 8 Semifinals Empire 8 Final

Time-Result L, 64-77 L, 71-85 L, 65-81 W, 68-57 L, 55-67 W, 82-47 L, 37-76 W, 61-53 L, 53-87 L, 55-70 L, 47-86 L, 53-73 L, 56-90 W, 56-53 L, 36-63 W, 67-56 W, 63-53 L, 42-63 L, 55-67 L, 63-69 L, 33-61 W, 68-62 8:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

TBA TBA

Bold Indicates Home Contest *Denotes Empire 8 Contest ^M-Club Classic Tournament

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Cleary has shown little signs of slowing down as her sophomore campaign winds down. Her 15 points against Houghton marked her 18th game of the season with double-digit points. Through 22 games, the Rochester, NY, native is averaging 16.5 points per, which equals 363 total points on the year. Those points allowed her to surpass her total from a year ago and move into eight-place all-time on the program’s single-season record list.

Series History vs. St. John Fisher

The Cardinals maintain a sizable lead in the all-time series, having a 51-13 alltime record against Elmira. Fisher took the 2015-16 series opener 86-47 at Speidel Gymnasium on January 8th.

Scouting St. John Fisher

With an 11-1 record inside Empire 8 play, the Cardinals hold a comfortable lead over Nazareth for second place in the league standings. At home, Fisher is undefeated, and dating back to the 2014-15 season, it has only one blemish on the home schedule. Despite the superb record, the Cardinals have been skating on thin ice over their last three games: a one-point win over Ithaca College, a three-point win over Naz, and a fourth-quarter comeback over Utica College. The Cardinals pace the conference in scoring with 71.8 points per game and have the third-best defense at 58.2 points allowed per contest. Mary Kate Cusack is Fisher’s leading scorer with 13.9 points per game. Cusack also has the second-best assistto-turnover ratio in the league at 2.4.

Series History vs. Nazareth

The Golden Flyers have won over two-thirds of their matchups against Elmira, as Nazareth leads the series 41-20. That includes EC’s 73-53 home loss to the Golden Flyers in the series opener on January 9th.

Scouting Nazareth

The Golden Flyers enter this weekend’s matchup third in the E8 standings with an 8-4 league mark. Naz is second only to Fisher in terms of scoring in the E8, averaging 69.8 points per contest. That is largely because of the duo of Lindsey Kelly and Sam Sorge, who rank first and tied for third, respectively, in scoring at 19.0 and 16.2 points per game. Kelly is also the league’s leading rebounder and only player averaging a double-double with 10.8 boards per game. She also leads the E8 in field-goal percentage at 64.2-percent. Sorge provides the outside threat, pacing the conference in made threes (2.7 per game) and three-point field-goal percentage (44.9). Nazareth will face Alfred University on Friday before hosting Elmira.

Sports Information: Don Sherman (dsherman@elmira.edu); Dan DeCaria (ddecaria@elmira.edu); Travis Larner (tlarner@elmira.edu)

Phone: 607.735.1131 Fax: 607.735.1768 Website: athletics.elmira.edu Address: One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901

2015-16 SOARING EAGLES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Games 23 & 24: Elmira College at St. John Fisher College & Nazareth College

2015-16 EMPIRE 8 STANDINGS

ELMIRA QUICK FACTS Location . .................................................. Elmira, NY Founded.............................................................1855 Enrollment........................................................1,200 School Colors...................................... Purple & Gold Team Nickname..................................Soaring Eagles Conference.................................................. Empire 8 President....................................... Dr. Norman Smith Athletic Director............................Pat Thompson ’75 Athletic Department........................... 607-735-1730 Arena . ....................................... Speidel Gymnasium Capacity . ..........................................................1,010 Athletics Affiliation......................... NCAA Division III WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION Head Coach ....................................Shannon Howley Assistant Coach ................................... Katie Stevens Assistant Coach .................................. Robert Fauver First Season ................................................. 1974-75 2014-15 Overall Record................................... 10-15 2014-15 Empire 8 Record................................... 6-10 2015-16 EC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (7-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-3 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-2 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-6 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 5-3 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 5-0 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 1-6 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-4 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-5 2014-15 EC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (10-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-4 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-5 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 4-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 3-3 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 2-0 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 3-3 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 4-2 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 3-5 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-4 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-1 2013-14 EC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (16-10) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-6 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 3-4 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 7-0 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 5-0 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 1-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59................................................... 12-2 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 2-8 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-0 2012-13 EC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (9-16) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-1 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-4 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-6 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 6-5 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 2-0 Scoring 80+........................................................... 0-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 4-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 4-3 Allowing 60-69................................................... 0-12 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 1-1 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-0

Team Stevens St. John Fisher Nazareth Ithaca Hartwick Elmira Houghton Utica Alfred

LEAGUE W-L Pct. 12-0 1.000 11-1 0.917 8-4 0.667 7-5 0.583 7-6 0.538 4-9 0.308 3-10 0.231 3-10 0.231 1-11 0.083

OVERALL W-L Pct. 16-5 0.762 18-3 0.850 15-6 0.714 11-10 0.524 9-12 0.429 7-15 0.318 9-13 0.409 8-14 0.364 2-19 0.095

Streak W6 W4 W1 L3 L1 W1 L1 L2 L1

Top-Five Individual Performances of 2015-16 Points

1. D. Cleary - 29 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) D. Cleary - 29 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 3. D. Cleary - 25 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) 4. D. Cleary - 22 (at Utica, 1/15) 5. D. Cleary - 22 (vs. Alfred, 1/21)

Rebounds

Assists

1. L. Heaton - 8 (vs. Houghton, 2/9) 2. L. Heaton - 7 (vs. Utica, 2/5) L. Heaton - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 4. Five tied with 5

Steals

1. D. Cleary - 14 (at Mount Union, 11/20) M. Loya - 14 (vs. Case Western, 11/21) 3. M. Loya - 13 (at Pitt-Bradford, 11/13) 4. M. Loya - 12 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) 5. D. Cleary - 12 (vs. Utica, 2/5) M. Loya - 12 (at Utica, 1/15)

1. M. Loya - 4 (vs. Ithaca, 1/27) E. Green - 4 (vs. Ithaca, 1/27) M. Silverman - 4 (vs. Alfred, 1/21) E. Green - 4 (at Houghton, 1/19) L. Heaton - 4 (at Houghton, 1/19) D. Cleary - 4 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) M. Silverman - 4 (at Utica, 1/15)

Offensive Rebounds

Blocks

1. D. Cleary - 6 (at Penn College, 12/3) 2. D. Cleary - 5 (vs. Utica, 2/5) R. Vespucci - 5 (at Penn College, 12/3) R. Vespucci - 5 (vs. Nazareth, 1/9) 5. Eight tied with 4

Made Free Throws

1. D. Cleary - 12 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 2. D. Cleary - 10 (at Mount Union, 11/20) R. Vespucci - 10 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) 4. D. Cleary - 9 (at Utica, 1/15) 5. M. Loya - 8 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) D. Cleary - 8 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1)

Free Throw Attempts

1. D. Cleary - 14 (at Mount Union, 11/20) 2. R. Vespucci - 13 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) 3. D. Cleary - 13 (at Utica, 1/15) 4. D. Cleary - 12 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 5. M. Loya - 10 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) L. Heaton - 10 (at Mount Union, 11/20)

2

1. J. Brooks - 4 (vs. Alfred, 1/21) 2. 10 tied with 2

Made Field Goals

1. D. Cleary - 9 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) 2. D. Cleary - 8 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) D. Cleary - 8 (at Penn College, 12/3) 4. Six tied with 7

Made Three-Point Field Goals

1. D. Cleary - 4 (vs. Alfred, 1/21) 2. E. Green - 3 (vs. Ithaca, 1/27) E. Green - 3 (at Houghton, 1/19) D. Cleary - 3 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) D. Cleary - 3 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) E. Green - 3 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) D. Cleary - 3 (vs. Case Western, 11/21)

Minutes Played

1. D. Cleary - 40 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) D. Cleary - 40 (at Utica, 1/15) 3. M. Loya - 39 (at Stevens, 1/30) 4. Five tied with 38

2015-16 SOARING EAGLES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NO. 4 5 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 33 34 40 42 44

Games 23 & 24: Elmira College at St. John Fisher College & Nazareth College

2015-16 ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NAME Lindsey Heaton ’19 Emily Green ’18 Allie Olsen ’16 Karli Pochkar ’16 Jenn Gale ’18 Rachel Vespucci ’19 Danielle Cleary ’18 Jessica Brooks ’16 Olivia Evancho ’19 Madison Carolus ’18 Makinsey Carolus ’18 Meghan Loya ’16 Marissa Silverman ’17 Rachel Gamache ’19 Ashley Heiman ’16 Sally Hogan ’19

POS. G G G C-F G F-G G F-G F F-G G F G F F F

HT. 5’4” 5’7” 5’7” 5’9” 5’5” 5’9” 5’8” 5’9” 6’0” 5’8” 5’8” 5’10” 5’8” 5’10” 6’0” 6’3”

HOMETOWN--PREVIOUS TEAM New Milford, CT -- New Milford Fredericksburg, VA -- Chancellor Glenmont, NY -- Bethlehem Central East Worcester, NY -- Worcester Cheshire, MA -- Hoosac Valley Macedon, NY -- Our Lady of Mercy Rochester, NY -- Our Lady of Mercy Greene, NY -- Greene Central Mount Cobb, PA -- North Pocono Broad Brook, CT -- East Windsor Broad Brook, CT -- East Windsor Bethel, CT -- Immaculate South Windsor, CT -- South Windsor Delanson, NY -- Duanesburg Dansville, NY -- Wayland-Cohocton West Rutland, VT -- Mount St. Joseph Academy

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Shannon Howley Assistant Coach: Katie Stevens Assistant Coach: Robert Fauver ELMIRA COLLEGE CAPTAINS

Meghan Loya ‘16

Marissa Silverman ‘17

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

#4 Lindsey Heaton ........................................ Hee-ton #12 Karli Pochkar........................................ Poach-car #15 Rachel Vespucci............................Vess-poo-chee #22 Olivia Evancho................................. Ev-ann-choe #23 Madison Carolus.................................Kah-roll-us #24 Makinsey Carolus............Mah-kinz-E Kah-roll-us #40 Rachel Gamache.......................... Guh-mauch-ee #42 Ashley Heiman...................................... High-min

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2015-16 SOARING EAGLES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Games 23 & 24: Elmira College at St. John Fisher College & Nazareth College 2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 11, 2016) All games

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

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04 05 10 11 14 15 20 21 23 24 33 34 42 44

Player

HEATON, Lindsey GREEN, Emily FASCIONE, Taylor OLSEN, Allie GALE, Jenn VESPUCCI, Rachel CLEARY, Danielle BROOKS, Jessica CAROLUS, Madison CAROLUS, Makinsey LOYA, Meghan SILVERMAN, Marissa HEIMAN, Ashley HOGAN, Sally Team Total..........

Opponents......

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Elmira Opponents

gp-gs

OVERALL 7-15 4-9 3-6

HOME 3-8 2-6 1-2

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

22-21 22-21 2-0 19-1 10-0 21-7 22-22 22-11 20-3 6-0 22-22 22-1 22-1 10-0

650 540 6 168 50 316 755 402 167 40 618 331 295 62

22 22

4400 4400

29.5 24.5 3.0 8.8 5.0 15.0 34.3 18.3 8.4 6.7 28.1 15.0 13.4 6.2

56-165 60-164 0-2 6-19 5-13 32-82 111-347 30-68 15-32 4-8 59-143 32-81 15-59 7-19

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 284 277 336 353 352 381 400 363

OPP 1496 68.0 528-1349 .391 105-364 .288 4.8 335-510 .657 15.2 833 37.9 304 13.8 345 15.7 0.9 271 12.3 70 3.2 1152 10-115 1-0

.286 .342 .000 .250 .400 .000 .269 .368 .000 .333 .000 .235 .000 .000

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

43-59 27-40 0-0 5-9 6-8 31-49 105-132 10-16 7-16 0-0 43-53 11-13 8-18 2-3

Date 11/13/15 11/20/15 11/21/15 11/24/15 12/01/15 12/3/15 12/9/15 12/12/15 12/30/15 01/04/16 01/08/16 01/09/16 1/12/16 1/15/16 01/16/16 01/19/16 01/21/16 01/27/16 1/30/16 02/05/16 02/06/16 02/09/16

.729 .675 .000 .556 .750 .633 .795 .625 .438 .000 .811 .846 .444 .667

off

19 21 0 1 2 36 33 24 8 3 47 10 21 5 32 432-1202 .359 88-299 .294 298-416 .716 262 528-1349 .391 105-364 .288 335-510 .657 286

ELMIRA 1250 56.8 -11.2 432-1202 .359 88-299 .294 4.0 298-416 .716 13.5 853 38.8 +0.9 222 10.1 496 22.5 -6.9 0.4 155 7.0 60 2.7 1533 11-139 -

.339 12-42 .366 25-73 .000 0-0 .316 1-4 .385 2-5 .390 0-0 .320 36-134 .441 7-19 .469 0-1 .500 1-3 .413 0-1 .395 4-17 .254 0-0 .368 0-0

AWAY 4-6 2-3 2-3

4

Rebounds def tot avg

46 34 0 11 3 52 123 28 17 11 131 28 46 11 50 591 547

65 55 0 12 5 88 156 52 25 14 178 38 67 16 82 853 833

3.0 2.5 0.0 0.6 0.5 4.2 7.1 2.4 1.3 2.3 8.1 1.7 3.0 1.6

pf dq

59 65 0 8 6 42 60 43 11 6 71 34 52 6

2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0

a

65 23 2 27 1 3 35 16 6 2 14 14 13 1

to blk stl

93 70 2 30 1 44 82 24 12 2 62 39 24 8 3 38.8 463 12 222 496 37.9 412 3 304 345

Opponent at Pitt-Bradford at Mount Union vs Case Western Reserve HILBERT CLARKSON at Penn College at SUNY Cortland at SUNY Potsdam RIT STEVENS ST. JOHN FISHER NAZARETH at Ithaca College at Utica College at Hartwick at HOUGHTON ALFRED ITHACA COLLEGE at Stevens UTICA COLLEGE HARTWICK HOUGHTON

* - Conference game

Totals 1250 1496

NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1

L L L W L W L W L L L L L W L W W L L L L W

2 1 0 0 0 3 17 10 7 1 8 1 9 1

17 19 0 9 3 6 30 21 3 2 18 15 11 1

pts

avg

167 172 0 18 18 95 363 77 37 9 161 79 38 16

7.6 7.8 0.0 0.9 1.8 4.5 16.5 3.5 1.9 1.5 7.3 3.6 1.7 1.6

60 155 1250 70 271 1496

56.8 68.0

Score 64-77 71-85 65-81 68-57 55-67 82-47 37-76 61-53 53-87 55-70 47-86 53-73 56-90 56-53 36-63 67-56 63-53 42-63 55-67 63-69 33-61 68-62

Att. 200 0 0 88 102 35 200 132 111 67 89 144 0 87 175 113 140 120 210 250 233 189