ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 20 & 21: Utica College & Hartwick College
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS Utica College PIONEERS (5-13, 2-8 Empire 8)
Friday, February 5th, 2016 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
Last Time Out
The Soaring Eagles survived a late scare at Stevens Institute of Technology to defeat the Ducks 75-50 on Saturday, January 30th. The victory was EC’s second inside the E8 this season and second against Stevens since it joined the conference. Already up 41-34 at the break, Elmira opened the second half with three treys, two from Justin Porrett ’19 and one from Justin Henderson ’16, to quickly extend the advantage to 50-35. EC led by as many as 18 in the second half before the Ducks started their near comeback. Stevens used a 21-4 run to trim the deficit to 62-61 with 3:55 to play in regulation. Hayden Harkins ’18 and Gino Leonardi ’16 helped preserve the lead with a pair of three-point plays, the latter an andone from Leonardi to give EC some breathing room at 69-63 with 1:01 left on the clock. Elmira would make its free throws down the stretch to hold on for the win.
Career Day For Mullane
Senior John Mullane ’16 was a big reason the Soaring Eagles were able to down the Ducks on Saturday. The 6-foot-5 forward scored a career-high 17 points against Stevens, which was tied for the team high. He finished an outstanding 8-for-12 from the floor, with his eight made buckets also a career best. In addition, Mullane hauled in four rebounds, blocked one shot and had one assist, while his only free throw allowed him to complete an and-one play in the first half.
Hartwick College HAWKS (13-6, 8-2 Empire 8)
Series History vs. Utica Saturday, February 6th, 2016 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY -- 2:00 p.m.
Utica is 34-25 all-time against EC, but the Soaring Eagles have won three of the last five contests against their E8 foe. A win on Friday would allow the Purple and Gold to earn a series split with Utica for the second consecutive season.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (4-15, 2-8 EMPIRE 8)
Scouting Utica
Day NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB.
Date 20 21 24 28 29 4 9 29 30 4 8 9 12 15 16 19 21 27 30 5 6 9 12 13 20 26 27
Opponent Morrisville State^ Mount Saint Mary^ Hilbert Carnegie Mellon% Chatham% St. Lawrence SUNY Cortland Wesleyan& Endicott& 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
Bold Indicates Home Contest *Denotes Empire 8 Contest ^Elmira College Tip-Off Classic %Carnegie Mellon Invitational &Salem State Holiday Classic
ElmiraCollegeAthletics @ECSoaringEagles ECSportsInfo
Time-Result Utica visits Speidel Gymnasium riding a season-long four-game losing streak. The L, 72-81 Pioneers have a 5-13 overall record and a 2-8 mark inside Empire 8 play. Away L, 71-83 from the Clark Athletic Center, they are a mere 1-5. Last time out, the Pioneers L, 73-80 were defeated by St. John Fisher College 94-68 on February 1st. Utica leads only L, 53-72 W, 93-88 (OT) Elmira when it comes to scoring in the E8, averaging 69.3 points per game. The L, 74-81 Pioneers have struggled on defense as well, giving up 81.2 points per game for L, 66-80 a league-low 11.9 scoring margin. EC should also be able to take advantage of L, 56-91 Utica’s three-point field-goal defense, as the Pioneers are allowing opponents to W, 62-59 L, 94-95 (OT) shoot 37.4-percent from beyond the arc. Robert Tutein is Utica’s scoring leader L, 58-71 and himself a dangerous three-point shooter. Tutein is scoring 18.4 points per L, 47-85 game, fourth-best in the E8, while shooting 40.3-percent (54-for-134) from deep. L, 73-77 L, 66-76 Series History vs. Hartwick L, 70-81 Although EC is 26-43 all-time against Hartwick, the Soaring Eagles are 4-3 against L, 64-74 W, 76-72 the Hawks over the last seven games. Elmira swept the two-game series from L, 64-80 Hartwick last season by scores of 85-73 and 80-65. This season, the Hawks are W, 75-70 threatening to sweep EC for the first time since the 2011-12. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Scouting Hartwick 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. The high-scoring Hawks enter the weekend second in the Empire 8 with an 8-2 2:00 p.m. conference record. Hartwick ranks third in the E8 with 85.4 points per game and 2:00 p.m. second in field-goal percentage. The high-octane attack is buoyed by a dangerous TBA three-point game. The Hawks are fifth in the nation in treys per game at 11.1 and TBA sixth in total threes made at 211. Individually, senior Trevor Norton ranks 13th in Division III in made threes per game at 3.41. Norton, an Empire 8 All-Conference First Teamer last season, is second in the conference in scoring (20.6 points per game) and made three-pointers (58). Teammates Justin Pratt and Joey Lufkin also have the ability to shoot the three-ball, ranking sixth and 14th, respectively, in treys per game in the E8. With lethal shooters on the outside, big man Matt Wilson cannot be forgotten. The 6-foot-9 center is nearly averaging a double-double with 12.1 points and 9.6 rebounds. Hartwick will travel to Alfred University to take ECSoaringEagles on the Saxons on Friday, February 5th, before visiting 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 MEN’S BASKETBALL
Games 20 & 21: Utica College & Hartwick 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 MEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION Head Coach ..................................... Randie Torgalski Assistant Coach ...............................Chris Thompson Assistant Coach .................................... Steve Monks First Season ................................................. 1970-71 2014-15 Overall Record................................... 10-15 2014-15 Empire 8 Record..................................... 7-9 2015-16 EC MEN’S BASKETBALL (4-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-4 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 2-6 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-1 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 2-5 Allowing 80+....................................................... 1-10 2014-15 EC MEN’S BASKETBALL (10-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-5 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 2-7 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 4-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 3-1 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 3-1 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 5-2 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 2-6 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-6 2013-14 EC MEN’S BASKETBALL (10-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-2 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-5 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-6 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 5-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 3-1 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 0-1 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 7-6 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 2-4 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-4 2012-13 EC MEN’S BASKETBALL (6-19) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-6 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-4 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 2-7 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 3-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-1 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 3-4 Allowing 60-69................................................... 2-10 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-3 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-2
LEAGUE Team W-L Pct. Nazareth 9-1 0.900 Hartwick 8-2 0.800 St. John Fisher 7-2 0.778 Ithaca 5-5 0.500 Stevens 4-5 0.444 Alfred 4-6 0.400 Houghton 3-7 0.300 Elmira 2-8 0.200 Utica 2-8 0.200 *Standings as of 2/3/2016
OVERALL W-L Pct. 13-6 0.684 13-6 0.684 13-5 0.722 11-8 0.579 8-10 0.444 8-11 0.421 8-10 0.444 4-15 0.211 5-13 0.278
Streak W5 W2 W1 L1 L2 W1 L2 W1 L4
Top-Five Individual Performances of 2015-16 Points
1. G. Leonardi - 29 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 2. G. Leonardi - 28 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 3. J. Henderson - 25 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 4. H. Harkins - 24 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 5. G. Leonardi - 23 (at Houghton, 1/19)
Rebounds
1. J. Mullane - 13 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) 2. H. Cuffee - 9 (at Ithaca 1/12) 3. J. Porrett - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 4. Eight tied with 7
Turnovers
1. G. Leonardi - 7 (at Stevens, 1/30) G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 4. G. Leonardi - 6 (at Houghton, 1/19) J. Porrett - 6 (at Stevens, 1/30)
Made Free Throws
1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 2. J. Porrett - 6 (vs. Alfred, 1/21) J. Porrett - 6 (at Houghton, 1/19) J. Mullane - 6 (at Ithaca, 1/12) J. Porrett - 6 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4)
Free Throw Attempts
1. G. Leonardi - 8 (at Houghton, 1/19) J. Porrett - 8 (at Houghton, 1/19) J. Mullane - 8 (at Ithaca, 1/12) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) J. Mullane - 8 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29)
Blocks
1. Multiple players tied with 1
2
Assists
1. J. Porrett - 8 (at Hartwick, 1/16) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 3. G. Leonardi - 6 (at Stevens, 1/30) 4. Five tied with 5
Steals
1. H. Cuffee - 4 (at Utica, 1/15) 2. N. Cesare - 3 (at Carnegie Mellon, 11/28) J. Henderson - 3 (vs. Morrisville, 11/20) 4. Nine tied with 2
Made Field Goals
1. G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 3. J. Porrett - 9 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 4. J. Mullane - 8 ( at Stevens, 1/30) G. Leonardi - 8 (at Houghton, 1/19) J. Henderson - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29)
Made Three-Point Field Goals
1. H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 2. H. Harkins - 7 (at Hartwick, 1/16) J. Henderson - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 4. J. Henderson - 6 (at Hartwick, 1/16) J. Henderson - 6 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24)
Minutes Played
1. G. Leonardi - 42 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 42 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 3. J. Henderson - 39 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 39 (at Houghton, 1/19) 5. J. Porrett - 38 (at Stevens, 1/30) J. Porrett - 38 (vs. Alfred, 1/21) J. Henderson - 38 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24)
2015-16 SOARING EAGLES MEN’S BASKETBALL
NO. 1 3 5 10 12 13 15 21 22 23 24 25 30 32 40 44 55
NAME Connor Bays ’18 Barak Swarttz ’18 Hayden Harkins ’18 Gino Leonardi ’16 Nick Cesare ’16 Anthony Abate ’19 Ryan Brooksbank ’17 Justin Ruback ’18 John Mullane ’16 Justin Henderson ’16 Justin Porrett ’19 Nicholas Sim ’19 Paul Bischoff ’18 Henry Cuffee ’19 Calum Edsor ’19 Ryan Chocek ’18 Matt Davis ’16 Andrew Guanci ’19 Alex Rosen ’19
Games 20 & 21: Utica College & Hartwick College
2015-16 ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL POS. G G F G G-F G F G F G G G F F F F F G G
HT. 6’3” 6’2” 6’5” 5’10” 6’3” 6’3” 6’5” 6’3” 6’5” 6’3” 6’0” 6’3” 6’3” 6’4” 6’5” 6’8” 6’7” 6’3” 6’2”
WT. 165 180 200 180 225 160 195 190 200 185 175 175 205 185 200 205 255 200 185
HOMETOWN--HIGH SCHOOL Bel Air, MD -- CM Wright Newton, MA -- Newton South Tampa, FL -- Newsome Spencer, NY -- Spencer-Van Etten Lincoln, RI -- St. Andrew’s School Orange Park, FL -- Orange Park New City, NY -- Albertus Magnus Pittsford, NY -- Pittsford Mendon Norfolk, MA -- King Phillip Regional Staten Island, NY -- Saint Josph by the Sea Dumont, NJ -- Dumont Arbroath, Scotland -- Arbroath Oneonta, NY -- Oneonta Bel Air, MD -- CM Wright Sydney, Australia -- St. Andrews Cathedral Huntington Beach, CA -- Huntington Beach Horseheads, NY -- Notre Dame Arlington, MA -- Salisbury Syosset, NY -- Syosset
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Randie Torgalski Assistant Coach: Chris Thompson Assistant Coach: Steve Monks ELMIRA COLLEGE CAPTAIN
Justin Henderson ‘16
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
#3 BARAK SWARTTZ . ..................... Buh-rock Swartzz #10 GINO LEONARDI................... JEE-no Leo-nard-ee #12 Nick CESARE............................................. SEE-zer #21 Justin RUBACK..................................... ROO-back #22 John MULLANE....................................MUH-lane #24 Justin PORRETT...................................... POOR-et #30 Paul BISCHOFF....................................... Bish-OFF #40 CALUM EDSOR................................Cal-um Ed-sir #44 Ryan CHOCEK.........................................CHO-sick Randie TORGALSKI...............................TOUR-gal-skee 3
2015-16 SOARING EAGLES MEN’S BASKETBALL
Games 20 & 21: Utica College & Hartwick College
2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 02, 2016) All games Overall record: 4-15 Conf: 2-8 Home: 1-8 Away: 1-6 Neutral: 2-1 ##
01 03 05 10 12 13 15 21 22 23 24 25 30 32 40 44 55
Player
BAYS,Connor SWARTTZ, Barak HARKINS, Hayden LEONARDI, Gino CESARE, Nick ABATE, Anthony BROOKSBANK, Ryan RUBACK, Justin MULLANE, John HENDERSON, Justin PORRETT, Justin SIM, Nicholas BISCHOFF, Paul CUFFEE, Henry EDSOR, Calum CHOCEK, Ryan DAVIS, Matt 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
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
gp-gs
12-4 10-0 17-8 17-17 11-3 19-1 8-0 15-2 19-19 19-19 19-16 4-0 6-0 17-3 4-0 3-0 16-3
151 49 391 532 166 310 53 184 443 569 528 17 26 229 11 23 170
19 19
3852 3850
12.6 4.9 23.0 31.3 15.1 16.3 6.6 12.3 23.3 29.9 27.8 4.3 4.3 13.5 2.8 7.7 10.6
ELMIRA 1307 68.8 -9.9 468-1105 .424 175-476 .368 9.2 196-285 .688 10.3 613 32.3 -4.9 258 13.6 271 14.3 -2.8 1.0 85 4.5 33 1.7 2459 9-273 -
1st 2nd 608 670 718 753
10-32 1-6 58-140 108-241 8-19 34-71 4-14 13-30 52-104 64-193 76-163 0-2 1-3 25-41 2-3 2-10 10-33
.313 .167 .414 .448 .421 .479 .286 .433 .500 .332 .466 .000 .333 .610 .667 .200 .303
4-10 1-1 57-132 30-86 1-1 10-21 3-9 2-10 0-0 52-165 15-39 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
468-1105 .424 175-476 522-1106 .472 137-374
OPP 1496 78.7 522-1106 .472 137-374 .366 7.2 315-442 .713 16.6 707 37.2 274 14.4 217 11.4 1.3 135 7.1 76 4.0 2450 7-335 3-36
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.400 14-20 1.000 0-1 .432 11-14 .349 39-59 1.000 8-13 .476 10-20 .333 4-5 .200 13-16 .000 33-45 .315 10-16 .385 39-53 .000 2-2 .000 2-4 .000 2-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 9-12
.700 .000 .786 .661 .615 .500 .800 .813 .733 .625 .736
1.000
.500 .400 .000 .000 .750
.368 196-285 .688 .366 315-442 .713
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Date 11/20/15 11/21/15 11/24/15 11/28/15 11/29/15 12/04/15 12/9/15 12/29/15 12/30/15 01/04/16 01/08/16 01/09/16 01/12/16 1/15/16 01/16/16 01/19/16 01/21/16 01/27/16 1/30/16
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Rebounds def tot avg
5 20 25 0 8 8 6 28 34 14 60 74 14 16 30 11 24 35 0 1 1 6 21 27 28 39 67 17 56 73 16 67 83 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 31 47 0 2 2 0 1 1 9 14 23 48 34 82 191 422 613 218 489 707
2.1 0.8 2.0 4.4 2.7 1.8 0.1 1.8 3.5 3.8 4.4 0.0 0.2 2.8 0.5 0.3 1.4
pf dq
22 2 22 43 25 29 3 33 46 34 45 1 1 53 2 6 25
0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
a
10 3 19 53 19 12 1 6 21 24 69 0 1 12 0 2 6
to blk stl
6 3 1 7 0 0 18 0 4 71 4 12 11 0 5 16 2 10 3 0 0 15 1 3 21 7 3 11 2 12 57 1 16 1 1 1 2 0 0 15 6 14 1 1 1 2 0 0 8 5 3 6 32.3 392 11 258 271 33 85 37.2 329 - 274 217 76 135
Opponent MORRISVILLE MOUNT SAINT MARY HILBERT at Carnegie Mellon vs Chatham ST. LAWRENCE at SUNY Cortland vs Wesleyan vs Endicott STEVENS ST. JOHN FISHER NAZARETH at Ithaca College at UTICA at Hartwick at Houghton ALFRED ITHACA COLLEGE at Stevens Institute
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 1307 25 1496
off
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot L L L L L L W L W
Score 72-81 71-83 73-80 53-72 93-88 74-81 66-80 56-91 62-59 94-95 58-71 47-85 73-77 66-76 70-81 64-74 76-72 64-80 75-70
pts
avg
38 3 184 285 25 88 15 41 137 190 206 2 4 52 4 4 29
3.2 0.3 10.8 16.8 2.3 4.6 1.9 2.7 7.2 10.0 10.8 0.5 0.7 3.1 1.0 1.3 1.8
1307 1496
68.8 78.7 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144 266 233 350 134 625 178 587 155 378