ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Game 22: Elmira College vs. Houghton College
TUESDAY’S OPPONENT
Last Time Out
Elmira suffered back-to-back losses last weekend, dropping conference games to Utica College and Hartwick College. The Soaring Eagles were on the wrong end of a last-second buzzer-beater last Friday, as Utica’s Robert Tutein heaved a desperation three as the horn sounded to lift the Pioneers to a 75-74 win. Prior to Tutein’s game-winning shot, rookie Justin Porrett ’19 put Elmira on top by two points with a layup through traffic with his off-hand with 1.3 seconds in regulation. The following afternoon’s contest was not as close, as Hartwick utilized its size and three-point precision to claim a double-digit victory. Porrett and Gino Leonardi ’16 paced the Soaring Eagles with 17 points apiece against the Hawks.
Career Day for Porrett
Justin Porrett ’19 is quickly making a name for himself around the league. The rookie guard from Dumont, NJ, has had a phenomenal freshman campaign, which he continued over the weekend. Porrett dropped a career-high 24 points against Utica and logged another 17 points against Hartwick the following afternoon. Porrett’s 24 points are the most scored by an Elmira freshman in over 14 seasons.
Houghton College HIGHLANDERS (9-11, 4-8 Empire 8)
Record Book Watch
Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
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 120 made three-pointers for his career, eight shy of moving into a two-way tie for 10th place. Harkins on the other hand has 63 treys this season, just three makes away from moving into a three-way tie for ninth place in single-season program history.
Top-30 for Harkins
Hayden Harkins ’18 continues to rank among the nation’s best in terms of distance shooting. He has knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a 43.4-perTime-Result cent clip this season, which is good for the 29th best mark in the country. L, 72-81 L, 71-83 Rookie Three-peat L, 73-80 Porrett continues to stamp himself in the discussion for the Empire 8 Conference L, 53-72 W, 93-88 (OT) Rookie of the Year discussion 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 MonL, 74-81 day, this coming after his virtuose performances against Utica and Hartwick. Only L, 66-80 Peter Ezema (four) of Ithaca College has earned the accolade more this season. L, 56-91 W, 62-59 L, 94-95 (OT) Henderson Finalist for 2016 GEICO Play of the Year L, 58-71 Henderson and the Elmira men’s basketball program received more great news L, 47-85 on Monday, as it was revealed that his game-winning three-quarter court buzzer L, 73-77 beater against Endicott (12/30) has moved on to the final round of selection for L, 66-76 the 2016 GEICO Play of the Year. The winner will be revealed during CBS’ Best of L, 70-81 College Basketball special at 12:00 p.m. EST on March 27th. L, 64-74 W, 76-72 Series History L, 64-80 Elmira and Houghton have played their fair share of games over the years, 40 to W, 75-70 be exact. The Soaring Eagles own a decisive 34-6 advantage in the all-time series, L, 74-75 L, 65-83 but the Highlanders own the most recent win, a 74-64 victory that occurred ear6:00 p.m. lier this season. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Scouting Houghton 2:00 p.m. With four conference games remaining on its schedule, Houghton College is still TBA in contention for its first Empire 8 Conference Tournament berth. The Highlanders TBA are one win away from moving into a virtual tie for fourth place in the conference standings with a 4-8 E8 record. Last time out, Houghton registered a 10-point win at home against Utica, which snapped a three-game skid and secured a regular season series sweep of the Pioneers. One area the Highlanders have excelled at this year has been on the boards, especially on the offensive glass. Houghton ranks first in the E8 in rebounding, averaging 44.6 boards per contest, and is also tops in offensive rebounding with 16.1 per game. Rochester, NY, native and Alfred University transfer, Phil Pellegrino, is Houghton’s go-to guy on offense with a team-leading 14.9 points per game. Most of Pellegrino’s damage has been done ECSoaringEagles from three-point range, as 55.4-percent of his scoring has come from distance.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (4-17, 2-10 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
Game 22: Elmira College vs. Houghton 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 (4-17) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-5 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+....................................................... 1-11 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 Nazareth St. John Fisher Ithaca Stevens Alfred Houghton Utica Elmira
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 10-2 0.833 9-2 0.818 9-2 0.818 5-6 0.455 5-6 0.455 5-7 0.417 4-8 0.333 3-9 0.250 2-10 0.167
OVERALL W-L Pct. 15-6 0.714 13-7 0.650 15-5 0.750 11-9 0.550 9-11 0.450 9-12 0.429 9-11 0.450 6-14 0.300 4-17 0.190
Streak W4 L1 W3 L2 L1 W1 W1 L1 L2
Top-Five Individual Performances of 2015-16 Points
Assists
Rebounds
Steals
Turnovers
Made Field Goals
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 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 (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)
Free Throw Attempts
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. 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. 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)
1. G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 3. J. Porrett - 9 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 4. G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Hartwick, 2/6) 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
Game 22: Elmira College vs. Houghton 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
Game 22: Elmira College vs. Houghton College
2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 08, 2016) All games Overall record: 4-17 Conf: 2-10 Home: 1-10 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
14-4 11-0 19-8 19-19 13-5 21-1 8-0 17-2 21-21 21-21 21-18 5-0 7-0 19-3 5-0 3-0 18-3
177 51 435 592 198 336 53 191 468 626 597 18 27 250 12 23 198
21 21
4252 4250
12.6 4.6 22.9 31.2 15.2 16.0 6.6 11.2 22.3 29.8 28.4 3.6 3.9 13.2 2.4 7.7 11.0
ELMIRA 1446 68.9 -9.9 516-1222 .422 196-533 .368 9.3 218-318 .686 10.4 671 32.0 -5.2 288 13.7 291 13.9 -2.3 1.0 98 4.7 36 1.7 3328 11-303 -
1st 2nd 681 736 799 830
13-39 1-6 64-156 119-265 8-21 36-77 4-14 14-34 52-109 70-212 89-187 0-2 1-3 29-46 2-3 2-10 12-38
.333 .167 .410 .449 .381 .468 .286 .412 .477 .330 .476 .000 .333 .630 .667 .200 .316
5-12 1-1 63-145 34-96 1-2 10-24 3-9 2-12 0-0 57-181 20-49 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
516-1222 .422 196-533 579-1217 .476 153-418
OPP 1654 78.8 579-1217 .476 153-418 .366 7.3 343-483 .710 16.3 781 37.2 305 14.5 242 11.5 1.3 147 7.0 85 4.0 2450 7-335 3-36
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.417 14-20 1.000 0-1 .434 13-16 .354 42-64 .500 10-15 .417 12-24 .333 4-5 .167 13-16 .000 34-47 .315 10-16 .408 49-68 .000 2-2 .000 2-4 .000 2-6 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 11-14
.700 .000 .813 .656 .667 .500 .800 .813 .723 .625 .721
1.000
.500 .333 .000 .000 .786
.368 218-318 .686 .366 343-483 .710
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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
4
Rebounds def tot avg
6 23 29 0 8 8 8 33 41 14 62 76 18 21 39 13 28 41 0 1 1 6 23 29 31 39 70 18 60 78 20 70 90 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 33 49 0 2 2 0 1 1 10 16 26 52 38 90 213 458 671 238 543 781
2.1 0.7 2.2 4.0 3.0 2.0 0.1 1.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 0.0 0.1 2.6 0.4 0.3 1.4
pf dq
26 2 24 45 29 33 3 35 50 39 50 1 1 55 2 6 30
0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
a
11 3 21 58 21 14 1 6 24 27 79 0 1 13 0 2 7
to blk stl
7 4 1 7 0 0 18 0 4 74 4 17 13 0 5 16 2 12 3 0 0 15 1 3 23 7 3 11 3 13 65 1 21 1 1 1 2 0 0 16 6 14 1 1 1 2 0 0 11 6 3 6 32.0 431 11 288 291 36 98 37.2 359 - 305 242 85 147
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
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 1446 25 1654
off
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot L L L L L L W L W 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
pts
avg
45 3 204 314 27 94 15 43 138 207 247 2 4 60 4 4 35
3.2 0.3 10.7 16.5 2.1 4.5 1.9 2.5 6.6 9.9 11.8 0.4 0.6 3.2 0.8 1.3 1.9
1446 1654
68.9 78.8 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144 266 233 350 134 625 178 587 155 378 525 344