ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Game 22: Elmira College vs. Houghton College Last Time Out
TONIGHT’S OPPONENTS
Elmira suffered a pair of conference losses last weekend at the hands of Utica College and Hartwick College. The Soaring Eagles held a nine-point halftime lead against Utica, which was extended to a 12-point lead in the third quarter, but the Pioneers controlled the third by outscoring EC 23-11. Utica’s big third quarter helped the Pioneers push its lead to 11 in the fourth. Elmira made a run in the final minutes of regulation, cutting the Pioneer lead to four points with just about one minute to play. However, Utica’s free-throw shooting was good enough to hold onto a six-point win. Saturday’s contest against Hartwick was not as close, as the Hawks’ stifling defense paved the way for a double-digit win.
Loya Moves Up in Record Book
With 13 rebounds over the weekend, fourth-year forward Meghan Loya ’16 moved into sixth-all time in program history with 565 career rebounds. Loya surpasses Erin Ruppell ’11 (559) for the sixth spot. Loya can move even higher in the record book in EC’s final four contests, as the Bethel, CT, native needs just 19 boards to pass Bridget Catanese ‘08 (583) for fifth place.
Houghton College HIGHLANDERS (9-12, 3-9 Empire 8) Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 8:00 p.m.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (6-15, 3-9 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 8:00 p.m. 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 Continues Climb
Along with Loya, Danielle Cleary ’18 also moved up in the EC record book, this time for her ability to know down free throws. The Rochester, NY, native has 102 made free throws this season, tying her with Rachael Brown ‘00 for fifth-most in EC single-season history. With seven more makes, Cleary can tie her own record for fourth-place (109).
Here We Go Heaton
In Elmira’s Friday night bout with Utica, Lindsey Heaton ’19 had one of the best performances of her rookie season. The New Milford, CT, native scored 16 points, her second-highest output of the season, and dished out seven assists, which tied for a career high. Heaton’s rebounding was also superb against the Pioneers, as the freshman guard pulled down five boards. Heaton’s efforts on the boards have certainly been above average as of late; she is averaging 4.8 rebounds per game in EC’s last six games, which is 1.8 higher than her season average.
Defense Key Tonight
Elmira’s defense could be the key to victory tonight. Elmira is 6-0 this year when holding opponents to 59 points or less, while on the other hand, EC is 0-15 when teams have scored 60 or more. Of Houghton College’s 12 defeats, eight have come when the team has scored fewer than 60 points, including its three most recent losses in which the Highlanders were unable to break the 50-point threshold.
Series History
The Soaring Eagles hold a comfortable 6-1 advantage in the series against the Highlanders since Houghton joined the Empire 8. Since dropping the first meeting between the two programs by one point, EC has won six in a row, including a come-from-behind victory in its last meeting earlier this season. Elmira trailed by 10 points in the third quarter but the Soaring Eagles went on to outscore Houghton by 17 points in the fourth to secure a 67-56 victory.
Scouting Houghton
The Highlanders are coming off a dominant 21-point victory in their last outing against Utica College. The win ended a three-game losing streak and pushed Houghton’s record to 9-12 on the year. Elle Reed led the charge against the Pioneers with a game-high 17 points, which was 2.7 higher than her team-leading season average of 14.3 per game. Maisie Pipher continued to be a force for the Highlanders in the post, as the 6-foot-2 forward produced her ninth double-double of the season with 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Pipher’s efforts on the boards have helped Houghton become the Empire 8’s second-best rebounding team, averaging 42.6 boards per contest.
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
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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 (6-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-3 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-2 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-6 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 4-3 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..................................................... 0-6 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 Ithaca Nazareth Hartwick Elmira Houghton Utica Alfred
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 11-0 1.000 10-1 0.909 7-4 0.636 7-4 0.636 7-5 0.583 3-9 0.250 3-9 0.250 3-9 0.250 1-11 0.083
OVERALL W-L Pct. 15-5 0.750 17-3 0.850 11-9 0.550 14-6 0.700 9-11 0.450 6-15 0.286 9-12 0.429 8-13 0.381 2-19 0.095
Streak W5 W3 L2 L1 W1 L4 W1 L1 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
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)
Offensive Rebounds
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)
Minutes Played
1. D. Cleary - 40 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) D. Cleary - 40 (at Utica, 1/15)
2
Assists
1. L. Heaton - 7 (vs. Utica, 2/5) L. Heaton - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 3. L. Heaton - 5 (at Houghton, 1/19) D. Cleary - 5 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) A. Olsen - 5 (vs. RIT, 12/30) L. Heaton - 5 (vs. Case Western, 11/21) A. Olsen - 5 (at Penn College, 12/3)
Steals
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)
Blocks
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)
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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 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 08, 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 6-15 3-9 3-6
HOME 2-8 1-6 1-2
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
21-20 21-20 2-0 18-1 10-0 20-7 21-21 21-11 19-3 6-0 21-21 21-0 21-1 10-0
623 520 6 163 50 303 717 379 160 40 590 302 285 62
21 21
4200 4200
29.7 24.8 3.0 9.1 5.0 15.2 34.1 18.0 8.4 6.7 28.1 14.4 13.6 6.2
54-162 57-156 0-2 6-19 5-13 32-79 106-336 26-64 15-30 4-8 56-139 28-75 14-54 7-19
.333 11-41 .365 23-69 .000 0-0 .316 1-4 .385 2-5 .405 0-0 .315 34-129 .406 7-19 .500 0-0 .500 1-3 .403 0-1 .373 2-15 .259 0-0 .368 0-0
410-1156 .355 81-286 505-1286 .393 99-346
ELMIRA 1182 56.3 -12.0 410-1156 .355 81-286 .283 3.9 281-390 .721 13.4 817 38.9 +1.0 207 9.9 472 22.5 -7.0 0.4 146 7.0 56 2.7 1344 10-134 -
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 267 272 308 335 340 364 389 341
OPP 1434 68.3 505-1286 .393 99-346 .286 4.7 325-496 .655 15.5 796 37.9 291 13.9 325 15.5 0.9 259 12.3 68 3.2 1152 10-115 1-0
.268 .333 .000 .250 .400 .000 .264 .368 .000 .333 .000 .133 .000 .000
AWAY 4-6 2-3 2-3
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
19 20 0 1 2 33 33 23 8 3 45 10 20 5 32 .283 281-390 .721 254 .286 325-496 .655 271
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39-51 22-34 0-0 5-9 6-8 31-49 102-128 8-13 7-16 0-0 42-50 9-11 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
.765 .647 .000 .556 .750 .633 .797 .615 .438 .000 .840 .818 .444 .667
off
4
Rebounds def tot avg
44 34 0 10 3 49 115 26 15 11 123 28 46 11 48 563 525
63 54 0 11 5 82 148 49 23 14 168 38 66 16 80 817 796
3.0 2.6 0.0 0.6 0.5 4.1 7.0 2.3 1.2 2.3 8.0 1.8 3.1 1.6
pf dq
56 62 0 8 6 42 58 38 10 6 71 33 49 6
2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
a
57 23 2 27 1 3 31 15 6 2 13 13 13 1
to blk stl
87 66 2 28 1 43 79 24 12 2 59 35 23 8 3 38.9 445 11 207 472 37.9 387 2 291 325
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
* - Conference game
Totals 1182 1434
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
2 0 0 0 0 3 16 10 7 1 7 1 8 1
16 17 0 9 3 6 29 19 3 2 16 14 11 1
pts
avg
158 159 0 18 18 95 348 67 37 9 154 67 36 16
7.5 7.6 0.0 1.0 1.8 4.8 16.6 3.2 1.9 1.5 7.3 3.2 1.7 1.6
56 146 1182 68 259 1434
56.3 68.3
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
Att. 200 0 0 88 102 35 200 132 111 67 89 144 0 87 175 113 140 120 210 250 233