ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Game 25: Elmira College at Alfred University Last Time Out
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENT
Elmira suffered a double-digit loss in its last contest on the road to Nazareth College. A slow first quarter proved disastrous for the Soaring Eagles, who were outscored 21-to-6 in the opening stanza. Elmira hung tough through the next three quarters, outscoring the Golden Flyers 57-to-56, but was unable to cut the deficit to less than 10 points, as Nazareth pulled away for the victory. The story of the game for Elmira was the play of fourth-year forward Meghan Loya ’16, who produced a career-high 22 points and grabbed a team-high eight boards.
Rookie of the Week Honors
Lindsey Heaton ’19 was named the Empire 8 Conference Rookie of the Week on Monday afternoon, marking the third time the New Milford, CT, native has received honors from the conference office; she now has the most E8 Rookie of the Week accolades of any freshman in the league. Heaton averaged 12.0 points, 4.7 assists, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.0 steals in a 1-2 week for Elmira. She logged a career-high eight assists in a six-point win against Houghton. Heaton then scored double-digits in back-to-back games against St. John Fisher and Nazareth, scoring 15 and 12, respectively.
Alfred University SAXONS (2-22, 1-14 Empire 8)
Loya Eyes Fourth Spot Saturday, February 20th, 2016 Terry S. Galanis Family Arena -- Alfred, NY -- 4:00 p.m. Fourth-year forward Meghan Loya ’16 grabbed eight rebounds against the Golden
Flyers, which brings her career total 586. She enters Saturday’s finale as the program’s fifth-best rebounder and needs just two boards to pass former teammate Jessica Zoltowski ’14 to move into sole possession of fourth place in the EC record books.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (7-17, 4-11 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
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*
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 L, 60-82 L, 63-77 4:00 p.m.
Bold Indicates Home Contest *Denotes Empire 8 Contest ^M-Club Classic Tournament
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Making Them Count from the Stripe
The 2015-16 season has seen Danielle Cleary ’18 vastly improve from the freethrow line. Cleary connected at a 68.6-percent clip last season, but that number has jumped to 79.9-percent. As a result, Cleary has knocked down 107 freethrows, the fifth-most in EC single-season history. She sits on 216 career makes from the charity stripe, which ranks fifth in program history, making her one of just seven players in Elmira’s history to make 200-or-more.
Last Meeting
The last time these two teams met, Elmira marched away with a 10-point victory at Speidel Gymnasium. Alfred held a seven-point lead after the first quarter, but the Soaring Eagles would go on to outscore the Saxons 38-to-20 over the next two periods, which gave EC a double-digit lead it would never relinquish. Cleary led the charge for the Soaring Eagles with a team-high 22 points, 12 of which came from three-point range.
Series History
Since the start of the 2001-02 season, Elmira is 19-9 versus the Saxons of Alfred University. The Soaring Eagles have swept the two-game series in each of the last three seasons and enter Saturday’s contest having won the last seven meetings.
Scouting Alfred
Alfred University has struggled this season, as the Saxons enter the weekend with a 2-22 overall record and a 1-14 mark in Empire 8 Conference play. Alfred is coming off of one of its best performances of the season on Thursday evening against Houghton. The Saxons led by as much as five in the final quarter, but the Highlanders would storm back down the stretch to notch a 54-52 victory on the game’s final possession. Amanda Off paces Alfred’s offense fromt he low post. She leads the team and ranks fifth in the Empire 8 Conference with a 15.6 points per game average. The junior forward also hits the glass with authority, ranking seventh in the conference at 7.0 rebounds per game. McKaylee Croll leads the team’s backcourt, posing a potent shooting threat from the outside. She ranks third in the E8 with 43 made three-pointers, while she is second on the Saxons with a 12.0 points per game average. Chanice Battle is a strong creator of the dribble, pacing the squad with 2.4 assists per game.
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
Game 25: Elmira College at Alfred University
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
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Game 25: Elmira College at Alfred University
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
Game 25: Elmira College at Alfred University
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