ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 23 & 24: Elmira College at St. John Fisher College & Nazareth College
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS St. John Fisher College CARDINALS (16-5, 10-2 Empire 8)
Last Time Out
Elmira came up short in its final home game of the year on Tuesday evening, falling to Houghton College 80-67. With EC leading by a single point with 4:45 left in the opening half, the Highlanders strung the first run for either team in the game. Houghton put the together a 15-3 spurt stretching the remainder of the half and the opening possession of the second half, creating an 11-point gap. Elmira was unable to draw any closer than six the rest of the game. Gino Leonardi ’16 finished with a team-high 19 points in his final game at Speidel Gymnasium.
Record Book Watch
Three-point marksmen Justin Henderson ’16 and Hayden Harkins ’18 could etch their names into the EC record books before the season is over. Henderson sits on 121 made three-pointers for his career, seven shy of moving into a two-way tie for 10th place. Harkins on the other hand has 64 treys this season, just two makes Friday, February 12th, 2016 away from moving into a three-way tie for ninth place in single-season program Manning & Napier Varsity Gymnasium -- Pittsford, NY -- 6:00 p.m. history.
Rookie Three-peat Nazareth College GOLDEN FLYERS (13-8, 9-3 Empire 8)
Saturday, February 13th, 2016 Kidera Gymnasium -- Rochester, NY -- 2:00 p.m.
Porrett continues to stamp himself in the discussion for the Empire 8 Conference Rookie of the Year as the season winds down the final stretch. He was named Empire 8 Rookie of the Week for the third time this season this past Monday, this coming after his virtuoso performances against Utica and Hartwick. Only Peter Ezema (four) of Ithaca College has earned the accolade more this season.
Henderson Finalist for 2016 GEICO Play of the Year
Henderson and the Elmira men’s basketball program received more great news on Monday, as it was revealed that his game-winning three-quarter court buzzer beater against Endicott (12/30) has moved on to the final round of selection for the 2016 GEICO Play of the Year. The winner will be revealed during CBS’ Best of College Basketball special at 12:00 p.m. EST on March 27th.
Bischoff Nets Career High
Second-year swing-man Paul Bischoff ’18 has seen intermittment stretches of playing time off the bench this season. He had a career-night against Houghton Time-Result on Tuesday evening. Entering the game with EC trailing in the midway through the second half, Bischoff sparked an Elmira run with buckets on three consecutive L, 72-81 possessions, including his first career three-pointer. His seven points on the night L, 71-83 marked a career high. L, 73-80 L, 53-72 Series History: St. John Fisher W, 93-88 (OT) St. John Fisher owns a decisive 51-14 edge in the all-time series and has won L, 74-81 26 straight entering tonight’s contest. The Cardinals secured the matchup played L, 66-80 earlier this season with a 71-58 win at Speidel Gymnasium. Elmira’s last victory L, 56-91 dates back to the 2001-02 season, when the Soaring Eagles claimed a 75-61 decision. W, 62-59 L, 94-95 (OT) Scouting St. John Fisher L, 58-71 The Cardinals once again sit near the top of the Empire 8 Conference standings, as L, 47-85 the regular season nears its conclusion. St. John Fisher enters the weekend with a L, 73-77 16-5 overall record and a 10-2 mark in conference play. The Cardinals have been L, 66-76 strong in their sprint to the finish, riding a four-game winning streak into Friday’s L, 70-81 matchup. Offense has aided the recent winning spell, as the team has averaged L, 64-74 89.0 points per game. St. John Fisher has filtered its offense through the excellent W, 76-72 post play of Keegan Ryan, who is tied for seventh in league scoring at 17.4 points L, 64-80 per game. Tyler Hart paces the league on the outside in terms of three-point W, 75-70 shooting percentage, converting treys at a 43.5-percent (37-for-85) clip. L, 74-75 Series History: Nazareth L, 65-83 Elmira and Nazareth have faced each other 61 times dating back to their first L, 67-80 meeting in 1978-79. The Golden Flyers have enjoyed their fair share of success in 6:00 p.m. those matchups with a 41-20 record, including an 85-47 victory earlier this season 2:00 p.m. at Speidel Gymnasium. 2:00 p.m. TBA Scouting Nazareth TBA Things do not get any easier for Elmira on Saturday, as the team heads just down the road to face third-place Nazareth College. The Golden Flyers have posted another fine season with a 13-8 overall record and a 9-3 mark in conference play. Naz had been humming along in first-place of the league until this past weekend when the Golden Flyers were swept in a weekend set against St. John Fisher and Hartwick College. Mitch Ford continues to be the focal point of the Naz offense, as he paces the league in scoring at 23.3 points per game. The senior forward averages a double-double, also pulling down a conference-leading 11.6 rebounds per contest. Classmate Maurice Mills has formed a strong tandem with Ford down low, as he averages 12.5 points per game, while he ranks third in the conference in field-goal percentage at 56.4-percent. Tyler Stenglein is Nazareth’s go-to option ECSoaringEagles in the backcourt, sitting in a tie for 12th in the conference in scoring at 14.7 points per game.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (4-18, 2-11 EMPIRE 8)
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
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 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 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 (4-18) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-6 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 2-7 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..................................................... 2-6 Allowing 80+....................................................... 1-12 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
Team Hartwick St. John Fisher Nazareth Stevens Alfred Ithaca Houghton Utica Elmira
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 11-2 0.846 10-2 0.833 9-3 0.750 6-6 0.500 5-7 0.417 5-7 0.417 5-8 0.385 3-10 0.231 2-11 0.154
OVERALL W-L Pct. 16-6 0.727 16-5 0.762 13-8 0.619 10-11 0.476 9-12 0.429 11-10 0.524 10-11 0.476 6-15 0.286 4-18 0.182
Streak W5 W4 L2 W1 W1 L3 W2 L2 L3
Top-Five Individual Performances of 2015-16 Points
Assists
Rebounds
Steals
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. J. Porrett - 24 (vs. Utica, 2/5)
1. J. Mullane - 13 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) 2. H. Cuffee - 9 (at Ithaca 1/12) 3. N. Cesare - 8 (vs. Utica, 2/5) J. Porrett - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 5. 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. J. Porrett - 8 (at Hartwick, 1/16) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 3. J. Porrett - 6 (vs. Hartwick, 2/6) G. Leonardi - 6 (at Stevens, 1/30) 5. Five tied with 5
1. H. Cuffee - 4 (at Utica, 1/15) 2. G. Leonardi - 3 (vs. Houghton, 2/9) B. Swarttz - 3 (vs. Houghton, 2/9) G. Leonardi - 3 (vs. Utica, 2/5) J. Porrett - 3 (vs. Utica, 2/5) N. Cesare - 3 (at Carnegie Mellon, 11/28) J. Henderson - 3 (vs. Morrisville, 11/20)
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. Four tied with 8
1. J. Porrett - 8 (vs. Utica, 2/5) 2. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 3. 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)
Made Three-Point Field Goals
Free Throw Attempts
Minutes Played
1. J. Porrett - 12 (vs. Utica, 2/5) 2. 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
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)
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
Games 23 & 24: Elmira College at St. John Fisher College & Nazareth College
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
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 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 Overall record: 4-18 Conf: 2-11 Home: 1-11 Away: 1-6 Neutral: 2-1
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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
15-4 12-1 20-8 20-20 14-6 22-1 8-0 18-2 22-22 22-22 22-18 5-0 8-0 20-3 5-0 3-0 19-3
206 67 455 622 209 342 53 195 480 643 618 18 35 260 12 23 214
22 22
4452 4450
13.7 5.6 22.8 31.1 14.9 15.5 6.6 10.8 21.8 29.2 28.1 3.6 4.4 13.0 2.4 7.7 11.3
ELMIRA 1513 68.8 -10.0 542-1289 .420 203-554 .366 9.2 226-330 .685 10.3 706 32.1 -5.3 300 13.6 307 14.0 -2.3 1.0 106 4.8 38 1.7 3601 12-300 -
1st 2nd 705 779 832 877
16-48 1-7 67-165 127-281 8-21 36-78 4-14 15-37 53-114 72-216 90-192 0-2 4-7 30-51 2-3 2-10 15-43
.333 .143 .406 .452 .381 .462 .286 .405 .465 .333 .469 .000 .571 .588 .667 .200 .349
6-16 1-1 64-151 34-98 1-2 10-24 3-9 3-13 0-0 58-184 21-52 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2
542-1289 .420 203-554 607-1274 .476 155-434
OPP 1734 78.8 607-1274 .476 155-434 .357 7.0 365-511 .714 16.6 822 37.4 315 14.3 256 11.6 1.2 155 7.0 90 4.1 2450 7-335 3-36
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.375 14-20 1.000 2-3 .424 13-16 .347 45-67 .500 10-15 .417 15-28 .333 4-5 .231 13-16 .000 34-47 .315 10-16 .404 49-70 .000 2-2 1.000 2-4 .000 2-6 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .500 11-15
.700 .667 .813 .672 .667 .536 .800 .813 .723 .625 .700
1.000
.500 .333 .000 .000 .733
.366 226-330 .685 .357 365-511 .714
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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 02/05/16 02/06/16 02/09/16
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Rebounds def tot avg
9 27 36 0 9 9 9 37 46 14 64 78 20 21 41 13 28 41 0 1 1 6 24 30 32 41 73 18 62 80 20 73 93 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 36 53 0 2 2 0 1 1 12 18 30 53 38 91 224 482 706 247 575 822
2.4 0.8 2.3 3.9 2.9 1.9 0.1 1.7 3.3 3.6 4.2 0.0 0.1 2.7 0.4 0.3 1.6
pf dq
29 5 26 50 30 35 3 37 50 40 50 1 2 56 2 6 32
0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
a
13 5 21 61 22 15 1 6 24 27 82 0 1 13 0 2 7
to blk stl
7 5 2 7 0 3 19 0 4 77 5 20 14 0 5 16 2 12 3 0 0 15 1 3 25 7 3 14 3 13 69 1 21 1 1 1 3 0 0 17 6 14 1 1 1 2 0 0 11 6 4 6 32.1 454 12 300 307 38 106 37.4 376 - 315 256 90 155
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 UTICA HARTWICK HOUGHTON
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 1513 25 1734
off
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot L L L L L L W L W L L L
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 74-75 65-83 67-80
pts
avg
52 5 211 333 27 97 15 46 140 212 250 2 11 62 4 4 42
3.5 0.4 10.6 16.7 1.9 4.4 1.9 2.6 6.4 9.6 11.4 0.4 1.4 3.1 0.8 1.3 2.2
1513 1734
68.8 78.8 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144 266 233 350 134 625 178 587 155 378 525 344 273