ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 14 & 15: Elmira College at Utica College & Hartwick College
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS Utica College PIONEERS (6-6, 1-2 Empire 8)
Last Time Out
The Soaring Eagles opened the road trip with a visit to Ithaca College’s Ben Light Gymnasium, where the Bombers handed EC a 90-56 loss. Danielle Cleary ’18 and Rachel Vespucci ’19 each scored a game-high 16 points for Elmira, while the duo also combined for 17 rebounds. Ithaca’s offense was spurred by the three-point shot, as the Bombers finished 10-for-23 (43.5 percent) from downtown. The 10 made treys are the most EC has surrendered in a game this season.
Our Ladies of Mercy Friday, January 15th, 2016 Clark Athletic Center -- Utica, NY -- 8:00 p.m.
Hartwick College HAWKS (4-7, 2-1 Empire 8)
Former high school teammates Cleary and Vespucci have paced the Soaring Eagles since the start of the New Year. In the four games of 2016, Cleary is averaging 13.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. She scored 17 points against Nazareth on January 9th and 16 against Ithaca on Tuesday, marking the first time she registered double-digit points in back-to-back games since December 1-3. Vespucci is averaging 10.3 points and 4.8 boards per game in 2016. In the last three games, the Macedon, NY, native has logged over 28.0 minutes per game. Vespucci’s 16 points and eight rebounds against the Bombers are both career highs. Before coming to EC, the two last played together for Our Lady of Mercy in Rochester, NY, helping the Monarchs reach the 2013-14 Section V Class A Championship Game.
Charitable Donations Saturday, January 16th, 2016 Lambros Arena -- Oneonta, NY -- 4:00 p.m.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (3-10, 0-4 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 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 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 has taken advantage of her attempts from the charity stripe in her young career at Elmira. Not only did she finish her rookie season with the fourth-most made foul shots in program history (109), the second-year guard currently sits 17th in NCAA Division III women’s hoops and tops in the E8 with 69 this season. Cleary needs six more successful free throws to tie Janna Cunningham ’99 for 10th place all-time in program history.
Series History vs. Utica
Although Utica holds a 17-12 advantage in the series since 2001-02, EC has won four of the last five matchups. The Soaring Eagles and Pioneers split last season’s two-game set, as Elmira scored on a Karli Pochkar ’16 buzzer-beater to claim a 53-52 win in Utica on January 23, 2015.
Scouting Utica
The Pioneers currently sit sixth in the Empire 8 standings with a 6-6 overall record and a 1-2 league mark. At the Clark Athletic Center, Utica boasts a 5-1 record, with the Pioneers’ only home loss coming against Hartwick last time out. Mary Miceli leads the team with 15.5 points and 28 made three-pointers. Ashelyne Babb is second on Utica with a 10.8 point per game average, but has done so by averaging 26.6 minutes per game off of the bench. The Pioneers lead all of the Empire 8 in offensive rebounding with 15.0 per game, but are only seventh overall in boards per game with 38.2, one-tenth less than EC.
Series History vs. Hartwick
The Hawks have a significant lead in the all-time series against Elmira, having won 46 of the 57 meetings between the two programs. Last season, Cleary led EC to a 59-56 win in the first matchup on January 16, 2015, with a team-high 16 points. However, the Hawks earned a 47-46 victory in the second game of the series at Speidel Gymnasium on February 14, 2015.
Scouting Hartwick
The Hawks lost their first four games of the 2015-16 season, but have recovered to go 4-3 over their last seven contests. Hartwick is 2-1 inside the Empire 8 with wins over Houghton, and most recently, Utica. The Hawks are last in the conference in scoring offense with an average of 50.7 points per game, but rank third in defense, allowing just 57.3 points per game to the opposition. Six-foot forward Taylor Vonasek is the only player on the team with starts in all 11 games. She leads Hartwick with 15.5 points per game, while her 36.6 field-goal percentage is the eighth-best in the E8.
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
Games 14 & 15: Elmira College at Utica College & Hartwick 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 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 (3-10) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-1 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-5 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 2-2 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 2-0 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 0-1 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 Utica Alfred Elmira Houghton
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 4-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 3-1 0.750 2-1 0.667 1-2 0.333 0-4 0.000 0-4 0.000 0-4 0.000
OVERALL W-L Pct. 8-4 0.667 10-2 0.833 7-6 0.538 10-3 0.769 4-7 0.364 6-6 0.500 1-12 0.077 3-10 0.231 6-7 0.462
Streak L1 W5 W4 W3 W1 L2 L4 L5 L4
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 - 21 (at Mount Union, 11/20) 5. D. Cleary - 20 (vs. Case Western, 11/21) D. Cleary - 20 (vs. Penn College, 12/3)
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 - 10 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) D. Cleary - 10 (at Pitt-Bradford, 11/13)
Offensive Rebounds
1. D. Cleary - 6 (at Penn College, 12/3) 2. R. Vespucci - 5 (at Penn College, 12/3) R. Vespucci - 5 (vs. Nazareth, 1/9) 4. Six 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. 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 - 12 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 4. M. Loya - 10 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) L. Heaton - 10 (at Mount Union, 11/20)
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Assists
1. L. Heaton - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 2. 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. D. Cleary - 4 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) 2. A. Heiman - 3 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) J. Brooks - 3 (at Ithaca, 1/12) 4. Eight tied with 2
Blocks
1. D. Cleary - 2 (vs. Nazareth, 1/9) D. Cleary - 2 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) A. Heiman - 2 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) M. Loya - 2 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) D. Cleary - 2 (at SUNY Cortland, 12/9) Mad. Carolus - 2 (vs. Case Western, 11/21)
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. D. Cleary - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 5. R. Vespucci - 7 (at Ithaca, 1/12)
Made Three-Point Field Goals
1. 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) 5. Six tied with 2
Minutes Played
1. D. Cleary - 40 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) 2. D. Cleary - 38 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) M. Loya - 38 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) L. Heaton - 38 (vs. Case Western, 11/21) D. Cleary - 38 (at Mount Union, 11/20)
2015-16 SOARING EAGLES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
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Games 14 & 15: Elmira College at Utica College & Hartwick College
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
Games 14 & 15: Elmira College at Utica College & Hartwick College 2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 13, 2016) All games
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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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 3-10 0-4 3-6
HOME 1-5 0-3 1-2
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
13-13 13-13 2-0 10-0 8-0 13-1 13-13 13-9 13-3 6-0 13-13 13-0 13-0 8-0
375 310 6 96 42 190 439 235 138 40 356 151 175 47
13 13
2600 2600
28.8 23.8 3.0 9.6 5.3 14.6 33.8 18.1 10.6 6.7 27.4 11.6 13.5 5.9
33-97 30-97 0-2 4-14 5-12 19-49 69-213 15-30 15-29 4-8 37-89 16-43 6-28 7-17
.340 8-24 .309 11-41 .000 0-0 .286 1-4 .417 2-5 .388 0-0 .324 20-77 .500 6-11 .517 0-0 .500 1-3 .416 0-1 .372 1-8 .214 0-0 .412 0-0
260-728 .357 50-174 335-827 .405 71-237
ELMIRA 767 59.0 -14.0 260-728 .357 50-174 .287 3.8 197-265 .743 15.2 498 38.3 +0.5 125 9.6 297 22.8 -7.3 0.4 79 6.1 35 2.7 601 6-100 -
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 176 174 205 212 235 251 248 215
OPP 949 73.0 335-827 .405 71-237 .300 5.5 208-307 .678 16.0 491 37.8 190 14.6 202 15.5 0.9 167 12.8 44 3.4 567 6-94 1-0
.333 .268 .000 .250 .400 .000 .260 .545 .000 .333 .000 .125 .000 .000
AWAY 2-4 0-1 2-3
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
23-31 14-21 0-0 2-2 4-6 29-42 69-81 6-9 7-16 0-0 27-33 8-9 6-12 2-3
.742 .667 .000
1.000
.667 .690 .852 .667 .438 .000 .818 .889 .500 .667
.287 197-265 .743 .300 208-307 .678
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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
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Rebounds def tot avg
12 19 31 16 21 37 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 2 4 20 29 49 19 81 100 15 16 31 8 10 18 3 11 14 33 69 102 3 13 16 7 29 36 4 6 10 19 25 44 161 337 498 173 318 491
2.4 2.8 0.0 0.6 0.5 3.8 7.7 2.4 1.4 2.3 7.8 1.2 2.8 1.3
pf dq
32 38 0 6 6 22 32 20 9 6 42 19 30 6
38.3 268 37.8 252
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
* - Conference game
Totals 767 949
off
NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
a
29 15 2 19 1 2 18 9 5 2 6 10 6 1
to blk stl
pts
63 1 10 97 34 0 3 85 2 0 0 0 14 0 6 11 1 0 3 16 27 1 3 67 43 12 17 227 20 2 10 42 11 7 3 37 2 1 2 9 36 5 8 101 25 0 4 41 13 5 9 18 5 1 1 16 1 5 125 297 35 79 767 0 190 202 44 167 949
L L L W L W L W L L L L L
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
avg
7.5 6.5 0.0 1.1 2.0 5.2 17.5 3.2 2.8 1.5 7.8 3.2 1.4 2.0 59.0 73.0 Att. 200 0 0 88 102 35 200 132 111 67 89 144 0