ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 20 & 21: Utica College & Hartwick College Last Time Out
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS
Utica College PIONEERS (7-12, 2-8 Empire 8)
EC was able to turn a 13-point first-quarter deficit into a four-point lead in the second quarter, but Stevens Institute of Technology pulled away in the second half en route to a 67-55 win on January 30th. EC went on a 19-2 run to take a 19-15 lead at the 7:43 mark in the second quarter. The two teams played to a 29-all tie at the break, but the Ducks flew ahead by double digits in the third quarter and never looked back. Meghan Loya ’16 paced EC with 14 points and nine rebounds. Stevens’ Kaitlyn Astel led all players with 23 points.
Loya Looking Sharp Friday, February 5th, 2016 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 8:00 p.m.
Hartwick College HAWKS (8-10, 6-4 Empire 8)
The senior from Bethel, CT, continues to impress for EC. She tied her career high with 14 points against Stevens on Saturday. It was the fifth 14-point game of her career and her first such game since doing so on February 9th, 2015, against Pennsylvania College of Technology. In addition, Loya continued to be a force on the glass, as she only needed one more rebound to earn her second double-double of the season. The 5-foot-10 forward has also seen an increased amount of attempts from the free-throw line, going 11-for-13 from the charity stripe over the last three games. Since the start of 2016, Loya has only missed three foul shots, compiling an impressive 88.5 free-throw percentage over that span.
Green Light For Green
Over her last six games, Emily Green ’18 has seen her game grow exponentially, becoming EC’s No. 2 scoring threat with an average of 10.5 points per contest. There is a direct relationship between Green’s scoring prowess and her threeSaturday, February 6th, 2016 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY -- 4:00 p.m. point shooting. Not only is she averaging double figures in her last six games, but the Fredericksburg, VA, has made at least one trey in each of those contests, a 2015-16 SCHEDULE (6-13, 3-7 EMPIRE 8) season-long stretch. Over that six-game span, Green shot 10-for-21 from beyond Day Date Opponent Time-Result the arc, with a three-point field-goal percentage of 47.6. On the defensive side of NOV. 13 Pitt-Bradford L, 64-77 the ball, the 5-foot-7 guard has a steal in five consecutive games, including a pair 20 Mount Union^ L, 71-85 of four-steal efforts against Houghton and Ithaca College. 21 Case Western^ L, 65-81 24 Hilbert W, 68-57 Series History vs. Utica DEC. 1 Clarkson L, 55-67 EC has won five of the last six matchups with the Pioneers, although Utica Col 3 Penn College of Technology W, 82-47 lege does hold a slight 17-13 lead in the series since 2001-02. EC will be looking 9 SUNY Cortland L, 37-76 12 SUNY Potsdam W, 61-53 to sweep Utica this season after defeating the Pioneers 56-53 on January 15th. 30 RIT L, 53-87 JAN. 4 Stevens* L, 55-70 Scouting Utica 8 St. John Fisher* L, 47-86 The Pioneers have lost eight of their last 10 games, with their only victories com 9 Nazareth* L, 53-73 ing over last-place Alfred University. Utica beat the Saxons 75-59 before falling to 12 Ithaca* L, 56-90 St. John Fisher College last time out, 92-60. Utica’s last three opponents have shot 15 Utica* W, 56-53 over 40.0-percent from the field. Against the Cardinals, the Pioneers surrendered 16 Hartwick* L, 36-63 19 Houghton* W, 67-56 season highs in threes (12) and three-point field-goal percentage (52.2-percent). 21 Alfred* W, 63-53 On the season, Utica is last in the league in field-goal percentage (33.2) and field 27 Ithaca* L, 42-63 goal percentage defense (41.8). Utica has struggled from beyond the arc this sea 30 Stevens* L, 55-67 son, as the Pioneers have an E8-low 25.4 three-point shooting percentage. FEB. 5 Utica* 8:00 p.m. 6 Hartwick* 4:00 p.m. Series History vs. Hartwick 9 Houghton* 8:00 p.m. 12 St. John Fisher* 8:00 p.m. The Hawks hold the lead in the all-time series, having won 47-of-58 meetings 13 Nazareth* 4:00 p.m. against Elmira. Hartwick has won two straight over EC after the Soaring Eagles 20 Alfred* 4:00 p.m. beat the Hawks 59-56 in the first of the two-game series last season. 26 Empire 8 Semifinals TBA 27 Empire 8 Final TBA
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After dropping three consecutive games, the Hawks have bounced back with consecutive wins over Utica and Houghton. Hartwick is near the bottom of the E8 in scoring, leading only Alfred with 54.4 points per game. However, Hartwick has the second-best defense in the conference, limiting opponents to 56.2 points per contest. The Hawks are last in the Empire 8 in rebounds per game at 34.8. The team’s leading scorer, senior Taylor Vonasek, has scored double figures in 16 of 18 games and enters the weekend fifth in the E8 with 15.7 points per game. Hartwick faces Alfred on Friday, February 5th, before visiting Elmira on Saturday.
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